Putting Money Where Mouths Are: Media Donations Favor Dems 100-1 Posted: 4 months ago by ImNotBlue
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...
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Worst Liberal Media Quotes Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
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
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Chris Matthews Admits He's In The Tank For Obama Posted: 2 weeks ago by ImNotBlue
"You know what?" Matthews said. "I want to do everything I can to make this thing work, this new Presidency work."
Before the questions and attacks begin, here's why this is important: Media bias, and a "journalist's role." Should journalists, as Matthews suggests, try to "help" the administration... or just report on it? [From HuffPo]
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The rest of what General Sanchez said... Posted: 1 year ago by ImNotBlue
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.
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Liberal Media Bias Working Overtime Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
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.
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Pigs Have Flown - ABC Admits Liberal Bias Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
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.”
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Reporters Say Networks Put Wars on Back Burner Posted: 5 months ago by ImNotBlue
"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?
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Documentary to explore media impact on voters. Posted: 1 day ago by shuallyo
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 information broke through the news media clutter and which did not.
All of this was conducted for a forthcoming documentary on how the news media impacted the 2008 election. Please get on our mailing list and return to this website in the coming months for more information on the film, "Media Malpractice... How Obama Got Elected"
Because obviously interviewing a relative handful of Obama voters, while interesting, is hardly scientific proof of anything, we also commissioned a Zogby telephone poll which asked the very same questions (as well as a few others) with similarly amazing results.
Zogby Poll
512 Obama Voters 11/13/08-11/15/08 MOE +/- 4.4 points
97.1% High School Graduate or higher, 55% College Graduates
Results to 12 simple Multiple Choice Questions
57.4% could NOT correctly say which party controls congress (50/50 shot just by guessing)
81.8% could NOT correctly say Joe Biden quit a previous campaign because of plagiarism (25% chance by guessing)
82.6% could NOT correctly say that Barack Obama won his first election by getting opponents kicked off the ballot (25% chance by guessing)
88.4% could NOT correctly say that Obama said his policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket (25% chance by guessing)
56.1% could NOT correctly say Obama started his political career at the home of two former members of the Weather Underground (25% chance by guessing).
And yet.....
Only 13.7% failed to identify Sarah Palin as the person on which their party spent $150,000 in clothes
Only 6.2% failed to identify Palin as the one with a pregnant teenage daughter
And 86.9 % thought that Palin said that she could see Russia from her "house," even though that was Tina Fey who said that!!
Only 2.4% got at least 11 correct.
Only .5% got all of them correct. (And we "gave" one answer that was technically not Palin, but actually Tina Fey)
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Media to retire facts, journalistic standards Posted: 1 year ago by gratheo
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.
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Follow the Oil Money Posted: 10 months ago by mahler87
Find out which candidates receive the most money from big oil companies.
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McCain Goes After L.A. Times On PLO Spokesman Video Posted: 3 weeks ago by ImNotBlue
John McCain's latest crusade against the elite media targets the Los Angeles Times, which is refusing to release a videotape that the Republican presidential candidate says could show Democratic rival Barack Obama making pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel statements.
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Net users see mainstream media as biased Posted: 1 year ago by hisidea
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.
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The Media is in love with Barack Obama Posted: 4 months ago by siennablue
John McCain's strategists have unveiled a new weapon against what they view as fawning coverage of his Democratic rival: mockery.
Washington Post Article
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Atlas Mugged: How a Gang of Scrappy, Individual Bloggers Broke the Stranglehold of the Mainstream Media Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
A column by Ed Driscoll about the evolution of media and reporting from the invention of radio to our current circumstances.
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5 Principles of Basic Social Media Marketing Posted: 2 years ago by plenkefi
Social media sites such as Digg, Flickr, YouTube, MySpace are primarily used as social networking centers but also allow users for other type of collaborations such as internet marketing or website promotion.
This is also called social media marketing or SMM.
SMM can assist community members with content creation, building brand awareness, getting more targeted leads and building customer relationships.
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Is GE's Bailout Money A "Thanks" That Will Eventually Reach The Left-Leaning MSNBC? Posted: 2 weeks ago by ImNotBlue
Isn't it interesting that on the very day that Barack Obama wins the presidency, the U.S. Treasury department announces a change in its $700 billion Wall Street bailout program--a change that would benefit MSNBC, the most pro-Obama news network? And also benefit NBC, which is also no slouch when it comes to pro-Obama-tude? The common connection, of course, is GE [who owns NBC]...
[OPINION]
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Media Mythbusters Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
A new Wiki that keeps track of false and/or blatantly biased reporting from our agenda-driven mainstream media.
Whether it is photoshopped photographs, outright lies, biased bending of the truth or omission of details, this site will expose it.
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Other Nations Do Give to the United States! Posted: 5 months ago by cheeselog1234
Believe or not, the great philanthropist of the modern world actually received donations (or pledges of donations) from other nations in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Should the Media be Concerned with Telling us What’s Right? Posted: 3 months ago by pvisi111
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."
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Posted: 7 months ago by 2manyusernames
Republican John Campbell introduced in the House his "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act," which would amend the tax code to allow donations to the federal government above one's tax liability.
Mr. Campbell says he has heard the "cries" of those wealthy Americans – Clinton, Buffett, Streisand who complain that they and their fellow rich don't pay enough.
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New Study: FOX Is Most Balanced [PDF FILE] Posted: 11 months ago by 2manyusernames
The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University: "TV election news has been hardest on Hillary Clinton this fall." The study also found that "Fox News Channel's evening news show provided more balanced coverage than its counterparts on the broadcast networks."
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