Posts tagged 'bias'

CBS Evening News Decries Lack of “Diversity” in FDNY

by SteveK @ Tuesday, August 10th, 2010. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Media

On last Monday’s CBS Evening News, Katie Couric lamented the New York City Fire Department’s lack of “diversity.” She reported how “…a federal judge says something is missing in their ranks: Diversity.” Jim Axelrod noted: “Fire Captain Paul Washington has a big problem with his department.” Washington declared the FDNY to be “all-white, lily white.” [...]

Claptrap: Global Peace Index Ranks Cuba and China More Peaceful Than U.S.

by SteveK @ Friday, June 11th, 2010. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Government, History, Media

So an updated study now claims Cuba and China are more peaceful than the United States.
The so-called “global peace index” ranks countries according to variables such as social unrest, levels of crime, and military spending. However, the study’s authors are trusting communist governments to give them accurate information when it is obvious that they underreport [...]

Shameful Media Once Again Humanizes Terrorists

by SteveK @ Wednesday, May 12th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Media, Middle East, National Security, Religion

A recent article in The Associated Press highlighted the troubles of Faisal Shahzad, the Times Square bomber, citing how “his life seemed to unravel.”
“He left a job at a global marketing firm he’d held for three years, lost his home to foreclosure and moved into an apartment in an impoverished neighborhood in Bridgeport.”
Of course, the [...]

Only 55% of Voters Believe Media Bias Bigger Problem Than Campaign Contributions

by SteveK @ Tuesday, April 13th, 2010. Tags: , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Education, Media

Rasmussen Reports found in a survey of 1,000 “likely voters” that:
“Fifty-five percent (55%) of U.S. voters continue to think that media bias is a bigger problem in politics today than big campaign contributions, identical to the finding in August 2008.”
That number should be much higher.
However, the media is now quasi state-run, in that their political [...]

Keith Olbermann’s Race-Bating Attacks on Tea Parties

by SteveK @ Friday, February 19th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Media

Olbermann believes that because he does not see X number of minorities at Tea Parties, the Tea Parties must all be racists. On a recent show he kept repeating the question: “Where are the people of color at the Tea parties?” (there are some, but not enough for Keith apparently)
The answer may very well be [...]

Friday Funny – Obama in Bed with Media, But Still Not Happy

by SteveK @ Friday, February 19th, 2010. Tags: , , , ,
Filed under Humor

Over 40 Surveys Reveal The Views of Those in the Establishment Media

by SteveK @ Thursday, February 18th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Media

Here is an interesting compilation that is not new for many, but will be an eye-opener for many others.
The Media Research Center has assembled a new resource called Media Bias 101, which summarizes more than 25 years of research showing how journalists vote, what journalists think, what the public thinks about the media, and what [...]

Starbucks Coffee Chain Catching Heat for Allowing Customers to Pack Heat

by SteveK @ Thursday, February 11th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Media, Second Amendment

While Starbucks does “not have a corporate policy regarding customers and weapons,” according to a spokesman, it is (for now) allowing customers to carry firearms into most stores. That is, unless it caves in to pressure from anti-gun groups such as the Brady Campaign.
What’s the big deal you ask?
According to an article over at AlterNet [...]

Media Livid Over Palin’s Hand, But Near Silent on Obama’s Teleprompter

by SteveK @ Tuesday, February 9th, 2010. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Media

The mainstream media is predictably unhinged at Sarah Palin’s remarks at Saturday’s National Tea Party convention. But the current relapse of Palin Derangement Syndrome is mostly attributed to her having scribbled a few notes on her hand. Apparently this is a big deal worthy of just about every media outlet’s ire.
Chris Matthews was particularly absurd, [...]

Networks Mostly Silent on $42 Million in ‘Outrageous’ Bonuses, ‘Unlimited’ Bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

by SteveK @ Thursday, January 7th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Government, Media

Despite the recklessness of these institutions that heavily contributed to the financial meltdown, $42 million in compensation was announced on Christmas Eve for executives of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The Obama administration is allowing huge salaries and bonuses along with a pledge for “unlimited financial assistance” to these mortgage giants.
There has been little outcry [...]

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