Newsbusters: Colbert Suggests It Will Take Years To Rebuild Democracy After Trump CBS’s Stephen Colbert mourned on Tuesday’s edition of The Late Show that it will take several years to rebuild democracy after President Trump leaves office. Colbert’s lamentations came as Trump addressed sailors onboard the USS George Washington in Japan, which led him to…
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The Shutdown Blame Game: Examining the Stones River Claim
Introduction A social media post from “Rapid Response 47” makes sweeping claims about Stones River National Battlefield’s closure, attributing it to a “Democrat shutdown” driven by healthcare policy for undocumented immigrants. This narrative demands scrutiny—not just of the facts, but of the political framing designed to inflame rather than inform. The Factual Landscape National Park…
Joy Reid’s Journalism: A Study in Rhetorical Excess and Institutional Failure
Introduction Joy Reid’s latest inflammatory commentary—claiming that “mediocre white men never invented anything”—is not merely another misstep in an already controversial career. It is emblematic of a broader decline in standards within American broadcast journalism. Reid’s style of commentary, characterized by sweeping racial generalizations, historical distortions, and performative outrage, should not be confused with serious…
Navigating the Political Waters: The Journey of POLITICO
Founding and Beginnings: POLITICO was founded in 2007 by a group of Washington insiders aiming to revolutionize political journalism. The principal founders were Robert Allbritton, a businessman with a history in media, and John F. Harris, a former Washington Post reporter, alongside Jim VandeHei, another ex-Washington Post journalist. Their vision was to create a platform…
azcentral’s Tiffany Acosta: The Anti-X Evangelist with a Bias Agenda
Arizona Republic – Tiffany Acosta: Are you over Twitter? How to deactivate or delete X permanently X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has undergone some changes since Elon Musk bought it in 2022. In addition to changing the name, Musk laid off thousands of employees, gutted the content moderation team and started…
BREAKING: European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) Declares War on Reality
Oh, what a glorious day! The EFJ, guardians of free speech, have decided to take their marbles and go home from the playground that is X. Yes, these valiant defenders of the sacred Article 10 have decided that the largest digital agora for free speech is suddenly too toxic for their delicate sensibilities. They claim…
Free Speech or Free for All? The CNN-Girdusky Incident Explained
PJMedia: CNN Segment Descends Into Chaos, Conservative Analyst Banned Over Joke It’s hard to believe that the liberal media is still pushing the narrative that Trump having a rally at Madison Square Garden was an homage to a 1939 Nazi rally held at the same venue. CNN went all in on this narrative Monday night…
The Illusion of Informed: How Headline News and Social Media Snippets Mislead the Masses
In a world where the average attention span is shorter than a goldfish’s memory, it’s no surprise that the article “The Illusion of Informed” could’ve just as well been headlined “Most People Don’t Even Read These Days.” Imagine the outrage if people actually read! Book sales would soar, Twitter would become the next great library,…
The Erosion of Media Trust in America: A Case for Democrat Influence in Media Reporting
As of 2022, only 3.4% of journalists were reported to be Republicans. In recent years, the trust Americans place in their media has plummeted to unprecedented lows, sparking widespread debate on the role media plays in shaping democratic institutions. According to a Gallup poll in 2023, only 32% of Americans express confidence in the media’s…