Accuracy in Media

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) took issue with Thursday’s Morning Joe panel and their negative Tea Party comments. The panel, which consisted of MSNBNC regulars Donny Deutsch, Mike Barnicle, Lawrence O’Donnell, Sam Stein of the Huffington Post, Jonathan Capehart of The Washington Post and The New York Times’ Gail Collins, had been disparaging the Tea Party […]

The Drudge Report alerted us all yesterday to a startling fact: Fox News got more hits last week than The New York Times did. To be fair, the Hitwise Report Drudge linked to pointed out that when measuring market share of visits, they didn’t count traffic to the nytimes.com sub domains. Still, it is telling […]

A new poll released last Sunday by Pew Research Center reveals that perceived media bias is alive and well. The poll found that a full 82% of Americans see bias in news coverage, which is even more astounding when you consider the fact that 17% of Americans say they do not get any news on […]

Lest we think the New York Times can go a day without hating on Republicans, witness the following from yesterday’s editorial. Emphasis mine: Republican leaders have to decide if they want the tiny fraction of furious voters who have showed up at the primary polls to steer them into the swamp for years ahead. They […]

This article from CNN’s Shannon Travis, entitled “Tea Party activists gather in Washington ahead of midterm elections,” featured some surprisingly objective coverage of the 9/12/10 March in Washington, D.C. Travis fairly discussed the rally and its purpose, accurately quoting several of the speakers. Those making trouble at the rally were rightly described as “hecklers.” Because […]