News Analysis Division

Letterman Writer Scheft: Obama 'Too Competent' to Joke About

The proudest moment in his career, Late Show writer Bill Scheft boasted at a Friday comedy writer panel held at Washington, DC's Newseum, was when he got David Letterman to try to undermine guest ...

NBC and Newsweek Liken Obama to Spock: Both Victims of Prejudice

Concluding a Thursday NBC Nightly News story on summer movies, correspondent George Lewis previewed the new Star Trek film, set to open on Friday, and found it relevant to highlight how "some ...

ABC's Diane Sawyer Waves 'Mission Accomplished' Sign for Obama

Good Morning America co-host Diane Sawyer and ABC journalist George Stephanopoulos lauded Barack Obama for his handling of the banking crisis on Thursday. Sawyer even saw the government ...

'Robber Baron' Becomes 'Shrewd Businessman' After Loan to NY Times

Carlos Slim, described in 2007 as a "thief" and "robber baron" by a Times editorial writer, is now "a very shrewd businessman with an appreciation for great brands," according to the paper's ...

CNN's Acosta: Just Say Yes to Travel and Trade with Communist Cuba

Correspondent Jim Acosta, "carrying the CNN flag" on the island of Cuba, filed several reports for the American Morning program during the first week of May which slanted favorably towards an end ...

Newsweek's Disrespectful Treatment of 'Amateur Econo-Cultist' Kemp

Two days after the death of GOP icon Jack Kemp, Newsweek Senior Editor Michael Hirsh posted a classless obituary on Monday, "The Dangers of Amateurism," calling the football player, politician, ...

The Obscenity Blackout

The Supreme Court ruled on the case of ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox all suing the federal government for the right to drop F-bombs and S-bombs on young children.

NBC: 'Quintessential Obama' Doctrine of Talking Leads to Hug

The leaders of nations who quarreled when George Bush was President now hug each other, thanks to President Barack Obama deigning to take time from his busy schedule to hold a meeting which ...
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