Archive for the 'Media' Category
MichaelW on Dec 27 2007 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Media, MichaelW's Page
Freddy-come-lately is gaining some steam in Iowa, picking up an endorsement from the Ottumwa Courier this week:
Thompson is unapologetic on his views and is a straight-shooter.
“These are clearly challenging times. I don’t think we’ve fully come to terms with the kind of world we live in,” he told members of the Courier editorial board recently.
Indeed, […]
Grinchwald’s Stocking Stuffer
MichaelW on Dec 26 2007 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Glenn Greenwald's Carnival of Fisking, Media, MichaelW's Page, Religion and theology
It shouldn’t surprise me the lengths that Greenwald will go to distort what people say in order to lambaste his enemies, but his Christmas offering really takes the figgy pudding.
Mike Huckabee’s Christmas ad — like everything Huckabee does — provoked all sorts of vehement, angry, un-Christmas-like attacks from Republican pundits. The GOP establishment almost uniformly […]
MichaelW on Dec 21 2007 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Media, MichaelW's Page
Although the Silly Hat story seems to have died on the vine (thanks to bloggers jumping on it quickly, I might add), the reporting of Roger Simon (sans-L) is still under scrutiny. Bob Owens examined some of the discrepancies between what Simon reported and what the video revealed with respect to the Silly Hat […]
MichaelW on Dec 20 2007 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Media, MichaelW's Page
In all the kerfuffle yesterday over just what transpired in Silly-Hat-Gate, I somehow neglected to mention that the author of the Politico post, Roger Simon, is not the same as the PJM Editor, Roger L. Simon, who has this to say about the incident:
having viewed the video, I can say this: I don’t know what […]
MichaelW on Dec 20 2007 | Filed under: Media, MichaelW's Page, Society
“Teen pregnancy can happen to everybody.”
Bill Albert, Deputy Director of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, commenting on the recent revelation that 16 y.o. Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant.
I’m guessing that I don’t need to explain why that’s stupidest thing I’ve heard all week, and probably this month. It’s certainly in […]
MichaelW on Dec 15 2007 | Filed under: Libertarianism, Media, MichaelW's Page
In case you haven’t already seen it, go ahead and read this journalism professor’s condescending look at blogging. Prepare to wretch.
Supporters of “citizen journalism” argue it provides independent, accurate, reliable information that the traditional media don’t provide. While it has its place, the reality is it really isn’t journalism at all, and it opens […]
I have located myself
Lance on Nov 27 2007 | Filed under: Lance's Page, Media, Notes on the war
I was going to post some the last few days, but then I saw this:
Happy Thanksgiving
Now get of off the computer and spend some time with your family, will you?
I always follow Bob Owens instructions.
Of course he is rather disgusted with The New Republic, which continues to dither, as well as the Washington Post, which […]
CBS News Writers To Go On Strike
MichaelW on Nov 20 2007 | Filed under: Humor, Media, MichaelW's Page
I’m guessing this is a sympathy strike in support of the one going on in Hollywood:
CBS News writers, producers and editors voted to authorize their labor union to call a strike after working without a contract for two years.
About 81 percent of the nearly 300 CBS members of the Writers Guild of America voted to […]
Looking at the other side II
Lance on Nov 20 2007 | Filed under: Foreign affairs, Lance's Page, Media, Military Matters
Fox News has a report on Ameriya and Abu Abed, that shows a somewhat different view than the Guardian once again. One suspicious aspect of Ghaith Abdul-Ahad’s Nov. 10, Gaurdian piece “Meet Abu Abed: the US’s new ally against al-Qaida“is the description of Abu Abed in it:
The great iron gate opened and Hajji Abu Abed […]
The Higazy Conundrum
MichaelW on Nov 19 2007 | Filed under: Law, Media, MichaelW's Page, Notes on the war
For anyone who has been following the Higazy case and the puzzling circumstances under which a Second Circuit opinion was issued, withdrawn, and then reissued in redacted form, here is some information that seems to have been missed in the commentary (my emphasis):
A source close to the case said the opinion was withdrawn because of […]
MSM on Iraq
Lance on Nov 19 2007 | Filed under: Foreign affairs, Lance's Page, Media, Military Matters, Notes on the war
More and more coverage in Iraq is beginning to reflect the positive changes that have occurred over the last few months.
The New York Times and The Washington Post report sharp declines in attacks today (though the Post relegated it to page A14 ), the Los Angeles Times looks at signs of local reconciliation “war-weary Sunnis […]
Lance on Nov 16 2007 | Filed under: Foreign affairs, Lance's Page, Media, Military Matters, Notes on the war
Joshua recently linked to this story. Via Confederate Yankee we get another persons view of the situation in Ameriyah:
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MichaelW on Nov 16 2007 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Media, MichaelW's Page
(Via Gateway Pundit) It sure looks that way:
Maria Luisa, the UNLV student who asked Hillary Clinton whether she preferred “diamonds or pearls” at last night’s debate wrote on her MySpace page this morning that CNN forced her to ask the frilly question instead of a pre-approved query about the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
“Every single […]
Lance on Nov 15 2007 | Filed under: Lance's Page, Media
Dale Franks looks at CNN manipulation through the editing process. While of less importance than the Al Dura trial, it does show why we should worry about its pervasiveness.
