Don Irvine

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.

Former TV Network Producer, Upset with Andrea Mitchell

For former CBS producer Greg Kandra, the selective editing of a segment that was shown on Andrea Mitchell's show on MSNBC of Mitt Romney’s remarks after going to a Wawa convenience store for the first time was the last straw. He is now “done” defending his former colleagues and denying the existence of liberal media bias.

New York Times Editor Compares Adelson, Koch Brothers to Watergate Era

At a meeting of the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference last Saturday in Boston, New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson said that she is proud of the newspaper’s coverage of super PAC donations, and compared the donations of Sheldon Adelson and the Koch brothers to what happened during the Watergate era:

Is The Boston Globe For Sale?

In a lengthy, behind-the-scenes look at The New York Times by Joe Hagan in New York magazine, he speculates that with former CEO and president Janet Robinson now gone, the company may place The Boston Globe back on the block in the near future.

Rather Says He Doesn’t See Any Liberal Media Bias

Former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather stopped by The View earlier this week and told Joy Behar that he doesn’t think the media have a liberal bias.

O’Reilly Exposes Andrea Mitchell’s Liberal Bias [Video]

On Wednesday night, on the Fox News Channel’s O’Reilly Factor, Bill O’Reilly took on the subject of media bias, focusing specifically on a recent report by Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC which showed that she was less than objective when it came to covering Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.

ABC News Dresses Up Tot In “Pretty Woman” Outfit

ABC News’ reality hidden-camera show What Would You Do? went undercover to see how bystanders would react to a little girl dressed up as a hooker, as originally portrayed by Julia Roberts in “Pretty Woman.”

Wisconsin Journalists Chastised for Signing Gov. Walker Recall Petition

Late last week, Kevin Corrado, publisher of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, told readers that 25 Gannett Wisconsin Media journalists, including seven at his own paper, had signed the petition calling for the recall of Gov. Scott Walker:

The Future of News is Mobile

We have seen it coming for the last few years and now the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism’s 2012 State of the Media report confirms that the future of news is mobile.

End of an Era as C-SPAN Founder Steps Down

Brian Lamb, the visionary founder of the nonprofit cable network C-SPAN, announced that he is stepping down as CEO after 33 years and turning the daily operation over to two of his most trusted lieutenants, Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain.

New Report Names Newspapers as the Fastest Shrinking Industry in America

A new report issued this week from the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) and social media network Linkedin that studied a wide range of industries showed that the newspaper industry suffered the biggest decline of any from 2007-2011.

Can Paywalls Save the Newspaper Industry?

The recession may be officially over, but don’t try telling that to newspaper executives who are still struggling to replace lost ad revenues and subscribers, and find a new path to profitability.

Ed Schultz: Gingrich’s Southern Supporters are “Low Information Voters”

After Newt Gingrich easily won the Georgia Republican presidential primary last night, MSNBC anchor Ed Schultz said that people who believe that Gingrich can bring gas prices down to $2.50 a gallon are “low information voters.”

Newspapers Digital Future is Bleak

A new study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism reveals that newspapers are struggling to offset print revenue losses with digital revenue.

Newspaper Ad Revenues Are Falling Over a Cliff

While it has been widely reported that ad revenues, which are the lifeblood of every newspaper, have been falling for years, a new chart from the Newspaper Association of America shows just how much those revenues have fallen, portending an even bleaker future for the industry.

In Search of Revenues, More Papers Erect Paywalls

Newspapers, which have seen their print business decimated by the recession and the Internet, are fighting back by enacting paywalls on their websites in an effort to capture some of the revenue lost from reader defections from their print publications.