For Media, 2008 Was Year of Hollywood Values • Celebrity breakdowns and comebacks, love triangles and teen pregnancy were the most covered entertainment stories. Colleen Raezler and Erin Brown -- December 31, 2008
Smith: Loud, Proud and Wrong • Early Show host loudly interrupts a pastor to falsely claim gay marriage ‘serious civil rights’ issue. Erin Brown -- December 19, 2008
"New Tube" vs. Old Tube • One study reveals teens watch less TV than older generations but another study finds access to racy material is just “a click away.” Erin Brown -- December 18, 2008
ABC Mocks Missing Messiah • ‘Good Morning America’ laughs off prevention as ‘Baby Jesus LoJack,’ even joins in “fun” by swiping a wise man. Erin Brown -- December 17, 2008
Macabre Soda Ad Finds Suicide Funny • Pepsi yanks a disturbing print campaign depicting “lonely calorie” character taking his life. Erin Brown -- December 16, 2008
SNL Blindly Offends on "Weekend Update" • NBC tastelessly pokes fun at a visually impaired governor and makes him appear incompetent. Erin Brown -- December 15, 2008
Newsweek Gets LGBT Applause for Prop 8 Propaganda • Author talks to gay group about "Religious Right" reaction to her article presenting the "religious case for gay marriage." Matt Philbin -- December 15, 2008
Farewell to Liberalism's Legal Advocate • ABC's Boston Legal was little more than liberal propaganda thinly disguised as entertainment. Conservatives shouldn’t be heartbroken to see it go. Colleen Raezler -- December 15, 2008
AP Reports Day Without A Gay Only One Way • In ‘call in gay’ story, AP ignores traditional marriage supporters; features event creators and lefty teachers eager to introduce gay issues to students. Erin Brown -- December 9, 2008
Barbara Walters Betrays ‘Fascinating’ Bias • During her “Ten Most Fascinating People” special, ABC’s news doyenne tolerates a pregnant pseudo-man, an outspoken cultist, a scandal-beset adolescent actress and a liberal president-elect, but judges a conservative talk show host and a conservative politician. Colleen Raezler -- December 5, 2008
Grinch-o-Meter ALERT! • Politically correct holiday nonsense is picking up steam, especially in schools. Kristen Fyfe -- December 5, 2008
The New Hollywood Blacklist • Only someone utterly ignorant would make a video where Jesus sounds like a lawyer for the ACLU. L. Brent Bozell III -- December 4, 2008
Is “Under God” Outdated? • A Washington Post/Newsweek writer calls for removing God from the Pledge of Allegiance, amid a little-reported eruption of pre-Christmas attacks on faith. Erin Brown -- December 3, 2008
Boston Legal Spills the Beans on Wretched TV • Even liberal television writers understand the lack of quality in entertainment television. Why don’t the networks? Colleen Raezler -- December 3, 2008
The View: Still Pounding on Palin • ABC’s morning news chatters still won’t acknowledge that the media deliberately tarnished the image of the GOP vice presidential nominee. Colleen Raezler -- December 2, 2008
Grinch-o-Meter ALERT! • WaPo fetes an artist whose Bush-bashing ornament is hanging on the White House Christmas tree Kristen Fyfe -- December 2, 2008
eHarmony Caves In to Intimidation Litigation • Will more bullies be encouraged to sue businesses that operate according to religious values? Jan LaRue, Esq. -- December 2, 2008
NBC Bemoans Divorce Taking a Hit in Bad Economy • The Today show fails to suggest that couples forced to stay together for economic reasons should try to reconcile. Colleen Raezler -- December 1, 2008
The Toxic Tube Made Them Do It • Kids spend more time with media than they do anything else, except sleep. Why are we surprised it impacts their behavior? Kristen Fyfe -- November 28, 2008
A Post Christian Vision for Obama • The Washington Post's religion maven advises the Obamas on the "perfect church" to attend. Robert Knight -- November 26, 2008
ABC News Spends Friday Night with Prostitutes • Nightline twists economic turmoil into a feature on the world's oldest profession but never questions morality. Erin Brown -- November 25, 2008
Hollywood’s Ridiculous Lawyers • Hollywood’s lawyers are arguing against the FCC’s legalistic definition of profanity (and common sense) when they suggest that when people use the F-word, it doesn’t always have a sexual connotation. L. Brent Bozell III -- November 20, 2008
O’Reilly Alone Reports Gay Attack on Christians • Homosexuals enraged over Prop. 8 physically and sexually assault a group of religious believers innocently praying in a public place, and this isn’t news? Colleen Raezler -- November 19, 2008
ABC Special Touts Sex Changes as Normal • Barbara Walters promised she would “raise the whole question” of what is a man and what is a woman. She never answered the question, she just preached tolerance. Colleen Raezler -- November 17, 2008
Hollywood’s Morals ≠ America’s Morals • A new poll confirms a CMI study’s findings that Americans believe their moral values are being assaulted by Hollywood and the national media. Erin Brown -- November 17, 2008
ABC: Courts, not Chromosomes, Now Define Sex • Barbara Walters ignores biology while insisting the pregnant “man” is truly a man. After all, the state of Oregon says so. Colleen Raezler -- November 14, 2008
Barbara Walters Uses Pregnant ‘Man’ to Redefine Sexes, Family • In her quest to revise America’s understanding of “man” and “woman,” the veteran ABC news celebrity covers up the essential fact: Thomas Beatie is, in reality, a woman. Colleen Raezler -- November 13, 2008
SVU Sends Pro-Life Message, but Swipes at Bristol Palin • NBC’s popular crime show bases an episode on the real life high school pregnancy pact, but can’t resist a gratuitous dig at the much-maligned Palin family. Erin Brown -- November 13, 2008
Media Have a Proposition for Calif. Churches: You’re Bigots • Two days after California voters upheld man-woman marriage by voting for Prop. 8, the media stopped reporting the facts and started beating its “civil rights” drum. Brian Fitzpatrick -- November 13, 2008
