Bozell's News Column
No Tears For National Review
The liberal crocodiles at The New York Times are
shedding tears for National Review magazine. The headline of media
reporter Tim Arangos piece is At National Review, a Threat to Its
Reputation for Erudition. It is a curious topic for the Times,
which usually treats the idea of intellectual conservatism as
oxymoronic.
Entertainment Column:
Teen Pregnancy and TV
CyberAlert: Exposing Media Bias Daily
Holder Hailed, But in 2000 Ashcroft Marked as Sop
to 'Far Right' Eight
years ago when incoming President George W. Bush named Senator John
Ashcroft as his choice for Attorney General, the broadcast network
evening newscasts applied ideological labels and highlighted opposition
to him from liberals, but Tuesday night with President-elect Barack
Obama's pick of Eric Holder for the same position, the anchors avoided
any ideological tags or controversies and hailed him as an "historic"
pick which fulfills Obama's promise of "diversity."
Notable Quotables
New President = New Rules After
years of bashing George W. Bush, MSNBC's Chris Matthews declares his approach to
covering Barack Obama next year, and it doesn't sound like hardball: "I want do
do everything I can to make this thing work, this new presidency work....It is
my job. My job is to help this country." Meanwhile, reporters are gleeful that
Obama won the election, with CBS's Byron Pitts declaring that America is now "a
more perfect union," even as Time's Nancy Gibbs glows that Obama is a
"prince....born in the imagination, out of scraps of history and hope." And,
after 22 months of fawning coverage, a Reuters headline declares: "Media bias
largely unseen in U.S. presidential race."
Media Reality Check
Blackout of Left's "Fairness" Doctrine Push
It's hardly a secret that Democrats have
been pushing hard to revive the so-called "Fairness Doctrine," a defunct
FCC rule that the Left hopes to use as a weapon against conservative
talk radio. But even as top Democrats try to justify their anti-First
Amendment agenda, ABC, CBS and NBC have been completely silent, running
zero stories on the subject. That's not how journalists normally react
to real or perceived threats to free speech. Previous:
As Campaign Cops, Media Tilt Against GOP
Notable Quotables Election Special
Barack Obama's Media Groupies The
supposedly objective news media have showered Barack Obama with fawning
press coverage throughout his campaign for the White House. This special
Campaign 2008 Notable Quotables review compiles journalists most adoring
pro-Obama quotes, from Time's Joe Klein gushing that the liberal Senator
"seemed the political equivalent of a rainbow -- a sudden preternatural
event inspiring awe and ecstacy," to CNN's David Gergen applauding
Obama's convention speech as "a symphony" and "a masterpiece," to
MSNBC's Chris Matthews announcing how listening to Obama made him feel
"this thrill going up my leg."
Democrats Most Reliable Constituents: The Press
One group whose support of Barack
Obama should not be in doubt is the national media. Surveys of
journalists conducted over the past three decades show the media elite
are extremely consistent in choosing Democratic candidates on Election
Day. If only journalists were permitted to vote, we would never have had
a President Reagan or a President Bush, but would have instead faced
Presidents McGovern, Mondale, Dukakis and Kerry. It wouldn't have been
close. Election by election rundown, 1972-2004.
Public Sees Media's
Pro-Obama/Anti-McCain and Palin Tilt
Several surveys have confirmed the public recognizes the news media's liberal
bias this campaign season -- while the media's credibility has plummeted to new
lows.
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Public Sees Media's
Pro-Obama/Anti-McCain and Palin Tilt
