Category: News Critique

Words Fail….. More Evidence That The GOP Has Gone Nuts

This article SHOULD show how building a fence to stop illegal immigration is a hopelessly flawed idea. Instead… Well… I think it’s supposed to show that McCain and Schumer are letting illegals into the country…. Or something. Idunno. The comments are priceless! Here’s one: “And the son-of-a-bitch did nothing to stop it?! Yet, he can [...]

When The Name Doesn’t Represent The Content…. Part 2 *UPDATE* Post Is Void!

UPDATE – Dan B came to the rescue. Thankfully, he wrote a nice post on the topic, so this post is mute. So, it’s March 26th, and the Supreme Court hear the arguments for the Prop 8 case concerning the legality and Constitutionality of same sex marriage. Guess which blog that has the name Gay [...]

The Hoax, And What It Shows About The Media, And Us.

By now you’ve all heard about the Manti Te’o hoax. Details so far are here. I’m not going to go into details about the hoax, as this is just breaking and I’m sure there is much more that will come out.  Here is the point I want to touch on. Within, and outside of the [...]

Snow Fall! Journalism Success… And Fail!

Here is the latest web offering from the New York Times. It’s being touted as the future of web content, and will supplant blogs and newspapers as our source for information. Layout wise, it is impressive. But are they expecting us to want to read, or, for those of us wading in the blog-pool, produce, [...]

Monday December 24th, 2012 in Journalism, News Critique | No Comments »

When The Name Doesn’t Represent The Content….

I don’t like the title I just came up with, and I don’t feel all that comfortable being critical of bloggers who I also consider friends. But Bruce… Dan… The name of your blog is “Gay Patriot“. It’s been 4 days since the election, and you’ve written nothing about the success of the four pro [...]

Saturday November 10th, 2012 in Gay., News Critique | No Comments »

MSNBC = Obama Campaign.

As if their were any doubt. But I’m not saying it… Chris Mathews is! “Well, this, um… wasn’t an MSNBC debate, was it. It just wasn’t. It had none of the things you mentioned. It didn’t mention all the key fighting points of this campaign…” Fighting points???? Fighting against whom????? There is a hot debate [...]

Giving A Democrat “Some Love”… Double Whammy Style! UPDATE

And when I say “Love”, I mean attention, and not in a good way.  republicans have been feeling the wrath of Sonicfrog, now it’s a Democrat’s turn. Elizabeth Warren is trying to capture the Mas Senate seat now occupied by Republican Scott Brown.  She came off as the working class defender in her first ad, [...]

Friday September 28th, 2012 in Honesty, News Critique, Politics / Law Stuff | 9 Comments »

Journalism Fail – For Having.

Headline: Golden West teacher arrested in sex with student Well, if I’m gonna be arrested, there are worse places to be than “In Sex”.   Share on Facebook

Monday September 24th, 2012 in News Critique | No Comments »

Media FAIL… The Daily Beast Going Bust?

Looks like the Harmon family is divesting interest in NewsWeeks Daily Beast online blog. Barry Diller launched The Daily Beast under the auspices of former New Yorker and Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown in October 2008. The presence of Brown, coupled with an emphasis on political coverage that dovetailed with the election of U.S. President [...]

More Journalism FAIL – Taking Quotes WAY Out Of Context.

This is stunning! If you follow my blog, you will know that I can’t stand it when an interview of a news-maker or candidate is edited to make the person look dumb or out of touch. Conservative radio talk hosts do it all the time. I called foul when Breitbart did it with Sherry Sharrod. [...]

Tuesday June 19th, 2012 in News Critique, Politics / Law Stuff | 3 Comments »