Boston Legal’s Balanced Look at Abortion • Last night’s episode featured arguments in favor of abortion but also acknowledged the longterm damage done to women and men alike. Colleen Raezler -- November 11, 2008
Nets Promote Prop. 8 Protesters • “News” coverage denies traditional marriage supporters any opportunity to make their case. Colleen Raezler -- November 10, 2008
‘Access’ Denied to Prop 8 Supporters • A popular entertainment news show, Access Hollywood, provides a platform only for celebrities in favor of same-sex marriage. Erin Brown -- November 10, 2008
WaPo: Bush Pro-Life Regs “Onerous,” “Ideologically Offensive” • Reporters quote a former Clinton official accusing the Reagan and Bush administrations of establishing the “Mexico City Policy,” which limits the promotion of abortion by government-funded groups, for “overtly political” reasons. Kristen Fyfe -- November 10, 2008
ABC, NBC Repeat Anonymous Rumors Discrediting Palin • No acknowledgement that McCain campaign staffers may be scrambling to hang the blame for his defeat on the vice-presidential nominee. Colleen Raezler -- November 7, 2008
Access Hollywood Serves Up One Palin-Bashing Story, Two Kisses for Obama • Movie stars go gaga over Obama; Palin allegedly spent more than 150K on clothes and spoke with McCain staffers clad only in a towel; Obama to buy a puppy for his daughters. Erin Brown -- November 7, 2008
Media, McCain Ignored Key Issues • Conservative values still resonate with the public. Obama ran to the right of McCain on social and fiscal issues, and the media ignored the contradictions to his record. Robert Knight -- November 6, 2008
Late Night Comics’ Jabs Heavily Favored Obama • Study finds that Leno and Letterman monologues made GOP ticket butt of jokes 7-1 over Democratic ticket. Erin Brown -- November 6, 2008
NBC Keeps Beating on Palin • The election is over, but Savannah Guthrie of the Today show is still assassinating the character of Sarah Palin. Colleen Raezler -- November 5, 2008
Potty Mouths OK for TV but Not for the Supreme Court • As profanity explodes on television, lawyers arguing a broadcast decency case before the High Court are using euphemisms. Kristen Fyfe -- November 5, 2008
The Enduring Culture War • Some pundits claim the political battles over moral values are effectively at an end. They're kidding themselves. Brian Fitzpatrick -- November 5, 2008
ABC Shills for Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ • Network continues pattern of one-sided coverage of homosexuality, with a segment favoring opponents of California's Proposition 8. Colleen Raezler -- November 4, 2008
Sexy TV Shows, Violent Video Games Linked to Teen Sex, Aggression • Two studies published by Pediatrics find that sexy TV shows are associated with higher teen pregnancy rates, and violent video games with increased hostility in children. Kristen Fyfe -- November 3, 2008
No Access for Hollywood? • The legion of leftist actors is remaining silent during this election for fear of tainting Obama. L. Brent Bozell III -- October 31, 2008
Palin, Jesus and Witches??? • Newsweek caricatures Palin’s faith one week before the presidential election, even raising the specter of anti-Semitism. Brian Fitzpatrick -- October 30, 2008
Network News’s High-Tech Lynching of Sarah Palin • ABC, NBC and CBS news shows ran 69 stories about the GOP vice-presidential nominee in two weeks. Only 2 stories were positive. Brian Fitzpatrick -- October 29, 2008
Time’s ‘Campaign Scorecard’ Ignores Character Issues • The weekly political assessment leans heavily toward pro-Obama topics. Erin Brown -- October 27, 2008
Kids’ Halloween Costumes Get Sexy • Marriage and family therapist missed an opportunity to speak on long-term effects of young girls dressing in inappropriate Halloween costumes on CBS’s Early Show. Colleen Raezler -- October 24, 2008
Media Drink Obama’s “8 Years Old” Kool-Aid • Rather than investigate the candidate's relationship with William Ayers, establishment media are just repeating the campaign's talking points. Brian Fitzpatrick -- October 22, 2008
Big News: Obama Wins the Crayon Set • Children vote and Obama is the winner. What does this mean for the general election? How are they forming their opinions? Colleen Raezler -- October 14, 2008
Media Ignore Obama’s Radical Abortion Record • The Democratic presidential candidate has voted to protect partial birth abortion, and to deny care to infants who survive botched abortion attempts. Matthew Balan -- October 14, 2008
Fox’s Lying, Slacker Jesus • The people at Fox Entertainment clearly don’t care one iota about offending the millions of Christians who see Jesus as the central figure in their hopes for eternal salvation. To them, God is just an empty punch line. L. Brent Bozell III -- October 10, 2008
The Bad, the Good and the Ugly • Three breaking stories expose the developing cult of personality in America, and the harm being inflicted on our culture by the media. Brian Fitzpatrick -- October 9, 2008
Character Counted in Second McCain-Obama Debate • While every question addressed policy issues, nearly a third also revealed the character of the candidates. Robert Knight and Colleen Raezler -- October 8, 2008
Still Screwing Up America • Abortion zealot Linda Hirshman has vindicated Bernie Goldberg’s choice to include her in his book, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America. Jan LaRue, Esq. -- October 7, 2008
Mighty Maher Strikes Out • It is amazing that Maher thinks religion is the "supreme hustle," not his lying movie. L. Brent Bozell III -- October 3, 2008
‘Fair’ Warning to Palin • Media sharpen the knives for that one error in the vice presidential debate. Robert Knight -- October 1, 2008
Maher’s Misconceived Call to Arms • Early reviews of Religulous indicate the movie doesn’t inspire atheists, it mocks believers. Colleen Raezler -- September 29, 2008
AMC Chains Up Hounddog • Theaters refuse to show movie with rape of 9-year-old character, while critics gush over girl's performance. Colleen Raezler -- September 26, 2008
