http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/biasmeanslayoffs/ en-us Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:54:40 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102760/posts Who wants to start a nation-wide protest of all tv and newspapers next week or the week after? We would demand that the media tells the truth about Obama, the economy, the war and everything else they lie about. We could make signs and hand out flyers. Telling everyone how the media is literally destroying this country with there lies and deception. We could set up a website to promote our cause and sign up for protests at different media outlets. If this went national, the media couldn't ignore it. What do you say? Do you think it could be... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102760/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:54:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098733/posts Most of the 27 members of the fifth generation of the Ochs-Sulzberger family -- who are slated to inherit control of the New York Times Co. -- work as artists, musicians, academics, even fashion stylists. "You don't see a line of people in succession to run the joint," says a former Times exec. I Want Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098733/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:27:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092693/posts By contrast, the implosion of Wall Street, followed by Paulson's escalating series of multibillion-dollar rescues, has fired up populist sentiments that were already building in American politics, promising to reshape legislative battles over everything from tax and trade policies to federal regulation. Union leaders like the AFL-CIO's John Sweeney suddenly sound as if they're in the mainstream of public opinion with statements like this: "One thing is certain. No one - no politician, no investment banker, no television commentator, no economist - should be able to say again with a straight face that here in the United States we just... Money http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092693/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:46:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092266/posts The honeymoon is over for Sarah Palin. After a third major TV interview during which her performance was uneven at best, even fellow Republicans are having trouble enthusiastically backing their vice presidential nominee. The first-term Alaska governor had been a phenomenon, bringing delegates to their feet with her speech at the Republican National Convention early this month and helping John McCain draw the biggest crowds of his campaign afterward. But voters are now apparently having doubts. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released yesterday found that while 47 percent of likely voters believed that Palin had the personality and leadership qualities... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092266/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:09:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075741/posts Media to Republicans: We're Sorry ST. PAUL, Minn. — On behalf of the media, I would like to say we are sorry. On behalf of the elite media, I would like to say we are very sorry. We have asked questions this week that we should never have asked. We have asked pathetic questions like: Who is Sarah Palin? What is her record? Where does she stand on the issues? And is she is qualified to be a heartbeat away from the presidency? We have asked mean questions like: How well did John McCain know her before he selected her?... CREATORS SYNDICATE INC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075741/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 01:21:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2072269/posts Palin has stood up to the major oil companies, and has made utterly transparent the State of Alaska's dealings with them, but she is neither in their pocket nor a rabble-rouser who unfairly demonizes them. She's dealt with them like a responsible public servant, not a class warrior. Stephen Spruiell was generous and self-critical enough to link today on The Corner a comment I wrote to one of my own Palin posts in which I took issue with a post by my excellent friend Ed Morrissey (formerly of Captain's Quarters) at Hot Air. Basically, I thought Ed (and, inferentially, Mr.... Beldar http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2072269/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 10:03:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071727/posts Get this line: The new tax brought in an estimated $6 billion in the last budget year, bulging Alaska's treasury with an expected surplus of as much as $9 billion. Thst enabled Palin to push a second initiative — giving each Alaskan $1,200 to help them cope with high energy costs. Sound familiar? Obama has proposed taxing the windfall profits of the five biggest oil companies and giving people $1,000 to pay for high energy costs. Palin called such financial help "a tool that must be on the table" although she differs with Obama on where the money's source. Like... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071727/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:52:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071697/posts Republicans in Congress this June united to defeat a proposed windfall tax on oil companies, deriding it as a bad idea that would discourage investment in U.S. oil exploration. Things worked out far differently in the GOP stronghold of Alaska, a state whose economic fate is closely tied to the oil industry. Over the opposition of oil companies, Republican Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska's Legislature last year approved a major increase in taxes on the oil industry — a step that has generated stunning new wealth for the state as oil prices soared. Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071697/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:12:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2059647/posts Russia apparently isn't in a quagmire. They apparently did go to the UN and ask for permission first. They are not in an unnecessary act of aggression. I haven't seen any drive by reporters lament any unilateral actions, have you? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2059647/posts#comment Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:48:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052352/posts On Sunday's This Week, ABC's George Stephanopoulos condemned John McCain for charging that “Senator Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign.” Stephanopoulos, who interviewed McCain on Saturday at his Arizona ranch, declared: “I can't believe you believe that.” McCain insisted “I'm not questioning his patriotism. I'm questioning his actions. I'm questioning his lack, total lack of understanding,” leading Stephanopoulos to counter: “But that is questioning his patriotism. When you say someone would rather lose a war, a candidate, that's questioning his honor, his decency, his character.” As McCain continued to defend his assessment, Stephanopoulos... News Busters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052352/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:10:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051448/posts Today, the Los Angeles Times ordered its bloggers not to talk about the story. Here, via Kausfiles, is the memo from an editor there: Hey bloggers, There has been a little buzz surrounding John Edwards and his alleged affair. Because the only source has been the National Enquirer we have decided not to cover the rumors or salacious speculations. So I am asking you all not to blog about this topic until further notified. If you have any questions or are ever in need of story ideas that would best fit your blog, please don't hesitate to ask Keep rockin,... Dallas morning views http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051448/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:47:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050772/posts SAN DIEGO – The parent company of The San Diego Union-Tribune announced Thursday that it has hired an investment banker to look into the possible sale of the company. Copley Press engaged the New York-based investment banking firm Evercore Partners, which also represented the publishing company in the sale of newspapers it owned in Los Angeles and in the Midwest in 2006 and 2007. In a statement, The Copley Press, Inc., cited the tough times in the newspaper industry as its motivation in deciding to explore the company's strategic options. “The last couple of years have been a difficult period... San Diego Union-Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050772/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:11:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049966/posts The New York Times (NYT: 13.07, +0.21, +1.63%) fell as low as $12.38 this morning after its second quarter earnings missed estimates. Profits plunged 82% to $21 mn versus the $118 mn posted in the same period a year ago, a period that was helped along by the one-time sale of an asset. The share plunge is the lowest since July 1995. Print ads dollars at the Times continue to shrivel, sending operating income in a nosedive, as ad dollars continued their inexorable march toward the Internet. Hotels, automakers, airlines, all hurt by high energy prices, have pulled back sharply.... FOX Business http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049966/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:16:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048679/posts It has fewer pages than three years ago, the paper stock is thinner, and the stories are shorter. There is less foreign and national news, less space devoted to science, the arts, features and a range of specialized subjects. Business coverage is either packaged in an increasingly thin stand-alone section or collapsed into another part of the paper. The crossword puzzle has shrunk, the TV listings and stock tables may have disappeared, but coverage of some local issues has strengthened and investigative reporting remains highly valued. The newsroom staff producing the paper is also smaller, younger, more tech-savvy, and more... journalism.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048679/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:10:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048010/posts Bridging the Abyss Why a lot of newspapers aren’t going to survive By Charles Layton Charles Layton (charlesmary@hotmail.com) is an AJR senior contributing writer. Mark Potts is a consultant, based in Washington, D.C., who hires out to newspaper Web sites, dotcoms and the like. He was a reporter and editor (Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, San Francisco Examiner) in the '70s and '80s, that golden age for newspapers before the Internet came along to spoil the party. Ad revenue — four-fifths of a daily paper's income — grew by double digits during many of those years. Last summer, Potts and some... American Journalism Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048010/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:59:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047168/posts Pinch Sulzberger has taken perhaps the most recognizable media brand in the country and run it into the ground. Can the Gray Lady be saved? Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047168/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:16:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044680/posts The newspaper industry is in a bad spot. Actually, run a correction on that statement — newspapers are in a "time to panic" spot. The business model is collapsing, ad dollars are disappearing, newsprint prices are at a 12-year high and the Internet is just giving news away for free. On July 2, the Los Angeles Times announced it was cutting more than one-sixth of its newsroom staff; the Tampa Tribune said it would cut 20%. Some weeks ago, Randy Michaels, COO of the Tribune newspaper group — the second largest in the nation — mused in a conference call... Time/CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044680/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:40:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044717/posts At long last, has the Associated Press lost all sense of decency? The AP's story (saved here for future reference in case the wire service is embarrassed into revising it; you might consider saving it too as Exhibit A on how far over the cliff the dinosaur media has driven itself) by Douglass K. Daniel, with Jennifer Loven contributing (I might have known), gets in at least three cheap, fundamentally untrue, and totally uncalled-for shots at Tony Snow, who died earlier this morning. AP / Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044717/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:00:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039880/posts The unnecessary refrigeration of America has become a chronic disease. It seems to have gotten worse over the past few years, with thermostats routinely set at 68deg.F, and sometimes even 65 deg., in the (far too many) hotel rooms I've suffered on the campaign trail. "Americans seem to keep their houses cooler in summer than they do in the winter," muses Edward Parson, an environmental expert at the University of Michigan Law School. But it's hard to know for sure, since there are no comprehensive studies that measure air-conditioning trend lines... Time Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039880/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:08:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033843/posts CBS News sinks to new low; publishes crackpot global warming story, attributes it to Associated Press, kills it with no retraction Yesterday I posted a story from CBS News: Quake n’ Bake: Global Warming Causes More Energetic Earthquakes? The main headline was this: Seismic Activity 5 Times More Energetic Than 20 Years Ago Because Of Global Warming This drew a lot of attention because of the total lack of verifiable science associated with it. I posted some graphs of USGS data showing that the opposite was true, that recent earthquake energy was actually less that in the early 1900’s, and... Watts Up With That? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033843/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:52:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033020/posts Commentary: New York Times Co., Gannett report discouraging results NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The New York Times Co., looking like a company poised to be regarded as takeover bait, reported discouraging news on Wednesday. Already reeling from a prolonged advertising slump, the Times (NYT) said it had an 11.9% decline in ad sales, overshadowing a slight increase in its circulation revenue. Meanwhile, Gannett (GCI) , the publisher of USA Today, said its May ad revenue had dropped 14% from a year ago. Its classified ad figure fell 19% for the month, underscoring the impact of online services. The Times has... Marketwatch.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033020/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:40:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031352/posts WASHINGTON - Liberal Republican presidential candidate John McCain admitted on Saturday it can be difficult at times to be proud of the United States. “I’ll admit to you … that it’s tough in some respects,” McCain said when asked by a questioner at a town hall meeting how to be proud of the country. USA Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031352/posts#comment Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:45:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014551/posts NEW YORK — The "CBS Evening News" audience has taken a noticeable dip ever since the latest round of speculation over Katie Couric's job. The broadcast averaged 5.34 million viewers last week, breaking a record low for CBS News' flagship show that had been set the week before, according to Nielsen Media Research. The "CBS Evening News" - No. 3 in a three-way competition - had nearly 2.5 million fewer viewers than No. 2. NBC's "Nightly News" led with 8.02 million viewers last week (5.5 rating, 12 share), with ABC's "World News" averaging 7.79 million (5.4, 12). CBS had a... Canadian Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014551/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 22:20:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014504/posts There's a mournful hush in Sacramento these days, the empty sound of an entire political viewpoint quieted. More than 32,000 weekly listeners who once tuned to KSAC (1240 AM) to hear partisan Democrats beat up on President George W. Bush, now hear only Christian hip-hop. There's nothing wrong with Christian hip-hop; it's a great outlet for artists breaking out of the gansta rap mold. But there are six other commercial radio stations licensed in the Sacramento area programming the Christian message. In the political realm, three local radio stations program 264 hours of partisan Republican radio talkers beating up on... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014504/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 20:38:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014379/posts Youtube vid here Michelle Malkin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014379/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 12:54:29 GMT