Ken Shepherd

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CBSNews.com's Birthday Gift to Fidel: A Story Devoid of Castro Critics

8/14/2009 9:18 AM ET
"As Castro Turns 83, Cuba Caught Between Past, Future," announces an August 13 headline for the CBSNews.com World Watch blog. The 10-paragraph entry by Havana-based news producer Portia Siegelbaum ...

Times Fails to Report on Maersk Alabama Captain's Call to Arm Crews

5/1/2009 12:24 PM ET
So much for "all the news that's fit to print." The subject of an amazing Navy hostage rescue from Somali pirates testified to Congress, but it didn't make the paper.

USNews's Erbe: Bristol Palin Has More Maturity than Mother

3/13/2009 12:00 AM ET
Columnist blames abstinence education for teen's situation.

Newsweek's Miller Plays Armchair Theologian to Defend Same-Sex Marriage

12/9/2008 1:00 AM ET
Miller illuminates her own prejudice against religious folk in her interpretation of Scripture.

Stop the Presses! Palin's Church Holds to Bible's Teaching on Homosexuality!

9/8/2008 12:00 AM ET
Once again, AP gets a religion story wrong because of theological ignorance.

Red State: Rick Warren Sells Out to Libs on CNN

8/15/2008 12:00 AM ET
Evangelical pastor's Compassionate Leader forum for Obama, McCain is cohosted by representatives of far-left religion.

Prescription For Bias

3/14/2007 3:47 PM ET
Networks Downplay Drug Costs, Treat Medicine as Entitlement

Prescription For Bias: Executive Summary

3/14/2007 3:38 PM ET
Networks Downplay Drug Costs, Treat Medicine as Entitlement

Times Laments Denied Medicaid Enrollment for Americans without Birth Certificates

3/12/2007 10:00 AM ET
Correspondent Robert Pear insisted a new Bush administration policy requiring documentation for Medicaid has "shut out tens of thousands" of Americans eligible for the program. Yet even Pear ...

ABC Puts Emotionally Involved Reporter on Hurricane Insurance Story

2/20/2007 4:54 PM ET
Dismissing industry facts, Robin Roberts admits her mother has a claim against one of the companies.

ABC Reports New Autism Study Finds Genetics, Not Toxins, to Blame for Rise in Cases

2/19/2007 4:49 PM ET
But network failed to remind viewers it gave Robert Kennedy a soapbox about mercury as cause for disease.

ABC Slams State Farm as 'Greedy' Neighbor for Suspending Policy Sales in Mississippi

2/15/2007 4:41 PM ET
Reporter Chris Cuomo ignored industry argument that 'groundless' lawsuit by the state's attorney general created a hostile business environment.

Post Changes Its Tune on Sallie Mae Stock Sale

2/14/2007 10:42 AM ET
Reporter notes Democrats smell insider trading, but he left out facts he first reported four days earlier before congressional leaders called for investigation.

NY Times Insists Economy Isn't as Good as It Appears

2/13/2007 12:20 PM ET
Reporters rely on discredited housing bubble storyline, comparison to tech bubble of 1990s.

CBS's Harry Smith: Is Al Gore a Prophet?

2/9/2007 5:00 PM ET
Reporter gives former vice president a worshipful interview, suggests Gore could have done more if he were elected president.

Philadelphia Inquirer Finds No Eatery Owners Complaining About Trans Fat Ban

2/9/2007 11:45 AM ET
Reporters cite restaurant owners as pro-regulation, but had ditched trans fats long before the new law passed.

Fortune Magazine Slams Coal Company, Praises Alliance Between Big Biz, Enviros

2/8/2007 6:10 PM ET
Reporter Marc Gunther pits TXU coal company against 'pro-business' green groups that oppose nuclear energy and favor tax increases.

'American Morning' on Yo-Yo Diet of Obesity Hype

2/8/2007 1:29 PM ET
Twice this week, the CNN show has scoffed at anti-sugar crusades as silly or over-the-top, a departure from its usual reporting on the 'obesity epidemic.'

ABC's Avila Throws Book at Wal-Mart over Class Action Case

2/7/2007 6:54 PM ET
Reporter leaves out argument that 9th Circuit ruling flies in face of standing precedent and could hurt business.

Repeat Offender: NBC's 'Law & Order: SVU' Slams Businessmen in February Sweeps Show

2/7/2007 3:09 PM ET
In 2006 study, crime drama was found to blame businessmen for nearly 50 percent of show's felonies.