Obama Tries to Flush Rush • Obama's bizarre version of Willie Horton is Rush Limbaugh? L. Brent Bozell III -- September 24, 2008
Who's The Library Bully? • According to the ACLU, not displaying "The Joy of Gay Sex" violates the constitutional rights of library visitors. L. Brent Bozell III -- September 19, 2008
Media Echo Obama’s False Claim that McCain Lied about Sex Ed Bill • Many major news organizations accepted at face value Obama’s denial that he backed comprehensive sex education for kindergartners. Reporters should have read the actual text of the bill. Colleen Raezler -- September 17, 2008
Coffee, News and S-bombs • Another guest’s use of an expletive on the Today Show highlights the need to use time delays during live broadcasts. Colleen Raezler -- September 11, 2008
MRC's Tribute to the Media for 9/11 Coverage • On September 11, 2001, the news media did themselves proud in their coverage of the attack on America. L. Brent Bozell III -- September 11, 2008
The Cost of Killing Palinzilla • The liberal media's all-out assault on the faith and character of the GOP vice presidential nominee comes at a steep price: credibility. Brian Fitzpatrick -- September 9, 2008
Palin Heat Threatens Planet • The reaction of the media and assorted leftwingers to the GOP vice presidential nominee seems a trifle overwrought. Jan LaRue, Esq. -- September 9, 2008
Toxic Beverly Hills • Five minutes into the family hour, the lame, recycled 90210 opened with - an oral sex scene. L. Brent Bozell III -- September 5, 2008
Palin-Bashing in the Supermarket Checkout Line • US Weekly, a tabloid owned by an Obama supporter, impugns the character of the GOP vice presidential candidate in this week’s cover story. Kristen Fyfe -- September 3, 2008
Whalin’ on Palin: Media Discover Motherhood, Overlook Character • Since GOP presidential candidate John McCain announced Alaska's governor would be his running mate, the dirt-diggers have been working around the clock. Brian Fitzpatrick -- September 3, 2008
Savaging Sarah Palin • The media are trying to define the GOP vice presidential nominee before the public gets to know the real person. L, Brent Bozell III -- September 2, 2008
NBC to ‘Gay’ Journalists: ‘Your Victories Are Our Victories’ • The news media loudly proclaimed its support for the homosexual activist agenda at the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association convention in Washington, D.C. Brian Fitzpatrick -- August 27, 2008
New York Times and Washington Post Ignore Obama’s Housing Shortage • McCain doesn’t know how many houses his wife owns - that’s news. Obama is allowing his own brother to live in destitution in Kenya, and bought his property with the help of a slumlord now serving time - that’s not news. Jan LaRue, Esq. -- August 26, 2008
Media Avert Eyes as Obama Caught in Infanticide Deception • The candidate accused the National Right to Life Committee of "lying" about his record, but admitted the next day they were telling the truth. Brian Fitzpatrick -- August 20, 2008
Ellen to Wed Portia; What about DOMA? • The Hollywood same-sex nuptials give the media a tremendous opportunity to address the issue of same-sex ‘marriage,’ the Defense of Marriage Act and Democratic support of California’s gay marriage ruling. Will they take it? Kristen Fyfe -- August 15, 2008
Red State: Rick Warren Sells Out to Libs on CNN • Evangelical pastor's "Compassionate Leader" forum for Obama, McCain is cohosted by representatives of far-left religion. Ken Shepherd -- August 15, 2008
TV's Contempt for Marriage • The problem for Hollywood is that marital sex just isn’t naughty enough for envelope pushers. L. Brent Bozell III -- August 14, 2008
America’s New Newspaper of Record: the National Enquirer • Why did Big Media ignore the John Edwards affair, a sex and corruption scandal embroiling one of the nation's leading politicians? Could it be political bias? Brian Fitzpatrick -- August 13, 2008
Dark Knight: the Pornography of Violence • The latest Batman movie showcases violence, betrayal and sadism in the name of frivolous entertainment. Brian Fitzpatrick -- August 12, 2008
ABC Article Glamorizes Media Villains, Ignores Price to Society • ABC’s Sona Charaipotra hails villains in entertainment as more “exciting,” “interesting,” and more real, but ignores the damage Hollywood’s obsession with evil can do to children. Julia Seward -- August 8, 2008
NBC Drops the Ball on Teen Sex • The followup special for The Baby Borrowers fails to tackle tough subjects in discussions of teen sexuality and pregnancy. Colleen Raezler -- August 8, 2008
New York Times Bemoans Killer’s Execution • In its zeal to oppose capital punishment, the Gray Lady suggests Texas should bow to ‘international law.’ Jan LaRue, Esq. -- August 8, 2008
ABC Tells Story of Faith in Tragedy • Good Morning America explores how religious belief is helping the Steven Curtis Chapman family cope with the death of their daughter. Julia Seward -- August 6, 2008
Let’s Talk About Sex • Newsweek provides great tips for parents on how to talk to young teens about sex but needs to emphasize parental monitoring of teens’ entertainment choices. Colleen Raezler -- August 5, 2008
Washington Post Spins CDC AIDS Blunder • Media solution for increased HIV infection rates: throw more money at the problem. Colleen Raezler -- August 4, 2008
Media Silent on Pelosi Intent to Kill DOMA • If Obama becomes President, the Speaker of the House will support his efforts to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, opening the door to same-sex marriage throughout the nation. Kristen Fyfe -- August 4, 2008
Hushing Rush after 20 Years • Liberals in Congress view talk radio as a profound threat to their power. They intend to do whatever they can to reduce the impact of conservative talkers, First Amendment be damned. Brian Fitzpatrick -- August 1, 2008
Jerry Springer, Opera Man? • This spectacle’s defenders suggest this isn’t a mockery of Christianity. That’s about as plausible as a Klansman saying the burning cross is merely for roasting marshmallows.
