Don Irvine

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.

Parker Spitzer Takes on Conservative Critic

Conservative direct mail guru Richard Viguerie who criticized CNN’s liberal tilt in a recent column appeared on Parker Spitzer to back up his claims.

Matthews Makes Bizarre Comparison of Tea Party and Chilean Miners

Chris Matthews host of Hardball made a strange if not gruesome comparison of the heroic Chilean miners and the Tea Party.

O’Reilly Stirs Up ‘The View’

Bill O’Reilly shook up The View when he accused Muslims of attacking America on 9/11 causing Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar to storm off the set.

Obama’s Optimism Fades

President Obama has hit the campaign trail and is trying to keep a stiff upper lip in the process but even he acknowledges that things don’t look good for the Democrats in November.

PBS Loses L.A. Station, Who’s Next?

The Public Broadcasting System suffered a major blow with the announcement that their Los Angeles affiliate KCET is leaving the system, SESAME STREET, PBS NEWSHOUR, MASTERPIECE and NOVA

Left Gripes About Conservative Media Bias

The One Nation rally on Saturday didn’t receive the kind of media coverage that they deserved according to one observer from the left.

Teachers Protest L.A. Times Over Evaulations

The L.A. Unified School District Teachers Union made good on their promise to protest the Los Angeles Times over the papers release of evaluations of over 6,000 teachers in the district.

Surprise! Online Subscribers Worth Less

According to one analyst moving newspapers to an online model may cut costs but brings in far less revenue than needed.

Dems Get Media PAC Money Too!

The Democrats and the news media have been in a tizzy since it was revealed that Rupert Murdoch’s News America PAC gave $1 million to the Republican Governors Association in June.

Teachers Union Calls for Boycott of L.A. Times

The Los Angeles Times is facing a boycott from the city’s teachers union after publishing a study that analyzed the effectiveness of over 6,000 elementary school teachers.