Bad news is built into the DNA of journalism. Reporters don’t cover the bank that didn’t get robbed or the plane that didn’t crash. Tornadoes and earthquakes and hurricanes make page one. Sunny days don’t. But we all know that most banks don’t get robbed and most planes land safely and… CONTINUE
Does Jim Acosta Have a Constitutional Right … to be a Jerk?
I knew that bank robbers had the constitutional right to due process and that kidnappers and terrorists had due process rights, but I had no idea that a cable television news reporter who repeatedly tries to make himself the story and take over news conferences had such a right –… CONTINUE
Trump Versus Acosta Is Bad for the Brain
Editor’s Note: Here’s another take on the confrontation between Jim Acosta and President Trump. It’s by John Daly. -0- When word came out that the White House was temporarily suspending the press pass of CNN reporter Jim Acosta for “placing his hands” on a White House intern, I was reminded… CONTINUE
No Culpability in Spreading Bad Info?
I typically don’t write columns based on Twitter conversations, but there was one yesterday involving CNN’s Jake Tapper that I think is worthy of some discussion in regard to the spreading of media disinformation. A little background first: Last Sunday, Tapper interviewed Republican Senator Ben Sasse, who has a new… CONTINUE
Pulling Back the Curtain on the Nikki Haley Story
On Thursday, the New York Times ran a story with this eye-catching headline: “Nikki Haley’s View of New York Is Priceless. Her Curtains? $52,701.” Nearly $53,000… for curtains? Surely this can’t be! But it’s true. As reported by the Times, the U.S. State Department spent that amount last year on “customized… CONTINUE
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