L. Brent Bozell III -- August 1, 2008
The Media Fix Is In on Key Gay Issues • A columnist smears a witness testifying against permitting open homosexuals in the military, and the media ignore a California official abusing her office to advance same-sex marriage. Brian Fitzpatrick -- July 29, 2008
Judges Favor the Profane • In effect, the court said that because the Enforcement Bureau of the FCC has been a steady, ongoing farce of decency protection for thirty years, it must always and forever remain a joke. L. Brent Bozell III -- July 29, 2008
ABC’s The View Plays Kissyface with Katy Perry • The ladies ask some hard questions of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but gush over the lesbian-experimenting pop star. Colleen Raezler -- July 28, 2008
A Lady Under Fire • A Washington Post columnist claims a supporter of the ban on gays in the military exhibited "rage" in Congressional testimony -- but The Hill reveals that the rage was on the other side. Robert Knight -- July 25, 2008
WaPo Snickers as Sacrilegious Show Comes to D.C. • Even as a Catholic group protests the premiere of “Jerry Springer: The Opera,” The Washington Post raises little concern over the show’s content. Julia Seward -- July 25, 2008
Courts Can’t Cope with COPA • The Third Circuit strikes down Congress’s attempt to protect children from online porn by requiring smut site visitors to provide adult ID. Jan LaRue, Esq. -- July 24, 2008
WaPo Whacks McCain’s Wife, Grandfather • Articles emphasize Cindy McCain’s drug addiction rather than her accomplishments, describe grandfather as a gambler and bootlegger. Julia Seward -- July 22, 2008
Court Punts Super Bowl Indecency Ruling Back to FCC • All the FCC needs to do is inform broadcasters that "fleeting images" of nudity constitute actionable indecency, and it intends to enforce the rules. Jan LaRue, Esq. -- July 22, 2008
Dark, Dark Knight • Kids have lost a role model who embodied good character and helped them understand the difference between right and wrong. Brian Fitzpatrick -- July 22, 2008
A Guide to the Movie Galaxy • Dr. Thomas Hibbs finds a silver lining in Hollywood’s dark cloud of despair. L. Brent Bozell III -- July 21, 2008
ABC, CBS Spotlight Suffering Illegal Immigrants • Both networks provide rare favorable reports about churches—churches that offer sanctuary to the ‘undocumented’ in acts of “nonviolent civil disobedience.” Kristen Fyfe -- July 21, 2008
Blue Summer • Hollywood is peddling sex like crazy this season even though the sexualization of our culture is exacting a fearsome toll, especially on young girls. Brian Fitzpatrick -- July 19, 2008
ABC’s Stossel Sees No Evil in Sexually ‘Liberated’ Culture • The 20/20 host suggests that society may even benefit from sexual libertinism, but his articles don’t give both sides of the story. Brian Fitzpatrick and Julia Seward -- July 19, 2008
ABC’s The View Gets Hot and Heavy • Barbara Walters and her fellow panel members on waded knee-deep into sex this week, moving from porn to vibrators to S&M Barbie. Colleen Raezler -- July 18, 2008
WaPo Slams U.S. Census Bureau for Upholding Federal Marriage Law • Same-sex marriages will not count as marriages in the 2010 census, in accordance with the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. The Post report quotes three people who oppose the decision but only one supporter. Julia Seward -- July 17, 2008
‘Bi-Curious’ Summer • Hollywood calculates how to profit from pushing the envelope. L. Brent Bozell III -- July 17, 2008
Media Obituaries Expose Political Bias • Why did the media treat Tony Snow so much more respectfully than Jesse Helms and Jerry Falwell? Brian Fitzpatrick -- July 16, 2008
ABC’s Faith Freak Show •
Nightline’s “Faith Matters” series zeroes in on religious eccentricities. Julia Seward -- July 16, 2008
Washington Post Tells Kids Homosexuality Is Fine • Article cites pro-homosexual groups, but includes no opposing views or information about health risks associated with the lifestyle. Robert Knight -- July 14, 2008
NBC’s Today Promotes Nude Vacations • Co-anchor Kathie Lee Gifford offers a novel take on what constitutes a “family vacation.” Julia Seward -- July 11, 2008
Catfighting ‘Uber-Divas’ Get a Reality Show • N Network’s Queen Bees features “mean girls” in need of a personality makeover -- and makes poor character the focus of entertainment. Kristen Fyfe -- July 11, 2008
Top Pop Hit Goes from Bad to Worse • The old #1 song verged on pornography. The new #1 song is even more offensive. Colleen Raezler -- July 10, 2008
Hollywood’s Teen Sexploitation • The entertainment industry cashes in on teen pregnancy, at great cost to society. Brian Fitzpatrick -- July 9, 2008
RIP Sir John Templeton • CMI mourns the death of our benefactor, a great and humble man. Robert Knight -- July 8, 2008
Jesse Helms and Mangled Manners • Leftwingers in the news media and the blogosphere embarrassed themselves with meanspirited slurs directed at the fallen American patriot. L. Brent Bozell III -- July 8, 2008
CBS Reality Show Goes Blue • Big Brother recruited a Hooters waitress, a body builder and a gay cowboy for the new season. Julia Seward -- July 8, 2008
CBS, NBC Downplay Serious Gardasil Side Effects • Should the government force sixth grade girls to risk death to protect them against a sexually transmitted disease? Julia Seward -- July 7, 2008
Washington Post Addresses Obama's Faith -- with NO Wright • How can responsible journalists explain the candidate's beliefs and ignore his lengthy relationship with a politically and theologically radical preacher? Tim Graham -- July 7, 2008
Weeds and Marijuana Chic • Hollywood is glamorizing pot smoking, despite the evidence of the drug's danger. L. Brent Bozell III -- July 3, 2008
Exposé or Exploitation? • ABC Family’s new show on teen pregnancy attempts to walk the line between cautionary tale and entertaining programming - and fails. Colleen Raezler -- July 2, 2008
Washington Post Tells the Truth about ‘Safe Sex’ -- Then Ignores It • A guest columnist exposes PC ideologues jeopardizing an effective morality-based AIDS prevention program in Uganda, while a house editorial calls for more of the failed condom approach here in the U.S. Robert Knight -- July 2, 2008
CBS Lashes Out at Pro-Gun Rights Ruling • A Sunday Morning reporter confronts the lawyer who won the Supreme Court case, and a commentator blasts the decision. Julia Seward -- July 2, 2008
