Speak Fake To Power The cast and writers of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show have taken on an awesome assignment. While delivering biting satire on the events of the day, they are also savagely exposing the journalistic failure of the conventional media. Anchor, Jon Stewart, is fond of referring to the program as the “fake” [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2004
Oct 12
Sinclair Broadcasting’s Election Tampering
Sinclair Broadcasting is inserting itself into the presidential election in the most abusive way imaginable. They are ordering their 62 affiliates to preempt regularly scheduled programming to air a dubious and blatantly anti-Kerry documentary, Stolen Honor, produced by a former Washington Times writer. This is the same company that forbade its affiliate from airing the [...]
Oct 03
Redstone’s Vote: What Would Viacom Do?
Sumner Redstone, CEO of Viacom, the parent company of CBS, told the Wall Street Journal that he’s backing George W. Bush for president. “I look at the election from what’s good for Viacom. I vote for what’s good for Viacom….from a Viacom standpoint, the election of a Republican administration is a better deal. Because the [...]
