Mainstream Media

Media Message: Healthcare Simply Rosy

By Justin Katz | March 30, 2010 |

As Marc mentioned this morning, large companies have been assessing the direct cost of the Democrats’ healthcare plan to them (i.e., their employees and customers) in the billions of dollars, and Congress has responded by “fuming.” Those who read the from the mainstream media and left of there wouldn’t have heard much about it, though.…

Poll: What do you think about WPRO’s Lineup Change

By Marc Comtois | March 5, 2010 |

WPRO has announced that they are flip-flopping Dan Yorke and Buddy Cianci in their lineup. Yorke will be taking the midday slot from 10 AM 2 PM and Cianci will take over the afternoon drive from 2 – 6 PM. What do Anchor Rising readers think about the move? What do you think about WPRO…

The Providence Journal and Advocate

By Justin Katz | March 1, 2010 |

The Providence Journal news departments have clearly been populated by advocates for same-sex marriage for quite some time. Staff Writer Maria Armental takes it to another level with this: Politically liberal, Rhode Island is split when it comes to gay issues: it remains the only New England state that hasn’t recognized gay marriage. (Maine voters…

630AM/99.7FM Host John DePetro at RISC’s Winter Meeting

By Justin Katz | February 27, 2010 | Comments Off on 630AM/99.7FM Host John DePetro at RISC’s Winter Meeting

John DePetro took on the role of first featured speaker at the Rhode Island Statewide Coalition’s 2010 winter meeting, described in my liveblog of the event. (More video in the extended entry.)

Anti-Abstinence Crusaders See What They Want to See

By Justin Katz | February 9, 2010 |

On the day that the news section of the Providence Journal acknowledged that abstinence-only sex-ed programs could potentially be successful, the editors of the Lifebeat section thought it necessary to rush to the defense of their modern kulturkampf with the headline, “Program blamed for rise in teen pregnancy” on the section’s front page. Of course,…

Economic Up Is Down

By Justin Katz | February 7, 2010 |

Do you think there comes a point at which people simply stop listening to measurements? As the latest national unemployment numbers rolled out, one certainly got the impression that the news was positive, that recovery is just around the corner. Yet: U.S. payrolls unexpectedly fell in January, but the unemployment rate surprisingly dropped to a…

Identifying the Stealth

By Justin Katz | January 25, 2010 |

The Providence Journal ran this story on the front page, Saturday, with the headline “Stealth GOP effort helped Brown win.” The first paragraphs surely give comfort to those who continue to prefer that the upset not be proof of real grassroots unrest and voter discontent with the Democrats’ policies: The stunning Republican come-from-behind victory in…

Protestations to ProJo Pronouncements

By Marc Comtois | January 24, 2010 |

1) The ProJo editors on global warming: Still, that a few scientists are accused of manipulating a bit of data from some climate research does not do away with the preponderance of evidence. The latest controversy revolves around the validity of the collection and use of data behind a U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…

ProJo Editors Throw Tantrum, Call Names Over Brown Victory

By Marc Comtois | January 21, 2010 |

With their preferred candidate going down to Scott Brown, the ProJo editors can’t help but throw a little tantrum excoriating the easily fooled and selfish voters of Massachusetts (remember, it’s all about healthcare for ’em): Part of this was the well-financed campaign pumping up fears of higher taxes for the middle and upper classes to…

ProJo’s Last Shot at Brown – Scare Tactics

By Marc Comtois | January 19, 2010 |

On election day in Massachusetts, the desperate ProJo editors have resorted to listing a bunch of “what ifs?” should Scott Brown be elected and Obamacare not pass. Notwithstanding that a counter-argument can be made that passing this particular monstrosity called health care “reform” would make all of the items they identify even worse, the panicked…