The Expatriots • What do you call a person whose heart has long since departed these shores, but who lacks the courage, integrity or self-awareness to renounce his citizenship, and continues to bedevil his countrymen with his noxious presence? Brian Fitzpatrick -- July 1, 2008
Remembering George Carlin • He joked that inside every cynic is a disappointed idealist. But hunting for idealism in Carlin’s late work would be a search for a blade of hay in a large mountain of needles. L. Brent Bozell -- July 1, 2008
Celebrating the Second on the Fourth • America's Founding Fathers sharply disagree with opponents of the right to keep and bear arms. Just read the quotations. Jan LaRue, Esq. -- June 30, 2008
Life Savers vs. Gun Nuts • Nets react sourly to the Supreme Court decision finding that individual Americans have the right to keep and bear firearms. Brian Fitzpatrick -- June 27, 2008
Babies Raising Babies • NBC responds to the rising teen birth rate with a show that uses children, infants through teens, as human guinea pigs. Colleen Raezler -- June 26, 2008
CBS Allows Theologian to Defend Belief • The Early Show’s Maggie Rodriguez interviews Father Thomas Williams, whose new book debunks atheism. Julia Seward -- June 25, 2008
ABC: Evangelicals ‘Buzzing’ Over Obama • World News Sunday promotes “unprecedented” campaign to woo “millions” and highlights importance of the abortion issue in the process. Kristen Fyfe -- June 23, 2008
NBC’s Today Showcases Edgy Singer Rihanna • Kathie Lee Gifford called Rihanna an “absolute doll.” What about the sexually suggestive songs she performed before an audience peppered with children? Julia Seward -- June 20, 2008
TIME, Nets Blame High School Co-Mothering Pact on Poor Sex Ed, Pro-Life Movies • These girls deliberately got pregnant, so no amount of “comprehensive” sex education and free condoms would have helped them. The media almost completely ignore the obvious need for greater moral education from their parents. Colleen Raezler -- June 20, 2008
The New TV Trend: Call Girls • Hollywood’s champions of immorality always say they’re exploring the “gray” areas of morality. Now they’ve transcended even that. They are actively depicting evil as good. L. Brent Bozell III -- June 20, 2008
ABC Reporter Sides with Hollywood against Rome • Good Morning America’s Nick Watt sneers at the Vatican for refusing to allow a Catholic-bashing movie to be filmed in historic churches. Brian Fitzpatrick and Julia Seward -- June 18, 2008
‘The Sky Is Not Falling’ - Yet • Get used to hearing this term in the coming weeks, as the media interview pro-homosexual spokesmen about same-sex marriage in California. Robert Knight -- June 17, 2008
Battlefield ‘Habeas Corpus’ • The Supreme Court’s decision granting rights to enemy combatants will make life for our soldiers much tougher. For the enemy, combat may become even deadlier. Jan LaRue, Esq. -- June 16, 2008
Media ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ about Key Ruling • Court’s affirmation of military policy goes unreported even by AP, which instead exhorts Democrats to rescind ban on homosexuality. Robert Knight and Julia Seward -- June 12, 2008
Media Ignore that Gagging Sound from Canada • U.S. journalists are failing to report on an effort to censor a columnist prominent in Canada and the U.S. Robert Knight -- June 11, 2008
Nightmare on Prom Street • Since when do principals ask their students not to simulate anal sex in public dances? L. Brent Bozell III -- June 6, 2008
Teen Sex Is Up? Blame Abstinence • ABC's Good Morning America and NPR point the usual finger, while Washington Post provides more balance. Kristen Fyfe -- June 5, 2008
Media Hype CBS Wife-Swapping TV Series “Swingtown” • The press is praising the show’s artistic qualities and ignoring the social costs of broadcasting sexually explicit content and promoting sex outside of marriage. Julia Seward and Brian Fitzpatrick -- June 5, 2008
Is Obama Off the Hook? • The man is out of Jeremiah Wright’s radical church. Is the church out of the man? Inquiring media minds don’t want to know. Brian Fitzpatrick -- June 3, 2008
Sex and the Skittish • Newsweek seems to lament how the movie isn’t outrageous enough. The headline is Girls Gone Mild. L. Brent Bozell III -- June 3, 2008
CBS: Universal Health Care a “Moral Imperative” • Reporter Priya David discounts the social and economic cost in promoting the Massachusetts mandatory health insurance plan Kristen Fyfe -- June 2, 2008
Media Cover Up Obama’s Malaise Speech • Sounding like Jimmy Carter, the presidential candidate told an Oregon audience Americans have to make major sacrifices to fight global warming, or we’re ‘goners.’ Brian Fitzpatrick -- May 19, 2008
Swaggering Swingtown • CBS looks to set new records in broadcast debauchery. L. Brent Bozell III -- May 16, 2008
Media Follow Gay Script on Marriage Ruling • News coverage celebrates the California Supreme Court's creation of a new 'right,' but ignores the moral concerns and the infringement on the public's right to self-government. Robert Knight -- May 16, 2008
TIME’s Campaign Coverage in Question • CMI report exposes editor’s political agenda: persuading religious voters to support Democrats. Brian Fitzpatrick -- May 15, 2008
Religion: How ABC Loathes Thee • Boston Legal episode is a vehicle for anti-religious propaganda under the guise of entertainment. Colleen Raezler -- May 15, 2008
Junking the Real Meaning of Art: RIP Mr. Rauschenberg • Inspired by Rauschenberg’s success and unbound by considerations of skill or beauty, a generation of artists was freed to slap together virtually anything and call it Art. Robert Knight -- May 14, 2008
Librarians Against, and For, Censorship • Challenging libraries to provide titles they’re not stocking would turn the tables and make people realize that librarians can also be censorious in the titles they choose not to display. The mere act of selecting some books and excluding others is a "censorious" act. L. Brent Bozell III -- May 13, 2008
Planting the Seeds of a Demographic Winter • If a two-person household is that bad, what does that make families with children? Environmental criminals, at the least, and maybe earth wreckers. Robert Knight -- May 9, 2008
ABC’s Mother’s Day Gift to Viewers: A Same-Sex ‘Wedding’ • Brothers and Sisters is the first network series to showcase a same-sex union between regular characters. The show continues the network’s taboo-busting - or standards-eroding - trend in entertainment and news programming. Kristen Fyfe -- May 9, 2008
