Don Irvine

Newsweek Gives Up on Print–Going Digital in 2013

Newsweek announced today that after nearly 80 years, it will cease publishing the magazine in print and go all digital in 2013. They are basically throwing in the towel on the disastrous merger of Newsweek and The Daily Beast.

CNN’s Crowley Gives Obama a Boost During Debate

President Obama,who needed a knockout performance at last night’s presidential debate to revive his flagging campaign, received a big boost from moderator Candy Crowley at a critical juncture of the debate.

NBC’s Chuck Todd: Romney Could “Win the Election” in the Next Debate

On Monday, during an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, NBC Chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd told host Joe Scarborough that with another strong debate performance, Mitt Romney could put the election away:

Online Media Consumption Continues to Grow At the Expense of Newspapers

A new Pew study on news consumption shows that digital media, particularly social media, continues to grow at a rapid rate, with newspapers and radio suffering the most from the move to online news.

Reed Irvine, Conservative Media Pioneer

Ninety years ago today, in Salt Lake City, Utah, a boy was born to William and Edna Irvine. That boy was my father, Reed Irvine, the founder and first chairman of Accuracy in Media. My father grew up poor, as many did at that time, but thanks to his mother he had an almost insatiable appetite for reading and a thirst for knowledge. After two years of high school, he went on to attend the University of Utah where he was not only elected to Phi Beta Kappa, but also wrestled and was given the nickname “Killer,” which would epitomize his instincts towards the liberal media later in his adult life.

Distrust of Media Hits an All-Time High

A new Gallup poll released on Friday shows that Americans' faith in the media has hit a new low, with 60 percent expressing “not much” faith or no faith “at all” in the media, compared with 40 percent who said they had either a “great deal” or a “fair amount” of faith in the media to report the news accurately.

Four in Ten Newspaper Jobs Have Disappeared in the last Ten Years

The recession and continued economic slump have taken a bite out of many industries in the last few years, but one of the hardest hit sectors has been newspaper publishing, which has been shrinking at a rate faster than most as advertising and circulation have been in a downward spiral for years, with no end in sight.

Chris Matthews and Andrea Mitchell Try to Put Condoleezza Rice On the Spot

During an interview with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice after her rousing speech at the Republican National Convention, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell was interrupted by Chris Matthews who pushed Mitchell to ask Rice whether or not her speech was a “rejoinder to all the birtherism and narrowness that she’s heard in their party?”

Gingrich Exposes Chris Matthews’ “Racist Thinking”

Chris Matthews, who earlier on Monday attacked RNC chairman Reince Priebus on MSNBC’s Morning Joe program for playing what he called the race card, met his match on Monday night on Hardball when he continued harping on GOP racism, only to be called out by Newt Gingrich for his “racist thinking.”

In the Tank? Mark Halperin Admits the Media are Helping Obama on Romney Tax Return Issue

The Obama campaign continues to hound Mitt Romney over the release of his tax returns, and according to MSNBC political analyst Mark Halperin, the media have played a big role in keeping the issue alive.

CNN Promises Unbiased Convention Coverage—MSNBC President Calls CNN “Desperate”

On Tuesday, CNN released its plans for covering the Republican and Democratic national conventions, saying that they will offer “nonstop, unbiased programming” in Tampa and Charlotte. MSNBC president Phil Griffin responded by calling the network “desperate.”

Biden: Romney Administration “Going to Put Y’all Back In Chains”—Obama Campa

Vice President Joe Biden created quite an uproar when he told a crowd of supporters that a Romney administration would “put y’all back in chains” during a campaign speech in Danville, Virginia, on Tuesday.

DNC Chairwoman Claims She Has “No Idea” About Political Affiliations of Priorities USA S

Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz appeared on Fox News Sunday and defended the recent attack ad by Democratic Super PAC Priorities USA Action. She said that she had "no idea" what the political affiliation of the people associated with the organization is.

CNN Hits Another 20-Year Low; Time Warner CEO Pledges to “Fix It”

The summer Olympics have cut into the viewership of all networks not named NBC, but the drain was particularly acute at CNN. They hit yet another 20-year low in primetime ratings last week.

As Losses Pile Up, News Corp’s “The Daily” Chops Staff

This may be the digital age, but for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, the bold experiment to create a tablet-only newspaper has largely failed, as evidenced by yesterday’s announcement that the The Daily will lay off 29% of its staff in an attempt to stay afloat.

Colorado Tea Party Smear Not Brian Ross’ First Blunder

ABC News investigative reporter Brian Ross suggested on Good Morning America on Friday that James Holmes, the man accused of committing mass murder in a crowded movie theater earlier that morning, might be a member of the Colorado Tea Party Patriots. For Ross, it was just the latest in a series of blunders.

Chris Matthews Can’t Understand Why Conservatives Keep Bashing “the Perfect AmericanR

Chris Matthews went on a mini-rampage on Tuesday night on MSNBC’s Hardball, as he vehemently defended the President by calling him the perfect father, husband and American who has never done anything wrong, and therefore doesn’t deserve the criticism that conservatives have heaped upon him.

New Name But Same Bias at NBCNews.com

After 16 years of working together on the MSNBC.com website, Microsoft and NBC News have finally parted company with yesterday’s rebranding of the MSNBC.com website under the NBCNews.com banner.

FactCheck.org: Obama Campaign Is “All Wet” on Romney Outsourcing Claims

FactCheck.org, which had labeled a new Obama campaign ad calling Mitt Romney a “pioneer in outsourcing” as “untrue” and “thinly supported,” defended itself against criticism from the Obama campaign by saying that they are “all wet” when it comes to their outsourcing claims against Romney.

New York Times’ Charles Blow Says Voter ID Laws Could Lead To a “Stolen Election”

New York Times opinion columnist Charles Blow used his appearance on Martin Bashir’s program on Tuesday to take a shot at Republican-led efforts to enact voter identification laws, calling them a “poll tax.” He said that it will help the GOP steal the election in the fall.