Don Irvine

Oprah Comes to the Aid of Her OWN Channel

After what can only be described as a disappointing first year for her OWN channel, Oprah Winfrey is hoping to give the network a much needed boost this year.

Washington Post Also Apologizes for Story Linking Romney to the KKK

Just over two weeks ago Chris Matthews apologized on his Hardball program for an earlier report on MSNBC that erroneously linked a slogan in a Mitt Romney video to the KKK.

New York Times Staffers in Open Revolt Against Management

The New York Times, which has been in financial turmoil for years, is now facing an open revolt from staffers who are unhappy with the newspaper’s current management.

Glenn Who? “The Five” is Making Fox Forget Beck

The New York Times reported today that Fox News Channel’s The Five has managed to regain the audience it originally lost when the show replaced Glenn Beck in the network’s 5 p.m. time slot.

Jay Carney’s “Nastygrams” Strain White House Press Relations

Some members of the White House Press Corps, who have largely given President Obama favorable coverage during his nearly three years in office, are bristling at the communications that press secretary Jay Carney and his staff are sending them.

New York Times Set to Pay Departing CEO Over $15 Million

While The New York Times continues to struggle, departing CEO Janet L. Robinson is laughing all the way to the bank as the company agreed to pay her pension benefits earlier than previously expected.

Shocker: Chris Matthews Exposed By “Hardball” Guest for Being a Partisan

Chris Matthews, the bombastic liberal host of Hardball on MSNBC, got a dose of his own medicine last week when he interviewed Iowa talk-show host Simon Conway about the upcoming Iowa Caucuses.

New Study Predicts the Death of Newspapers in Five Years

A new report to be issued in January by the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future predicts that most newspapers will be dead in five years.

More Turmoil at The New York Times as CEO Retires Unexpectedly

In a surprise announcement, The New York Times CEO Janet Robinson announced last night that she was retiring from the company at the end of the year and that chairman Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. would take over as interim CEO.

Chris Matthews Apologizes for MSNBC Story Linking Romney to the KKK

MSNBC’s Hardball host swallowed hard and issued an apology last night for a story that aired earlier in the day on the network, which linked a slogan in a Mitt Romney video to the KKK.

MSNBC Is Looking For a Few Good Liberals

MSNBC is looking to hire a couple of writers/editors to “enhance” their 2012 campaign coverage. But as Inside Cable News (ICN) points out, the exclusion of someone with a conservative point of view calls into question whether or not there is a firewall between the cable network and its broadcast parent NBC.

Michael Moore Claims Occupy Movement Has 10 Million Leaders

Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore sat down with Conan O’Brien on Thursday night and a large part of their discussion focused on the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Occupy Wall Street Takes Refuge in NY Office Building, Wishes Media Would Stop Asking About Goals

Last week CNNMoney.com anchor Poppy Harlow received an exclusive tour of Occupy Wall Street’s New York office and showed that while the protesters are gone from Zuccotti Park, they haven’t stopped practicing their left-wing brand of activism.

Michael Moore: I Have Been Part of the 1% [Video]

During a discussion about his wealth, CNN’s Piers Morgan got liberal filmmaker Michael Moore to admit that he has been a part of the 1% that the Occupy movement has been protesting.

Singer Jackson Browne Tells Olbermann that the Occupy Movement is “Extremely Confrontational, Not Vi

During a discussion of the Occupy movement with Keith Olbermann last week, singer-songwriter Jackson Browne told Olbermann that the protesters were extremely confrontational but not violent.

Matthews: GOP Field is A “Diabolic Clown Show”

Chris Matthews devoted most of his show to the Republican presidential campaign and seemed particularly irked that Donald Trump has injected himself back into the campaign with the announcement that he will moderate a GOP debate at the end of the month.

Panetta Channels MSNBC in Speech on Israel

Politico reported that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta channeled MSNBC when he used the network’s slogan to describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict:

Fox News Continues to Crush the Competition

The November ratings are in and once again Fox News is at the top by a wide margin in both younger viewers and total audience

DNC Attack on ABC’s Jake Tapper Fails

The Democratic National Committee, which apparently thought it had the mainstream media entirely on its side, was taken aback when ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper critiqued its new attack ad on Mitt Romney as not being entirely accurate.

Garofalo: Media Let the Tea Party Slide

Last week on “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” (with guest host David Shuster) on Current TV, liberal comedian Janeane Garofalo discussed what she said was the double standard in favor of the Tea Party and how the media help them.