Applauding ‘Grand Theft’ • Yes, young lads, you can visit strip clubs and get lap dances, pick up prostitutes, go on assassination missions and conduct gangland-style executions. The New York Times applauded the game’s “winsome procession of grifters, hustlers, drug peddlers and other gloriously unrepentant lowlifes.” L. Brent Bozell III -- May 7, 2008
NBC Showcases Heartthrob with a Message • Bella star Eduardo Verastegui appeared on Today to promote the movie's DVD release, but revealed how he found deeper meaning in life than fame and fortune. Colleen Raezler -- May 6, 2008
Left Wing and Wright Brained? • Liberal media pundits are trying to excuse Barack Obama’s 20-year ties to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright by suggesting that Wright’s ravings are no worse than a single comment by Jerry Falwell. Robert Knight -- May 6, 2008
Profiles in Cowardice, Unreported • Smith College allows militant lesbians to silence a speaker; APA, pressured by gay activists, cancels a panel on therapy for homosexuals. Liberal media ignore both stories. Brian Fitzpatrick -- May 2, 2008
CBS May Day Bouquet to the Castros • On The Early Show, correspondent Liz Palmer describes Fidel Castro as “Cuba’s revolutionary hero” and lauds new dictator Raul Castro’s efforts to “improve workers’ lives.” Brian Fitzpatrick -- May 1, 2008
Obama’s ‘Pastor Souljah’ Moment • Media hope Obama has put the Wright controversy behind him, but important questions yet unasked must be answered first. Brian Fitzpatrick -- April 30, 2008
Miley Media Mania • This picture spoke more than 1,000 words. Kristen Fyfe -- April 29, 2008
On Sunday, ABC, CBS Showcase Atheist Suing Army • Co-plaintiff gets unchallenged platform to claim military services have become ‘government-paid missionaries.’ Kristen Fyfe -- April 28, 2008
Expelled Critics: The Origin of Specious • Many movie reviewers are offended by Ben Stein exposing the connection between Darwinism and the Nazis. They should do their homework. Jan LaRue, Esq. -- April 28, 2008
Media Take Sides in OK Lawmaker’s ‘Homophobia’ Flap • An anti-Sally Kern rally of 300 made the New York Times. Almost no press mentions of the pro-Kern rally numbering at least 1,500. Colleen Raezler -- April 28, 2008
Abstinence Education: Bias on the Hill and in the Press • Neither the LA Times nor Reuters reported that "comprehensive" sex education -- condoms and contraceptives -- receives 12 times more funding than no-sex-before-marriage programs. Kristen Fyfe -- April 24, 2008
Gaiag Me with a Spoon • No subject, not even Barack Obama and the New Camelot, inspires reporters to drop any pretense of balance and objectivity like the Environment. Brian Fitzpatrick -- April 23, 2008
Expelled Opens with a Bang • Big Media's reviewers panned the movie, but the public had the last laugh. Brian Fitzpatrick -- April 23, 2008
‘Bigger, Badder and Grosser’ • MTV brings Tila Tequila back for a second, misnamed Shot at Love. Kristen Fyfe -- April 22, 2008
My Big Fat Green Wedding and Other Media Nonsense • National Public Radio kicked off Earth Week with “a series of conversations about food’s footprint.” That’s right. Put down that cheeseburger and listen. Robert Knight -- April 21, 2008
The Art of the Non-Apology • TIME and HBO offend veterans and Catholics in the name of environmentalism and comedy. Too bad. Kristen Fyfe -- April 21, 2008
What They Like • If you are the parent of a kid who plays video games, this site’s for you. Kristen Fyfe -- April 16, 2008
CosmoGirl! as a Religious Guide? Hardly • Article discusses religion without a clear understanding of what religion really is. Colleen Raezler -- April 16, 2008
Evergreen Gore’s New TV Ad Is Holocaustic • When the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the pursuit of knowledge is reduced to the quest for power. - Alston Chase Jan LaRue, Esq. -- April 15, 2008
Obama’s Retiring Pastor: Jefferson a Pedophile • The Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s explosive accusation against Thomas Jefferson was not reported by the Associated Press and the Chicago Sun-Times, though the audio is on the newspaper’s Web site. Brian Fitzpatrick -- April 14, 2008
For Obama, How Bitter It Is • ABC, NBC soft-pedaled the candidate’s remark lumping religion in with racism, and ignored the message about his values. Brian Fitzpatrick -- April 14, 2008
No Forgiving Charlton Heston • Some media figures think it’s okay to hate somebody because he disagrees with their political beliefs. Brian Fitzpatrick -- April 10, 2008
Charlton Heston’s ‘Controversial’ Life • Many journalists discount the late actor’s character because they disagree with his views. Brian Fitzpatrick -- April 7, 2008
Controlling Kids with a ‘Raised Eyebrow?’ • Washington Post columnist Marguerite Kelly advises a mother to ‘flee’ from her husband because he spanks their son. Robert Knight -- April 7, 2008
Soldiers ‘Experiencing God’ a Problem for Newsweek • The Beliefwatch column suggests we can’t have thousands of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan reading a Christian devotional book, lest people think the government favors a certain religion. Kristen Fyfe -- April 2, 2008
Expelled Encounters Liberal Media Hostility • Documentary exposes the academy’s emotional and ideological commitment to evolution, and its anti-scientific refusal to consider evidence for intelligent design. Kristen Fyfe -- April 2, 2008
ABC Condemns Defender of Western Civilization • Reporter calls Dutch politician ‘racist’ for opposing immigration and suggesting Judeo-Christian culture is superior to Islamic culture. Brian Fitzpatrick -- March 31, 2008
ABC Follows ‘Born Gay’ Script to a T • Good Morning America promotes the latest gay gene study, and marginalizes the opposing scientific voice by labeling him as religious. Robert Knight -- March 28, 2008
Dumbest Book of the Year • Even liberals cannot trust the new book by Eric Alterman, Why We're Liberals. L. Brent Bozell III -- March 27, 2008
All They Need Is Love? • ABC’sGood Morning America fails to ask hard questions when a transgendered ‘man’ announces ‘his’ pregnancy. Colleen Raezler -- March 26, 2008
Oh, Those Naughty Broadcasters • NBC pokes its finger in the FCC’s eye, and Fox says ‘No’ to paying fine. Kristen Fyfe -- March 25, 2008
