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Hollywood Loses Big on “Fair Game”

The latest attempt by Hollywood to gather sympathy for fellow liberals while attacking the Bush administration has fallen flat at the box office.

Fox News Continues Ratings Dominance, CNN Still Lags

Fox News continues to show strength, while MSNBC runs away from CNN in the cable news ratings race. This post is cobbled together from three separate TV Newser items which reported on the November ratings reports for cable.

Palin Talks Turkey, Blasts Media

Sarah Palin who has been ridiculed for her North Korean gaffe called for the media to apply even standards when it comes to candidates and their invariable gaffes. From her Facebook page.

iPad Newspaper Could Be Print News Killer

An interesting collaboration between Apple and News Corp to launch an iPad only newspaper may wind up hastening the demise of the printed page.

Jon Stewart:  ‘Lay Off Palin Children’

The Daily Show host Jon Stewart is fed up with all the attention and criticism heaped on Bristol and Willow Palin and wants the media to back off.

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Liberal Online News Site Shutting Down

The Washington Independent a smallish liberal online news site has run out of money and will cease producing original content on December 1. From The Washington Independent

James Murdoch: ‘Apps Killing Print News’

First it was the internet now it’s mobile device applications that are threatening the future of print news. From Reuters

CNN’s Martin: Palin Is the “Kim Kardashian of Politics”

CNN’s Roland Martin compared Sarah Palin to Kim Kardashian on AC 360.

New York Times Editor Grateful for Readers’ Ignorance

The New York Times assistant managing editor Gerald Mazorati told a conference that most of the papers’ subscribers don’t realize how much they are paying for their subscription which is good for the company.

NPR’s Liasson Compares Pelosi to Churchill

NPR’s Mara Liasson guesting on Fox News Sunday compared the soon to be former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s “accomplishments” to those of Winston Churchill.

MSNBC’s Schultz Ignores Facts, Attacks Palin

MSNBC’s Ed Schultz could hardly contain himself as he discussed what he called the “Palin Plague” with HuffPo’s Sekoff.

U.S. News Kisses Ink Goodbye Goes Digital

Facing an increasing tough advertising climate U.S. News and World Report announced this week that it will cease publishing a print magazine and switch to an all digital format. From Yahoo! News

MSNBC Suspends Olbermann Over Campaign Contributions

MSNBC announced this afternoon that they have suspended “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann indefinitely for violating the networks ethics policy regarding campaign contributions.

CNN Continues Ratings Slide, Parker Spitzer No Help

CNN’s ratings plunged in October casting further doubt on their strategy to appeal to the middle of the political spectrum.

Olbermann Says Stewart “Jumped the Shark”

Far left MSNBC host Keith Olbermann took issue with Jon Stewart’s remarks about cable television at his rally Saturday and said the Comedy Central host had “jumped the shark.”

KCET Receives $1 Million Gift To Help It Leave PBS System

Los Angeles based KCET which announced two weeks ago that it would leave PBS and go independent has received a $1 million gift from the conservative Ahmanson Foundation to ease the transition.

Andrea Mitchell Covers for Philly Democrat Machine

In an interview with Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA) NBC’s Andrea Mitchell provided some cover for the Congressman after his description of street money sounded eerily like vote buying.

Spitzer Takes On Tea Party, Parker Goes AWOL

Tea Party activist and radio talk show host Dana Loesch received no help from “conservative” Kathleen Parker during her appearance on the Parker Spitzer show.

N.Y. Times To Stick With Print Despite Losses

The Gray Lady is still committed to the printed page despite continuing losses. From FishbowlNY

Barbara Walters Lectures Co-Hosts After Walkout

Barbara Walters was not very happy last week when Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar walked off the set during a guest appearance by Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, and gave them a stern lecture about their behavior.