I often criticize The New York Times editorial page for being partisan, not principled. But MSNBC anchorman Keith Olbermann is giving them a run for their money. As you can see from this video courtesy of OlbermannWatch.com, Olbermann is not merely a partisan Democrat, but he's even made his decision on which Democrat he is […]
There's been quite a bit of hubbub the past couple of days after it was revealed that some State Department contract employees had accessed Sen. Barack Obama's passport file. After the junior senator from Illinois expressed appropriate outrage that he was the target of dirty tricks, it was further revealed that contract employees had also […]
Time magazine pop culture columnist James Poniewozik reveals that he's an Obama supporter. He also joins the few media people (which include yours truly) that are pushing for transparency from the media on their political biases. The reasons not to say whom you're voting for boil down mainly to the interests of journalists, not those […]
Rich Noyes and Brent Baker have noted how many media outlets have treated disgraced New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's party affiliation in their coverage this week. Baker reported that the "NBC Nightly News" never mentioned he was a Democrat, ABC's "World News Tonight" didn't mention any party affiliation Monday or Tuesday, but finally did Wednesday. […]
If you didn't watch CBS' "60 Minutes" Sunday night, then you might have missed the bombshell report by Scott Pelley making the case that Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham was framed and Clinton hatchet man Sidney Blumenthal was involved in the frame up. Of course, that's all wrong. CBS of "Rathergate" fame doesn't air thinly sourced […]
Pollster Scott Rasmussen decided to do a little poll on how people think about The New York Times -- the results put the paper's favorablility ratings in the tank with those of President Bush. Just 24% of American voters have a favorable opinion of the New York Times. Forty-four percent (44%) have an unfavorable opinion […]
Michael Kinsley, no conservative he, has a hilarious "analysis" of The New York Times and its editors' defense of last week's McCain story. I have come under some criticism for my criticism of the New York Times for its criticism of Sen. John McCain. Many readers of last week's New York Times article about McCain, […]
Long story short, I owe Jay Rosen some fish tacos. Clark Hoyt's column takes New York Times editor Bill Keller to task -- as it should. It says something about how far over the line this is when even Hoyt, who has demonstrated a tendency to lash out at critics, thinks Keller is out of […]
Jay Rosen at Pressthink and I have a bet on how New York Times ombudsman Clark Hoyt will "rule" on Thursday's McCain innuendo story. Jay predicts that Hoyt will "essentially say[ing]: you didn't have it." I don't think Hoyt's got the the guts -- or the ethical standards -- to even suggest this was a […]
The Politico has posted a response from Sen. John McCain's campaign to the New York Times hit piece in this morning's paper. It's some pretty deep-in-the-weeds stuff as written, but it does point out some problems with the Times story. Greg Sargent, no conservative, tries to tamp down on some of the glee on the […]