It is one amongst many reasons why I am so reluctant to jump to conclusions, especially on explosive issues. So many things seem so convincing, the arguments […]
Veterans as victims
Lance on Nov 14 2007 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Health Care, Lance's Page, Media, Military Matters, Notes on the war
They have to be, so CBS tries to do the numbers. Like most of us however, when numbers fit you take them at face value:
But a five-month CBS News investigation discovered data that shows a startling rate of suicide, what some call a hidden epidemic, Chief Investigative Reporter Armen Keteyian reports exclusively.
“I just felt like […]
Bob Herbert and Rolling Eyes
Lance on Nov 10 2007 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Economics, Lance's Page, Media
Brad Delong should head this up:
[T]he most popular measure of inflation, the Consumer Price Index, does not include the cost of energy or food, “the two most significant aspects of the increased cost of living for the American people.”
[Delong comments:] Yes, it does.
How has the New York Times managed to pick Bob Herbert out of […]
MichaelW on Nov 08 2007 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Foreign affairs, History, Media, MichaelW's Page, Military Matters, Notes on the war
Michael Yon captures a moment on film that in a world with a meritocratic media would surely garner a Pulitzer:
A Muslim man had invited the American soldiers from “Chosen” Company 2-12 Infantry to the church, where I videotaped as Muslims and Christians worked and rejoiced at the reopening of St John’s, an occasion all […]
Lance on Nov 06 2007 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lance's Page, Media
Actually it is Weiss on Andrew Sullivan’s frankly ridiculous peon to the man:
I don’t doubt that Obama is the freshest national politician the U.S. has seen in a quite a while. I admire him a lot and — glib Skype conversations with my co-editor aside — I still haven’t made up my mind not to […]
MichaelW on Nov 04 2007 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Media, MichaelW's Page
And gives him front page attention! But only to advance opposition research:
Thompson Adviser Has Criminal Past
By Matthew Mosk
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 4, 2007; Page A01
Republican presidential candidate Fred D. Thompson has been crisscrossing the country since early this summer on a private jet lent to him by a businessman and close adviser who […]
Lance on Nov 04 2007 | Filed under: Foreign affairs, Lance's Page, Media, Military Matters, Notes on the war
They discuss this change with Michael Yon:
He was also on CBN, but I can’t get the video to work for me. Maybe you can.
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Lance on Nov 04 2007 | Filed under: Foreign affairs, Lance's Page, Media
We have often written here of the Kurds of Iraq. In fact, I had a post titled “No Friends But The Mountains” back when I was most concerned that Iraq was spinning out of control:
There is a great deal of discussion; amongst supporters, chastened hawks and ongoing opponents; of the US and its ally’s project […]
Lance on Nov 03 2007 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Lance's Page, Media
Somewhere you can find something to agree with anyone about. Sometimes it is just brilliantly done. Ad of the year?
From Stop Her Now:
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Joshua Foust on Nov 02 2007 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Foreign affairs, Media, Military Matters, Notes on the war
Cross-posted at The Conjecturer.
Defense & The War
Yet another former interrogator and counterterrorism expert comes out against waterboarding. Meanwhile, Jacob Sullum notes that the Congressional debate over this is obfuscating a larger question of why the President should be allowed to violate our liberties to defend our security as he sees fit.
John Nagl, one of the […]
Lance on Nov 02 2007 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Lance's Page, Media
Please don’t fall out of your chair in shock.
Hat Tip- Mark Tapscott: MSM study confirms MSM bias in news reporting (THIS JUST IN: Blizzard hits Hades)
From the Project for Excellence in Journalism, when covering the Presidential candidates:
What about the Evening News:
Cable News looks like about what you would expect depending on the outlet. Fox the […]
MichaelW on Nov 01 2007 | Filed under: Media, MichaelW's Page, Technology
Why is it that news sites refuse to publish the documents upon which they report? I mean, even Glenn Greenwald produced the emails he was mischaracterizing. Why can’t The Washington Post do the same with the infamous “snowflake memos” it has managed to obtain? If it did so, it would answer questions […]
Lance on Nov 01 2007 | Filed under: Developmental economics, Economics, Education, Lance's Page, Libertarianism, Media, Milton Friedman Memorial Page
Starting this Friday, November 2nd, Free to Choose Media is continuing the work of its inspiration, Milton Friedman, of bringing the benefits of freedom to the people of this world, including its most remote corners. A new documentary, “The Ultimate Resource” which aired last Spring on HDNet is now coming to a wider audience through […]
MichaelW on Nov 01 2007 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Education, Media, MichaelW's Page, Society
I know the left takes its For The ChildrenTM rhetoric seriously. However, I was not aware just how pervasively their anti-capitalism, anti-Bush, anti-war, and anti-military agenda was being pushed on our kids. Nickelodeon is the latest indoctrination arena where a “news” program hosted by Linda Ellerby offers stories such those found at this […]
The Publisher Is Now Involved
Lance on Nov 01 2007 | Filed under: Lance's Page, Media
Bob Owens lays out the case for the retraction of Beauchamps stories to the publisher of The New Republic. He awaits her response.
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Ethics and Journalism
Keith_Indy on Oct 30 2007 | Filed under: Keith's Page, Media, Society
Now, don’t laugh, there are standards by which they are supposed to conduct themselves, at the least, professionally.
From the Society of Professional Journalists (based here in Indianapolis,) we have these standards:
Seek Truth and Report It
Journalists should be honest, fair and courageous in gathering, reporting and interpreting information.
Minimize Harm
Ethical journalists treat sources, subjects and colleagues as […]
Milton Friedman and Phil Donahue
Lance on Oct 30 2007 | Filed under: Economics, Lance's Page, Libertarianism, Media
From the Liberty Papers:
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