Media reform

People don’t get news from ‘Daily Show’

Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

"They're not making jokes about Dan Quayle is dumb or Gerald Ford is clumsy," he said. "They're not making jokes that you could get if you live in the country but don't read the news ... . You can't get the jokes if you're not watching the news. The jokes are designed to make you think more about the news." While Stewart aims most of his firepower at Republicans, the show is actually pretty balanced in its bookings, the study noted. Of the clearly partisan, 15 guests were conservative and 18 were liberal.

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Tania Says: Have Sex With Me & Save The Internet! « Seriously McMillan’s “She So Ghetto”

Posted by seriouslymcmillan

She will "make love" to every (honest & true) virgin that defends the internet regarding Net Neutrality.

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Josh Silver: TV's Response to Pentagon Propaganda? Never Happened - Media on The Huffington Post

Posted by jcstearns from Huffington Post

The quest for quality journalism and for the truth about the fast sell on the Iraq war just hit a new low. And today, in the ensuing days, our loyal Bush lapdog news outlets are either dismissing the damning revelation or pretending it never happened.

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NYT: U.S. military groomed TV analysts

Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

Many U.S. military analysts used as commentators on Iraq by television networks have been groomed by the Pentagon, leaving some feeling they were manipulated to report favorably on the Bush administration, The New York Times said in Sunday editions.

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The ABC Debate and the Danger to Democracy

Posted by jcstearns from Stopbigmedia

Despairing, disgusting and disheartening - those words are flying around today to describe ABC's irresponsible Democratic presidential debate Wednesday night.

Here's another one - dangerous.

ABC's failure to ask tough questions, act as a watchdog and hold our leaders accountable is not an anomaly. It is a testament to our broken media system.

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Skewz.com Founder Vipul Vyas Answers Your Questions About Media Bias

Posted by Jeff

You asked questions about Skewz.com on April 2nd and April 3rd. Here are your answers. This media bias stuff is tricky to deal with. Both Skewz and Microsoft's Blewz are trying, anyway. Skewz people say they want to jump into the conversation attached to this post, so if you have any follow-up questions please feel free to ask them.

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CBS Said to Consider Use of CNN in Reporting

Posted by Jeff from New York Times

CBS, the home of the most celebrated news division in broadcasting, has been in discussions with Time Warner about a deal to outsource some of its news-gathering operations to CNN, two executives briefed on the matter said Monday. Also, Katie Couric to be played by Larry King.

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