Category Archives: MEDIA BIAS

Given “mainstream” journalism’s political demeanor in modern times, and as a reflection in particular on confidence in the Associated Press (AP), the wisdom of the maxim “don’t believe everything you read in the papers”  could not be a more important … Continue reading →

Let’s pose a hypothetical: “Spike”Palin   Tweets to her many twitter followers the home address of a black person widely thought by many “white” folks to have committed a crime which law enforcement had not yet found evidence of. Her tweet … Continue reading →

OK, even our resident Crank did not come up with such a snarky title, but it is Sunday and he is no doubt temporarily subdued. The title also kind of reflects old information.  Nevertheless let’s hope that Mary Junck can … Continue reading →

“The Des Moines Occupiers packed their bags this week, ending a heartfelt, earnest, and even admirable civil action that leaves virtually no impact on governance in the state.” So sayeth the Quad Cities Times (Feb. 5, 2012)  through their editorial board … Continue reading →

Heckuva job, Eric In an editorial on April 28, 2007 entitled “Heckuva job, Alberto”, the QC Times published a  typical snarky anti-Bush piece gleefully celebrating the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Here’s what the QC Times’ editorial board had … Continue reading →

The Quad City Times can find print edition space for a story regarding a  New York City  “scandal” particularly if a Fox News connection can be wedged in to up the newsworthiness (Page A-6 1-27-12 “Son accused of sexual assault” … Continue reading →

Fast and what??  Oh Fast and Furious. In my (not so) humble opinion, this would be not just dynamite, but nuclear, if this involved a Republican administration. Unfortunately, as with every other BO scandal, it will go no where. A … Continue reading →

Hypocrisy, thy name is Froma. First brought to our attention in the pages of  The Iowa Republican (link at right)  a featured columnist of the Quad City Times, Froma Harrup, was skewered on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart this … Continue reading →

The editors and publisher of the Quad City Times were an important link in the process of inflicting Barack Obama on the nation. True they endorsed Hillary Clinton over Obama for the 2008 nomination but more important to the process … Continue reading →

Speaking of fawning coverage we move to 2011 and the “whimsical”  QCT editorial (and news pages) treatment of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) “movement.”  Lacking a better word then “movement” one need not infer a pun is intended regarding the … Continue reading →