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The other day, I noticed in my Twitter stream that someone had complained to a local company that’s participating in a drive to help needy children get toys at Christmas. The complaint went something along the lines of this: “You need to change your philanthropy: children need food, clothes and...

If there were ever a time when the media needed to be careful when it comes to reporting what is and isn’t confirmed, this year’s election would be it. The Associated Press sent a memo to its staff reminding them of the fact, though no one in the media should...

It’s amazing to me that several news agencies made an embarrassing typo on Sunday night, as news of the killing of Osama bin Laden was breaking. Briefly at ABC News’s site, a red banner invited people to watch a live ABC News Special Report: “Reaction to Obama Bin Laden’s Death”...

A friend of mine sent me a text message wishing me a happy new year just minutes after the clock struck midnight. I missed it, because for the first time I can remember, I had dozed off before midnight. I’d blame it on getting older, but my friend is older...

CNN Anchor Rick Sanchez is no longer a CNN anchor. That’s after a radio appearance in which he made comments that makes me wonder why anyone could possibly be surprised that he’s no longer a CNN anchor. Sanchez was a guest on the Pete Dominick’s SiriusXM radio program, and spoke...

If I were running CBS, I’d take advantage of the departure of Larry King from his nightly program and make some deals for an anchor shuffle. The first step would be to finally sign the deal on that long-rumored news gathering partnership between CBS News and CNN. People have been...

Back in February, Fox News shocked just about everyone with news of a survey that named it the most trusted source for news. Fox News, when it’s doing news, isn’t necessarily as biased as its reputation would lead one to believe. The biggest problem with the network is that it...

It gets frustrating at times when you work in the media and find yourself in a profession that is constantly blasted by people accusing you of being biased, and you then see that the media outlet with the reputation for being most biased happens to be getting high ratings. It’s...

If you’ve reach the point of “disaster fatigue” and don’t want to hear anything tonight about the crisis in Haiti, tonight will be a good night to keep the television turned off. That’s because a mammoth number of networks are airing Hope for Haiti Now, a global telethon designed to raise...

During an appearance last night on Larry King Live, comedian George Lopez reached a point of embarrassment over the sheer number of promos for CNN’s upcoming special, Latino in America.  The network has been running promos for the show incessantly, seemingly in every single commercial break. During King’s show, there...

When that now-infamous UFO-looking balloon started its trek across Colorado, presumably with a six-year-old child trapped inside, it quickly became a national sensation. And, predictably enough, fodder for media critics who never cease in their search for something to whine about. The critics argue that the media shouldn’t have made...