According to the NYTimes Keith Olbermann and Chris Mathews have been dropped from their anchor positions during the election coverage.

After months of accusations of political bias and simmering animosity between MSNBC and its parent network NBC, the channel decided... David Gregory would anchor news coverage of the coming debates and election night. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

The New York Times' refusal to publish John McCain's rebuttal to Barack Obama's Iraq op-ed may be the most glaring example of liberal media bias this journalist has ever seen. But true proof of widespread media bias requires one to follow an old journalism maxim: Follow the money... picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

Media Research Center does an excellent job tracking liberal bias among journalists, is out with its Best Notable Quotables of 2006, a compilation of the most outrageous and/or humorous news media quotes from December 2005 through November 2006 picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

The degree of bias in reporting is getting worse and worse. Don't believe me? You will after watching this video from our friends at The Onion picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

On Election day twelve Obama voters were interviewed extensively right after they voted to learn how the news media impacted their knowledge of what occurred during the campaign. These voters were chosen for their apparent intelligence/verbal abilities and willingness to express their opinions to a large audience. The rather shocking video below seeks to provide some insight into which informatio... read full post picked by shuallyo 1 year ago

It seems that the media only reported HALF of retired General Ricardo Sanchez's feelings towards the war in Iraq.

Funny how they neglected to include the portions where he said, “[To many of those in the media] the truth is of little to no value if it does not fit your own preconceived notions, biases and agendas."

Looks like he could have used himself as evidence. picked by ImNotBlue 2 years ago

ABC political director, Mark Halperin, went on The O’Reilly Factor and agreed with Bill O’Reilly that members of the “old media” are too liberal and should “prove to conservatives that we understand their grievances.” picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

With a headline like "Bush Motorcade Kills Cop" you would picture Bush running over some poor cop. The actual story is a motorcycle crashed his bike while riding as part of the motorcade. Must be some ultra-liberal rag right? Well, it was Time Magazine. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

John McCain's strategists have unveiled a new weapon against what they view as fawning coverage of his Democratic rival: mockery.
Washington Post Article picked by siennablue 1 year ago

Amid a spate of awkward on-air conflicts among MNSBC anchors at this week’s Democratic convention, some staff members say there are sharp internal disputes at the cable network over whether its opinion and personality-driven political coverage has crossed the line.

“The situation at our channel is about to blow up,” a high-ranking MSNBC journalist told Politico on Wednesday. picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

Or, why McCain is getting hosed in the press. "Before answering the question, indulge us in noting that the subject of ideological bias in the news media is a drag. The people who care about it typically come at the issue with scalding biases of their own. Any statement journalists make on the subject can and will be used against them. So the incentive is to make bland and guarded statements... read full post picked by lynxears 1 year ago

As many as 38% of those who rely mostly on the internet for news say they have an unfavorable opinion of cable news networks such as CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC, compared with 25% of the public overall. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Several major media outlets such as FOX, Yahoo! and CNN announced they will be retiring two outdated themes in media:using fact-based information and professional journalism standards. picked by gratheo 2 years ago

"According to data... coverage of Iraq has been “massively scaled back this year.” Almost halfway into 2008, the 3 newscasts have shown 181 weekday minutes of Iraq coverage, compared with 1,157 minutes for all of 2007."

So is this (a) bias, (b) evidence the public has lost interest, (c) sign things are going better over there, (d) all of the above, (e) none of the above? picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

Two stories combined. 1) When McCain talked about taxing health benefits (while giving tax credits - all to pay for reduced health care costs), Obama and the media tore into him for political gain. Now Obama is okay with such taxes. 2)McCain said our economy was fundamentally okay. Obama and the media tore into him for political gain. Obama says the same thing and He is Praised. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Chris Matthews grills State Sen. Kirk Watson (D-TX) on Barack Obama's legislative accomplishments, February 19 2008. 2:28 picked by Kawasaki704 1 year ago

Ron Fournier: "Just because a public official says it doesn't mean you need to put it in your story or give his claim equal billing to what you know to be true. We have an obligation to write factual and fair stories, but we are not obliged to print attack." picked by pvisi111 1 year ago

MSNBC anchor David Shuster was the victim of a hoax.

... And in retrospect, Martin Eisenstadt isn’t too convincing of an advisor (just watch those YouTube videos!). But it worked just the same. If you want to create a fake policy adviser, how do you do it? What’s the best way to hoax the media?

Just follow these 4 steps... picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

According to Sun-Times columnist and long-time Chicago journalist, Carol Marin, journalists at Barack Obama news conferences have come to realize that Obama has pre-picked those journalists whom he will allow to ask him questions at the conference and many of them now "don't even bother raising" their hands to be called upon. picked by eastcoast1978 11 months ago

Not anti McCain, just a quote: "And John McCain is as Regular a Guy as it gets, even though he dumped his first wife (the mother of his three children) after she was disfigured and disabled by a near-fatal car accident so that he could marry his much younger, much prettier, and extremely wealthy heiress-mistress." picked by DerAlt 2 years ago