Does Profanity Reign Supreme? • What Hollywood really wants - and in a cowardly way, is refusing to declare publicly - is the “right” to bombard your living room, and your children, with obscenities. L. Brent Bozell III -- March 21, 2008
ABC’s Raddatz Recoils from True Political Leadership • Reporter is appalled that Cheney refuses to base Iraq strategy on public opinion polls, as network coverage of the war’s fifth anniversary emphasizes costs, ignores benefits. Brian Fitzpatrick -- March 20, 2008
Obama’s Church of Slurs • Barack Obama looks phony either way. Either he missed all of these sermons or he sincerely thinks that hateful, race-baiting, America-bashing sermons are part of a pleasant Sunday worship experience. The press has an obligation to pursue this. L. Brent Bozell III -- March 18, 2008
Keeping ‘Pigs’ Out of Your Parlor • The Supreme Court will rule on "fleeting expletives" and broadcast indecency. Jan LaRue, Esq. -- March 17, 2008
Media Silence on the Myth of ‘Safe Sex’ • Here’s what the networks refuse to report: condoms are only partially effective, even when used perfectly, in preventing a host of STDs. Robert Knight -- March 17, 2008
Lewis Black, Anti-Catholic Hack • Black is the star of a brand new Comedy Central show named The Root of All Evil. Comedians act like prosecutors, with Black as judge, trying to determine which of two allegedly evil forces is worse. The battle for the debut episode: Oprah Winfrey vs. the Catholic Church. L. Brent Bozell III -- March 14, 2008
Whoopi! ABC’s Goldberg Calls for Legalizing Prostitution • The View’s hostess responds to the Spitzer scandal by arguing for decriminalizing the flesh trade, ignoring the pain of infidelity and the exploitation of vulnerable women. Colleen Raezler -- March 11, 2008
Stand By Your Womanizer • Hopefully, the Spitzer family will experience forgiveness and reconciliation. That takes time and work. But exploitation of the family by the one who broke the trust is hardly the right catalyst. Jan LaRue, Esq. -- March 11, 2008
Sermon from Mt. Obama Raises Big Questions • Barack Obama has expounded his revised standard version of the Sermon on the Mount, but the MSM couldn’t care less if Obama waxes theological from here to eternity. Jan LaRue, Esq. -- March 7, 2008
Rape Films at Yale • Pornographer runs afoul of a force more powerful than Christianity, at least in Ivy League precincts: feminism. L. Brent Bozell III -- March 6, 2008
Runaway Bridal Coverage • Nets ignore crucial California Supreme Court case on same-sex 'marriage.' Robert Knight -- March 5, 2008
Clueless in Obama Nation • On Sunday, at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio, Sen. Obama promoted homosexual legal civil unions in answer to a question posed by a pastor, and then threw out this challenge: “If people find that controversial then I would just refer them to the Sermon on the Mount, which I think is, in my mind, for my faith, more central than an obscure passage in Romans.” Robert Knight -- March 3, 2008
Network Jailbreak • NBC, ABC and CBS loose their America-bashing impulse in stories on the U.S. incarceration rate. Brian Fitzpatrick -- February 29, 2008
NBC Focuses on Quality Family Time • Today Show hosts highlight low-cost, low-tech ways for families to spend time together. Colleen Raezler -- February 29, 2008
GMA: Is Victoria’s Secret Too Sexy? • ABC un-coverage crams dozens of semi-dressed models and naked body parts into two minutes of morning television news. Kristen Fyfe -- February 29, 2008
Bill Buckley Made It Okay to Be a Conservative • I was a conservative as a kid, but fell under the sway of liberal profs and the New Age culture. But Buckley was a key force in pulling me back to reality. Robert Knight -- February 27, 2008
Religion in America and on the Network News • It’s always interesting to see how different news organizations report the exact same information. Kristen Fyfe -- February 26, 2008
Oscar’s a Grouch this Year • The Oscars flopped this year, along with all those anti-military, anti-Iraq War movies. Even Michael Moore went belly-up. Robert Knight and Colleen Raezler -- February 26, 2008
Doves vs. Oscars • What do the Academy Awards -- and mainstream media movie critics -- have against family-friendly films? L, Brent Bozell III -- February 22, 2008
The New York Times, John McCain, and the Abuse of Ethics Reporting • By playing politics with a story, America's 'paper of record' has made it more difficult for journalists to keep politicians accountable for their moral conduct. Brian Fitzpatrick -- February 21, 2008
Dear Abby, or Dear Dr. Ruth? • A mother should accept her daughter making a living by running porn sites? Robert Knight -- February 20, 2008
‘Dumb’ Americans • Author Susan Jacoby attacks conservatives and religious believers while promoting new book. Colleen Raezler -- February 20, 2008
Sex Education Veers the Wrong Way • The Washington Post steers parents to a perfectly awful book about sex, Robie Harris's It's Perfectly Normal. Robert Knight -- February 19, 2008
Nets Slam Gun Rights • Following the Valentine’s Day shootings at NIU, the network tom-toms pounded out the familiar anti-Second Amendment beat - even taking whacks at Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Brian Fitzpatrick -- February 18, 2008
Kids, Courage and Character • Sometimes facing your fears can have unexpected results. Kristen Fyfe -- February 18, 2008
Disney's Titillation and Litigation • Disney, the corporation that brought us Tinkerbell, has lawyers on staff arguing that nudity and obscenity on TV are OK. L. Brent Bozell III -- February 15, 2008
Hillary, Queen of All Media • How top American journalists kowtowed to Candidate Clinton. Brian Fitzpatrick -- February 14, 2008
Morning Media’s Valentines to Vulgarity • Jane Fonda drops the C-bomb on NBC’s Today Show, and ABC’s The View trots out bare-chested Chippendales and condoms. Colleen Raezler -- February 14, 2008
Liar, Liar, Who’s the Liar? • Baseball great Roger Clemens and his former trainer testify before Congress. While the media and America wonder which one lied, the real issue is what the scandal says about our culture. Kristen Fyfe -- February 14, 2008
Turning Fool’s Gold Into the Real Thing • Despite his short-term pledge of support, soon-to-be father McConaughey is telegraphing the message that he might or might not be around for the long haul. Robert Knight -- February 12, 2008
