While I have been preoccupied with unspecified clandestine activites, not much has occurred in the world of media – unless you consider FEMA staging a fake press conference with FEMA staff posing as reporter “something.” And it is certainly nothing groundbreaking when Fox News analysts spend their air time promoting a U.S. attack on Iran.
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Oct 24
News Corpse On Assignment
For the next couple of weeks I will be engaged in activities that will preclude me from delivering my usual stream of enlightening essays and insights. Is it the intrusion of work? Vacation? Or a top secret mission to infiltrate Rupert Murdoch’s international disinformation cartel? I’m not saying. I should be resuming my regular schedule [...]
Oct 23
The Stephen Colbert Campaign Catches Fire
Since announcing his intention to seek the nomination of both parties for President of the United States, Stephen Colbert has demonstrated a deft media strategy (appearing on Meet the Press, Larry King, etc) and popular appeal. In the first poll to be released since his announcement he shows both strength and promise. Here are the [...]
Oct 21
From The “I Wish I’d Said That” Department
Here’s a cartoon from the Village Voice back in January of 2006. It’s even more relevant today with regard to its characterization of Democrats (and Republicans for that matter): I have nothing to add.
Oct 20
John Edwards’ Letter To The FCC
Responding to the FCC’s proposed new rules for media ownership, John Edwards has written a letter addressed to Commission chairman Kevin Martin. Like his predecessor Michael Powell (Colin’s boy), Martin has drafted a set of rules aimed at advancing the interests of Big Media conglomerates and permitting them to get even bigger and more powerful. [...]
Oct 19
Rejected PBS Documentary To Air On Fox News
The “Islam vs. Islamists,” episode of the PBS series “America at a Crossroads” is now scheduled to air on The Fox News Network. PBS had declined to broadcast the segment because they deemed it “alarmist” and “overreaching.” That description must have made Fox’s mouth water. Seeing as how alarmist and overreaching is the stock in [...]
Oct 19
Fox Business Network: Porn And Patriotism
The new Fox Business Network has launched and is rapidly proving itself to be faithful to the Murdochian Doctrine of Porn & Patriotism. It’s a business model that aims directly at America’s horny nationalists.Now they are narrowing their target to horny nationalistic investors. Is there really an audience for “America’s Next Top Business Models?” While [...]
Oct 18
FCC Still Shilling For Big Media
From the New York Times: “The head of the Federal Communications Commission has circulated an ambitious plan to relax the decades-old media ownership rules, including repealing a rule that forbids a company to own both a newspaper and a television or radio station in the same city.” “Kevin J. Martin, chairman of the commission, wants [...]
Oct 17
Who’s Minding The Internet?
Larry Craig (R-Restroom) told Matt Lauer last night that he has never used the Internet: “Matt, you won’t believe this. But I don’t use the Internet. I don’t have a computer at my desk. I’ve never used the Internet. It’s just not what I do.” That’s funny, because Craig is a member of the Congressional [...]
Oct 17
Media: We Don’t Torture … Republicans
In June of 2005, Sen. Richard Durbin made this statement on the Senate floor with regard to a recent FBI memo about treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay: “If I read this to you and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control, [...]
Oct 16
Dow Jones Is Already Murdoch’s Bitch
The Fox Business Network launched yesterday in a manner that affirmed its mission to dumb down business news and to manipulate information for the benefit of itself or its agenda. Emblematic of their reputation for low-brow, prurient exploitation, they managed to squeeze in an interview of the financial wizard on your left: The Naked Cowboy. [...]
Oct 15
Trouble In Paradise – The Malkin/Rivera Affair
Get out your handkerchiefs. Michelle Malkin and Bill O’Reilly are officially separated. Malkin has notified the Fester that she will no longer appear on his program because she believes that her honor was besmirched by Geraldo Rivera. Then, when Rivera starred in an obviously staged apologia on Bill-O’s program, Malkin declared that it wasn’t sufficiently [...]
Oct 14
The Fox Frame: Propaganda Is Job One
Readers of News Corpse know that I work tirelessly to persuade Democrats and progressives to decline to appear on Fox News. See Starve The Beast for a detailed analysis of why such appearances are not only pointless, but are in fact detrimental. See below for what you can expect if you do appear. Former Democratic [...]
Oct 12
Rush Limbaugh To Challenge Gore Peace Prize Win?
This morning the Nobel Committee awarded its Peace Prize to Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The announcement stirred predictable speculation as to whether this honor would spur Gore to enter the Democratic primary for president. The announcement also stirred predictable gnashing of teeth and flapping of jaws as anti-planet [...]
Oct 12
Tucker Carlson Is Afraid Of Young People Voting
One of the most persistent shortcomings of modern electoral endeavors is the meager participation of young people. There are a multitude of programs run by political parties, schools, and private advocacy groups to educate America’s youth about the importance of voting and to motivate them to get involved in the democratic process. Sadly, Tucker Carlson [...]
Oct 11
Brian De Palma Stirs Bill O’Reilly’s Wrath
On last night’s edition of the O’Reilly Factor, Brian De Palma earned the title of “worst Hollywood person I have ever come across.” Not only that but he is also “vile” and “a true villain” and his new film “Redacted” could, “lead to the deaths of Americans.” Redacted is an Iraq themed movie that tells [...]
Oct 10
Huffington Post Treading On Drudge Territory
An article on the Huffington Post seems to be reaching into the tabloid press for guidance on journalistic practice. The author, Sam Stein, a recent Dartmouth graduate, has compiled a catalog of innuendo so flimsy it’s inconceivable that any seasoned editor would allow it to be published. Unfortunately, the editors at the Huffington Post did [...]
Oct 10
Fox Business: The Business Friendly Business Network
Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films has a new video announcing the launch of the Fox Business Network (FBN): Remember, we’re talking about the network whose chairman promised to make it a more “business friendly” business network. Its managing editor, Neil Cavuto, has already compiled an impressive collection of rosy-hued Foxaganda. Fox Attacks is soliciting [...]
Oct 09
Michelle Malkin: Fox News Not Patriotic Enough
The Fox television network is sponsoring a workshop with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to help young Muslim artists aspiring to work in TV and film. “Hollywood 101“ is described as an event to… “…introduce aspiring Muslim writers, directors and actors to the entertainment industry. The event, held at FOX Studios in Century City, [...]
