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MSNBC Flub: Sarkozy a 'Prostitute'

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:10:48 CDT

As if Nicolas Sarkozy wasn’t already having a bad enough day , now he’s been accidentally dubbed a hooker. Mediaite and the Huffington Post spotted the flub by MSNBC, which previewed a report on Sarkozy’s defeat with video of the soon-to-be former president speaking. Except the chryon that appeared over the...

Media Mogul Conrad Black Leaves Prison

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:09:09 CDT

Former media mogul Conrad Black was released from a federal prison in Miami early today and faced deportation after serving about three years for defrauding investors. Black, whose empire once included the Chicago Sun-Times , the Daily Telegraph of London, the Jerusalem Post , and small papers across the US and Canada,...

Mole Flap Shows Media's Need to Get Over Itself

John Johnson — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:30:01 CDT

The Fox News mole story may have generated lots of headlines yesterday, but it's "about the weakest cloak-and-dagger story imaginable," writes John McQuaid at Forbes . Outed mole Joe Muto hasn't offered much beyond the mundane so far about the inner workings at the network, he notes. This could have been...

Companies Pay Up for News Coverage in China

Kevin Spak — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:37:27 CDT

If you're looking for some positive news coverage in China, open your wallet. Chinese media outlets routinely sell coverage, charging thousands of dollars for flattering interviews, puff pieces, or even quick shots of a CEO in a crowd, the New York Times reports. Officially, the practice is illegal in China,...

Republicans Think Trayvon Coverage Overblown

Kevin Spak — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:24:09 CDT

The drama surrounding Trayvon Martin's death has captivated the country, but a majority of Republicans (56%) believe the case is getting too much media coverage, as do a sizable chunk of white people (43%), according to a new Pew Poll . By contrast, only 25% of Democrats and 16% of blacks...

Sarah Palin Co-Hosting Today Show

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:35:00 CDT

Welcome to the lamestream media, Sarah Palin. She's going to be co-hosting NBC's Today show tomorrow morning, reports Mediabistro . Palin will go head-to-head with arch-nemesis Katie Couric, who's filling in this week on ABC's Good Morning America , and who's responsible for one of the former vice-presidential candidate's most embarrassing campaign...

Sarah Palin Gushes Over Santorum BS Dig

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:00:00 CDT

Sarah Palin is thrilled Rick Santorum blasted a question from the New York Times (ie, "lamestream media") as "BS." It "was good and it was strong, and it was about time because he's saying enough is enough of the liberal media twisting conservatives' words," Palin said of Santorum on Fox...

Andrew Breitbart Dead at 43

Kate Schwartz — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:42:15 CST

Andrew Breitbart's Big Government today confirmed that its founder died early this morning at the age of 43. "With a terrible feeling of pain and loss we announce" that "Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this morning in Los Angeles," it reports. The LA Coroner's office...

US Media Leading Propaganda War on Iran

John Johnson — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:41:05 CST

The American media took its lumps after the Iraqi war for not challenging the government's allegations against Saddam Hussein. It promised to learn its lesson. Guess what? The same thing is now happening in regard to Iran, with a twist: The media is actually "out in front of the US...