Category Archives: News services

May Day Media

Posted on 05/02/2012 by Peter Hart

With Occupy Wall Street making its May Day comeback, what did the corporate media have to say? Take a look at the New York Times story (5/2/12), which was stuffed in the Metro section and focused on… well, take a … Continue reading →

Posted in ABC, MSNBC, New York Times, protest, Reuters | Tagged , , , | 24 Comments

The New Campaign to 'Silence' Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 03/23/2012 by Peter Hart

Conservative talker Rush Limbaugh used to tell his listeners that the government was trying to silence him, based on a completely bogus tale about what the Fairness Doctrine would do. This time around, it's an ad campaign by the liberal … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertisers, AP, Clear Channel, First Amendment, Fox News, Gender, Media Criticism | Tagged , , , , , | 63 Comments

Satellite Intelligence: Iran 2012, Iraq 2003

Posted on 03/08/2012 by Peter Hart

The big news today looks and sounds familiar. Here's USA Today (3/8/12): Here's what that Associated Press piece is reporting: VIENNA — Satellite images of an Iranian military facility appear to show trucks and earth-moving vehicles at the site, indicating … Continue reading →

Posted in AP, Iran, USA Today, Washington Post | 18 Comments

Pentagon Budgets and Fuzzy Math

Posted on 01/27/2012 by Peter Hart

By the tone of some of the media coverage, you might have thought Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced a plan to slash military spending yesterday. On the front page of USA Today (1/27/12), under the headline "Panetta Backs Far Leaner … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, McClatchy, New York Times, PBS, USA Today, War/Military, Washington Post | Tagged , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Which Side Are We On? NYT, U.S and Cluster Bombs

Posted on 11/28/2011 by Peter Hart

International efforts to ban cluster bombs fell apart late last week. If you were reading about this in the New York Times, you might have been led to believe that the United States was pushing to get rid of the … Continue reading →

Posted in New York Times, Reuters, War/Military | Tagged | 22 Comments

Occupy Oakland Crackdown: Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets…and Cats

Posted on 10/26/2011 by Peter Hart

Last night by many reports the police crackdown on the Occupy Oakland encampment was severe: Tear gas and flash-bang grenades were used to disperse a crowd trying to retake the park. Reading about the events in the nation's capital, though, … Continue reading →

Posted in AP, protest, Washington Post | Tagged , | 36 Comments

Is Glenn Beck Working for Reuters? UPDATED

Posted on 10/13/2011 by Peter Hart

That might explain the piece the wire service ran today, under the headline, "Who's Behind the Wall Street Protests?" Reporters Mark Egan and Michelle Nichols suggest that Glenn Beck's demented chalkboard scribbles might have actually been on the right track; … Continue reading →

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Tax Facts About Millionaires–and Bill O'Reilly's Threat

Posted on 09/21/2011 by Peter Hart

Yesterday's AP "factcheck" (9/20/11) of Barack Obama's speech about raising taxes on the super-wealthy cleverly debunked an argument that Obama didn't make. No one is saying that all millionaires pay a lower rate than their secretaries–Warren Buffett drew attention because … Continue reading →

Posted in AP, Fox News, New York Times, Taxes | Tagged , | 21 Comments

AP's Mangled Tax Factcheck

Posted on 09/20/2011 by Peter Hart

Yesterday Barack Obama made a speech outlining his deficit reduction plan–focusing attention on a variety of spending cuts and tax increases. The Associated Press, as is their habit, issued a "factcheck" piece by Stephen Ohlemacher that managed to bungle the … Continue reading →

Posted in AP, Barack Obama, Taxes | Tagged , | 19 Comments

NYT on WikiLeaks: Move Along, No Atrocity to See Here

Posted on 09/01/2011 by Peter Hart

(UPDATE: Today's Times includes a story about the WikiLeaks Iraq cable, under the somewhat strange headline "Cable Implicates Americans in Deaths of Iraqi Civilians." Still very little in the rest of the press– nothing on television, according to a search … Continue reading →

Posted in Iraq, McClatchy, New York Times | Tagged , , , | 32 Comments

Iran Helping Iraqi Insurgents…Make That Al-Qaeda

Posted on 07/29/2011 by Peter Hart

"Iran arming Iraq insurgents"was last month's story. Today's papers are telling a different story; the new line being pushed by U.S. officials is that Iran is supporting Al-Qaeda. Today's Washington Post: Iran Allows Money, Recruits to Reach Al-Qaeda, U.S. Says … Continue reading →

Posted in AP, Iran, New York Times, Washington Post | Tagged , , | 13 Comments

What WaPo Won't Tell You About CIA's Yemen Drone Base

Posted on 07/27/2011 by Peter Hart

In a piece today, the Washington Post's Greg Miller reports on a CIA base that will be used to conduct drone strikes in Yemen: The agency is building a desert airstrip so that it can begin flying armed drones over … Continue reading →

Posted in AP, Mideast, New York Times, War/Military, Washington Post | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Time for a 'Debate' on Nuclear Power–Involving Mainly Boosters

Posted on 03/14/2011 by Peter Hart

Will the unfolding crisis in Japan lead to a debate over the safety of nuclear power in the United States? Initial signs are not encouraging. NBC's Meet the Press(3/13/11)had an interview with Marvin Fertel of the Nuclear Energy Institute.Host Chuck … Continue reading →

Posted in Network TV, New York Times, Reuters, Washington Post | Tagged , , | 24 Comments

U.S. Outraged Over Cuban Detention Practices

Posted on 02/08/2011 by Peter Hart

OnFebruary 5 theAssociated Press ran a story about a case in Cuba: Prosecutors are charging jailed U.S. contractor Alan Gross with "acts against the integrity and independence" of Cuba and requesting a 20-year prison term, state news media reported Friday, … Continue reading →

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Did We Say Job-Killing? We Meant Job-DESTROYING: The New 'Civil' DC

Posted on 01/18/2011 by Peter Hart

Under the headline "Lawmakers Aiming to Increase Civility," the New York Times (1/17/11)reports from the front lines of theimproved, post-Tucsonpolitical climate: And the House speaker, John A. Boehner, used the phrase "job-destroying" instead of "job-killing" in reference to the Democrats' … Continue reading →

Posted in AP, Economy, Healthcare, New York Times | Tagged , | 24 Comments