Commentary By Solange Uwimana, Media Matters for America Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In a note she posted to her Facebook page today, Sarah Palin mocked the AP’s use of 11 fact-checkers of her not-yet-released book, Going Rogue, writing: "We’ve heard 11 writers are engaged in this opposition research, er, "fact checking" research!"[Read More…]
Opinion
Why Do Glenn Beck and BigGovernment Hate Missouri Law Enforcement?
Commentary by Eric Boehlert And why are Beck and BigGovernment, as well as the rest of the right-wing brigade, now clearly suggesting that Missouri law enforcement officials are covering up a crime? The fact-free crowd is impugning the integrity of Missouri prosecutors because they have the nerve to not go[Read More…]
Dutch Marijuana Use Lower Than European Average, Study Says
Lisbon, Portugal–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2009. Marijuana use among Dutch citizens is lower than the European average, according to survey data published last week in a report by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). According to the 2009 annual report, entitled "The State of the Drugs Problem in[Read More…]
How Can Health Care Reporting Get Worse? Add Abortion to the Mix
Commentary By Jamison Foser If you want an illustration of how conservative framing dominates media coverage of politics and policy, you need only watch Chris Matthews talk about abortion each night on Hardball. Since early summer, the Hardball host has been hyping anti-abortion complaints about proposed health care reform, even[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana: The Drug Czar is Wrong (Again)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2009. In its official response to the AMA’s recent call for a review of marijuana’s status as a Schedule I drug (barring any medical use) under federal law, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy stated that it would defer to “the FDA’s judgment that[Read More…]
Under Pressure, Dobbs Announces His Resignation from CNN
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The following is a statement from Lou Dobbs, announcing his resignation from CNN, effective immediately: LOU DOBBS: Tonight, I want to turn to a personal note, if I may, and address a matter that has raised some curiosity. This will be my last broadcast here on CNN, where[Read More…]
In Public Schools, Get Religion Right Before the Fight
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar Antonio Peck was in kindergarten in 1999 when his family filed suit against the Baldwinsville, N.Y., school district. Antonio is in 10th grade now — and his family is still waiting for the case to be[Read More…]
One Year After Voting for Change, SEIU Celebrates Victories for Working Families
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2009. One year after working families voted for change, electing President Barack Obama and progressive candidates up and down the ballot, SEIU released the statement of SEIU President Andy Stern on some of the remarkable progress that has already been achieved for working families. “There’s an old[Read More…]
The Myth of Fox News’ Ratings Spike
Commentary by Eric Boehlert Fact: The breathless claim that Fox News’ ratings recently spiked thanks to the White House’s public critique is bogus hype — hype that Fox News and the Beltway press have relentlessly pushed. It’s just not true. No matter how many times reporters and pundits made the[Read More…]
Howard Kurtz’s Bogus Conflict-of-Interest Defense
Commentary By Jamison Foser In his Sunday column, Washington Post ombudsman Andrew Alexander addressed what he described as Post media critic Howard Kurtz’s "inescapable conflict" of interest "that is at odds with Post rules" — Kurtz’s side job as host of Reliable Sources on CNN, one of the media companies[Read More…]
