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Shameless in Massachusetts

Reporter, paper stick with story about an assault that wasn't, even after the account was proven wrong in court.

AP Misrepresents Public Attitude on School Distribution of Birth Control Pill

Less than a third of the public actually agree that the Portland, Maine school board should allow a middle school health center to provide birth control pills to its students without informing parents

When the Buzz Drowns Out the Music

Britney Spears mocks the Catholic confessional to sell her latest album.

Skank-o-ween 2007

For young girls, the costume trend is all about being sexy.

Media Silent on Boycott as Ford's Sales Continue to Plunge

The automaker's sales have declined for 17 of the 19 months since AFA declared its morally inspired boycott. September sales dropped by 21 percent. Still, Big Media refuses to say 'boo' about it.

Bella to Anti-War Movies: Show Me the Money!

The independent pro-life film trounced Hollywood's anti-war movies in per-theater revenues, in spite of hostile mainstream media reviews.

What Would Jesus Download?

GodTube's video of the little girl reciting Psalm 23 has been viewed four million times.

Bella and the Pro-Life Film Trend

Movie critics will probably hate Bella, since it doesn't even have oodles of sex and profanity in it to keep them entertained. Variety already booed: Manipulative pic trades in fairy-tale views of ...

'Easily Terrified, Mindless Fundamentalist Evangelical Christian Lemmings'

Columnist links religious belief and 'dumber than dirt' generation of teens.

Dumbledoring Down the Culture

A Culture and Media Institute review of 125 stories on Nexis from Friday through Tuesday turned up only one source – an online Scottish edition of The Express – that included a single critic of ...

Tying the Knot for Keeps

ABC Ably Showcases Oregon County's War on the Divorce Rate

An Army of Three? Army Recruiting Goes Astray

Keep in mind that the law Congress enacted in 1993 bars homosexuals in the military, period. And the Clinton-era policy watering down that law, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, still bars open ...

Mainers and No-Brainers

The lesson from the anything-goes crowd is so illogical it borders on the obscene. In order to protect the youth from unsavory sexual messages, we should provide them with all the technology so ...

CBS, ABC Embrace Left-Wing Christians, Greet Conservatives with Skepticism

Funny. The liberal media are quick to tout the faith and religious convictions of Democrats and progressive Christians, but treat the religious beliefs of Republican candidates as something ...

'Middle School Kids are Having Sex!'

Rather than a call for contraception, shouldn't that be a wakeup call to our culture?

Boston Legal Writers Attack 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy

ABC delivers liberal propaganda in the guise of entertainment.

Media Covers Innocuous Education Stories, Skips Incendiary Stories

It's nice to hear good news for a change, but we also need to know about schools becoming radical indoctrination centers, or handing out the pill to junior high students.

Disney Bleeps GOD from Ten Commandments Movie Ad

Who do they think chose Moses -- Tinkerbell?

Sex, Lies and Bias: The media assault on abstinence education.

In The Media Assault on Abstinence Education, the Culture and Media Institute details how the liberal media are fighting against abstinence education by trumpeting a study designed to make ...

NBC, Matt Lauer Taking Larry Craig Interview Into Prime Time

The bias is clear: NBC's Today show led with Republican Sen. Larry Craig six times in seven days, but mentioned Democratic Rep. William Jefferson's bribery scandal only once.

Miller, the Jesus-Mocking Beer

Miller Brewing Company sponsors an attack on Christianity.

Tila Tequila: the Latest in MTV Sexploitation

Like all reality shows, this one suffers from noticeable scripting, which must have been done by drooling old men in raincoats.

Banning Tango

The most challenged book on the American Library Association's Banned Books Week list, a pro-same sex marriage picture book targeting 4- to 8-year-olds called And Tango Makes Three, wasn't ...

Bush's "Domestic Agenda in Tatters"...Again!

White House reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg leads off with a favorite phrase: "With his domestic agenda in tatters...."

Rush Limbaugh, Vindicated

The liberal media refuse to report about Jesse Macbeth or any of the phony soldiers who have misrepresented their military experience to attack the Iraq war policy.

Cold Case Is Cold Hearted Toward Amish

During the anniversary week of the Lancaster County massacre, CBS's drama blames the 'oppressive' Amish culture for the murder of an Amish girl.

Confirmed: Faithful Folk are More Generous

Research supports CMI study finding that religious people are more likely than secular people to give of their money and time.

ABC Takes 'Big Shots' at Traditional Values

New dramedy normalizes irresponsible sexual behavior, depicts grown men as eternal adolescents.

ABC Airs Two Segments Blaming Guns, Not Criminals

However, the story takes an unexpected twist when an infamous killer accepts personal responsibility for his crimes.