Mainstream Media

All The Difference from D to R

By Justin Katz | December 29, 2008 |

Michelle Malkin marks an early example of the can’t-make-this-stuff-up media bias that conservatives will no doubt make a regular pastime of spotting over the next few years: Sighed smitten reporter Eli Zaslow, “The sun glinted off chiseled pectorals sculpted during four weightlifting sessions each week, and a body toned by regular treadmill runs and basketball…

Insertion of a Legacy

By Justin Katz | December 5, 2008 |

I may be reading too much into this, but it strikes me as odd that some versions of this AP report of good news in Iraq contain Obama’s name, but none (that I’ve found) contain Bush’s: Attacks fell in November to their lowest monthly level since the Iraq war began in 2003, a top U.S.…

ProJo Administers Both Pink Slip and Red Pen

By Monique Chartier | December 2, 2008 |

In an exclusive at Not For Nothing, Ian Donnis has learned not only the identity of the editorial writer laid off at the Providence Journal – David A. Mittell, Jr. – but that the ProJo refused to print his last column, which was critical of how newspapers have been operated in recent years. At what…

The Scars of Top Marks

By Justin Katz | December 1, 2008 |

Yeah, I get that the top-of-page story on today’s Rhode Island section is more of a departing profile than report on the state’s conservation efforts — even if the title is “Federal conservationist gives Rhode Island Top Marks” — but a word about the costs of some of what Roylene Rides at the Door applauds…

The Shackles of PCism

By Justin Katz | November 17, 2008 |

Here’s a jarring line from a story about the ongoing battle between reporters and the corrupt in Russia (emphasis added): “Beketov has lost a leg and is still in a coma, but that is not all — threatening calls were also made to the hospital where he was taken,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Violence against…

The Position We’re In

By Justin Katz | November 8, 2008 |

One consideration that brings some of the darker visions for an Obama presidency a few steps closer to the light of plausibility is the astonishing complicity of the media. Victor Davis Hanson states it well: In the 3rd book of his history, Thucydides has some insightful thoughts about destroying institutions in times of zealotry—and then…

Bias Illustrated

By Justin Katz | November 7, 2008 |

Granted, Bob Kerr is a columnist, but it would be difficult to concoct a more striking example of the mentality behind the media’s liberal bias. Indeed, it’s difficult to believe that he’s not a right-winger and parodist. His basic premise is that the Era of Mean is over. Liberals have borne victory better than blustering…

Dressing Up the Spin

By Justin Katz | October 23, 2008 |

In case anybody’s wondering, Clothing-gate is a non-story. Governor Palin didn’t hit the streets of New York on a Pretty Woman shopping spree. The campaign sent out aids to outfit a sudden candidate who had an Alaskan wardrobe for a whirlwind tour of the country in an environment in which campaigning has become showbiz. Rich…

Hard and Soft News: A Difference of Candidate

By Justin Katz | October 23, 2008 |

Last night on the Matt Allen Show, Marc and Matt chatted about the egregious media bias evident in the current campaign. Stream by clicking here, or download it.

A Free and Fair Press

By Marc Comtois | October 22, 2008 |

By now, conservative complaints about media bias is well-trod ground and indulging in them tempts the tune-out factor, but when Mark Halperin of Time magazine, former CBS newsman Dan Rather and sci-fi writer and registered Democrat Orson Scott Card are publicly acknowledging the media slant in this year’s presidential campaign, well, it’s worth a mention.…