Obama, Thomas and Liberal Bias • The media paint the Supreme Court Justice's autobiography as "angry," but ignore the rage in the presidential candidate's autobiography. Jan LaRue, Esq. -- February 8, 2008
CBS and Devilish Dexter • Dexter finds killing and dismembering human beings to be intoxicating. CBS thinks we, too, should be fascinated and intoxicated by that. L. Brent Bozell III -- February 8, 2008
Stow the Chairs: Bobby Knight’s Gone • In a time of ultra-sensitivity, when real men are advised to be more like the ladies, a lot of us were thinking (to ourselves) that there goes one untamed son of a gun, the kind of man that braved the Atlantic and settled the West. Robert Knight -- February 8, 2008
Character, Personified • Marine Sean Stokes exemplified courage, patriotism and selflessness in winning the Silver Star in Iraq. Brian Fitzpatrick -- February 7, 2008
CosmoGirl’s Pot Calls the Kettle Black • The teen-oriented glossy takes a shot at Hollywood and Madison Avenue for pushing sex on young girls. Have they read their own magazine? Colleen Raezler -- February 6, 2008
Charting the Public Cost of Celebrities • The LAPD said in a statement Thursday that it used "a number of resources" in escorting the ambulance transporting Spears to UCLA Medical Center because of "previous, overly aggressive actions of some members of the media, and in particular members of the paparazzi," according to CBS News. Robert Knight -- February 5, 2008
Super Bowl Ads Score with More Laughs but a Few Yecchs • This year's broadcast toned down the sexy ads, pumped up the humor and connected for a touchdown with the Declaration of Independence. Robert Knight -- February 4, 2008
ABC Casts Stones at Evangelical Financial Advisers • Anchor Dan Harris challenges the ‘quality’ of advice proffered by counselors who apply Biblical principles to money, mortgages and credit cards. Brian Fitzpatrick -- February 4, 2008
America’s Tabloid Coliseum • During the Roman Empire days, people would cram into coliseums to be entertained by gladiators fighting to the death. Have we created a modern American counterpart? Colleen Raezler -- January 30, 2008
Building Character One Boy at a Time • NBC Nightly News spotlights one man’s effort to chart a new course for troubled boys. Kristen Fyfe -- January 28, 2008
ABC News Pimping for Ratings • For insight on Nevada presidential politics, most national journalists might turn to political science profs at UNLV or perhaps some local ink-stained wretches. Not ABC World News Saturday. They sent their fearless camera crews into a whorehouse. Robert Knight and Brian Fitzpatrick -- January 28, 2008
Judging Churches for Being Judgmental • The Wall Street Journal runs a hostile, one-sided article about church discipline. Robert Knight -- January 28, 2008
Does Katie Couric Believe in Time Travel? • CBS Evening News suggests the 2006 teen birth rate spike is somehow ‘connected’ to pro-life films released in 2007. Brian Fitzpatrick -- January 25, 2008
Oscar Loves Juno? • For once there is a movie whose message has brought cheers from both the pro-life and pro-choice camps. This is a good thing. Hollywood is applauding Juno. The public should applaud Hollywood for Juno, too. L. Brent Bozell III -- January 25, 2008
ABC’s Pregnant Priorities • Good Morning America presents a thoughtful look at a trio of teens who have had to grow up real fast. Robert Knight -- January 22, 2008
To the Washington Post, Bill Clinton is a Man of Character • The article gives an overall impression of a good man wronged, but still fighting for his valiant, equally wronged wife’s name and campaign prospects. It’s not that the Clintons lack character, the article implies, it’s that their opponents are out to get them. Robert Knight -- January 21, 2008
Evangelists for Teen Sex • The Midwest Teen Sex Show is a series of infomercials for 'comprehensive' adolescent indulgence. L. Brent Bozell III -- January 18, 2008
Washington Post’s Bias Seeps Into Sex Ed Story • Paper equates the Southern Baptist Convention with 'religious fundamentalism,' media shorthand for 'extremists.' Robert Knight -- January 18, 2008
Abortion Rates Drop, Bias Doesn’t • Washington Post quotes three pro-choice sources, but only one pro-life source. Kristen Fyfe -- January 17, 2008
Media Mania Over Chump Change • Most of us won’t allow a hairstylist to “change” our do without an in-depth explanation. But a lot of us are buying into undefined promises of “change” from presidential contenders. Jan LaRue, Esq. -- January 15, 2008
ABC: Three-Way, Alone, It’s All Okay • The View’s ‘Hot Topics’ devolves into a raunchy game of truth or dare, minus the dare. Colleen Raezler -- January 14, 2008
‘You Have to Try to Fix It Yourself’ • ABC features an 11-year-old boy taking it upon himself to help feed Florida’s hungry. Kristen Fyfe -- January 14, 2008
The NBCs of Blasphemy • Unrepentant comedienne Kathy Griffin to be showcased on Dateline Robert Knight -- January 10, 2008
“F” is for Falsehood, Not Feminism • CosmoGirl tries to rally young women to the feminist movement, using propaganda long ago debunked. Colleen Raezler -- January 10, 2008
The Politics of Childbirth at ABC • GMA's Juju Chang asks conservative The View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck if her “views” have changed now that she’s a mom. Kristen Fyfe -- January 9, 2008
Hollywood Writers Strike Comes Home to Roost • Golden Globes cancelled, violent Dexter comes to CBS from Showtime, and an onslaught of reality programming on tap. Kristen Fyfe -- January 8, 2008
Are Connecticut Justices, Hartford Courant Courting Same-Sex Marriage? • The state’s largest newspaper, and the oldest in the nation, The Hartford Courant, hasn’t covered the case on its news pages since it was argued last May. But that doesn’t mean the paper has kept its bias in the closet. Jan LaRue, Esq. -- January 8, 2008
Tila Success Inspires More Trash TV • Second 'Shot at Love,' plus a new spin-off, a transgender dating show, and an attempt by Cher to capitalize on daughter's lesbianism are in the works. Kristen Fyfe -- January 3, 2008
What Does 'Family Friendly' Mean? • Apparently in today's TV landscape it includes bloody murders and dialogue filled with sexual slang. L. Brent Bozell III -- January 3, 2008
Moviegoers Skip the Atheist Pixie Dust • December’s box office indicates American audiences want entertainment, not controversy. Colleen Raezler -- January 2, 2008
