It’s been my experience, having covered the news at CBS for nearly 30 years, that when the media elites come in for criticism, they’re not very good at introspection. They’re much better at circling the wagons. Dan Rather, the former CBS News anchor, is Exhibit A. On February 8, 1995… CONTINUE
Is Erosion of Public Trust the Goal?
There’s an episode of The Office entitled “The Rumor” in which the Michael Scott character (played by Steve Carell) is frustrated with never being made privy to the latest office gossip. Always desperate for inclusion in the personal lives of others, it drives him nuts that his subordinates refrain from sharing… CONTINUE
Defending Trump’s Falsehoods…on Principle?
Bernie Goldberg wrote a column the other day, in which he described how some people in the news profession are torn on whether or not they should report President-elect Trump’s numerous spoken untruths as “lies.” The point of contention is that because a false statement requires a willful intent to… CONTINUE
What Ben Carson Can Learn from Brian Williams
Anyone who reads my columns knows that I’m not a fan of Ben Carson. He says too many nutty things – about America being like Nazi Germany and about ObamaCare being the worse thing to happen to this country since slavery. And now he’s in the news, standing accused pretty… CONTINUE
The Fox News Christmas Dinner Conversation
Every year on Christmas Eve, after an early church service, my family heads over to a local restaurant for dinner with some friends and their families. It’s an event we always look forward to, and this year was no exception. After appetizers were placed on our table, and many of… CONTINUE
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