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CBS/AP Use John Paul II Beatification to Hit Church on Child Abuse Scandal

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:54:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

On Friday's CBS Early Show, correspondent Mark Phillips declared how the beatification of Pope John Paul II to sainthood was moving "at break-neck speed" and noted that "Groups protesting the Catholic Church's child abuse scandal are urging the Vatican to slow down the process."

CBS: Even With Susan Boyle 'Warm-Up Act' Pope Still Couldn't Pull In A Big Enough Crowd

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:47:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Reporting on Pope Benedict's visit to the UK on Friday's CBS Early Show, correspondent Mark Phillips noted how 65,000 people attended a Thursday outdoor mass in Scotland, but observed: "...it was only about a quarter of the size of the crowd Pope John Paul drew to the same park on his visit 28 years ago. And this crowd had a much better warm-up act...TV talent show star...Susan Boyle."

CBS Review of Russell Crowe Film: 'Robin Hood Meets Che Guevara'

Wed, 12 May 2010 22:12:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

On CBS's Sunday Morning, correspondent Mark Phillips described the latest adaptation of the Robin Hood legend by director Ridley Scott and star

Media Run to NYT's Defense, Accuse Vatican of 'Killing the Messenger'

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:34:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

On Thursday's Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC, host Dylan Ratigan went after the Vatican for criticizing the slanted New York Times reporting on the priest sex abuse scandal: "Blame the messenger. The Vatican blasting the New York Times for telling the truth about Church - the Church and its harboring of sex abusers. It's the paper's fault."

CBS: Global Warming Science Sound, ClimateGate Just a PR Problem

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:15:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

On Thursday's CBS Evening News, anchor Katie Couric lamented the impact ClimateGate and other recent scandals involving fraudulent global warming data have had on the climate change debate: "Experts insist the overall conclusion remains the same, that climate change is real, but...such errors provide ammunition to skeptics."

CBS and NBC Trumpet UN Predictions About Warmest Decade Since 1850

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:40:00 +0000

Brent Baker

CBS and NBC on Tuesday nightly eagerly pounced on the latest UN pronouncement about a warming world, without any regard for ClimateGate disclosures about manipulation of past data and without mentioning, as the AP noted, "the United States and Canada experienced cooler conditions than average." CBS anchor Katie Couric announced: "At the world

Nets Panic: Clock at Zero in 'Life and Death' Effort to Avoid 'Global Catastrophe'

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:55:00 +0000

Brent Baker

"Facing a clock some say has ticked down to zero, today 192 nations came together to take on a potential global catastrophe," a dire ABC reporter Bob Woodruff ominously intoned from Copenhagen on Monday's World News with "Saving the Planet?" on screen.

CBS Reporter Laments Economic Downturn After Fall of Berlin Wall

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:08:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Reporting for CBS Sunday Morning, correspondent Mark Phillips marked the 20th anniversary of the fall the Berlin Wall by noting the economic difficulty East Germany has faced in the aftermath: "It still isn't easy for many. East German industry without government subsidy could not compete. The economy shrank by an estimated 50%."

'Evening News' Attacks 'Controversial' $200 Burger

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:28:26 +0000

Jeff Poor

“CBS Evening News” went after British Burger King restaurants for offering a $200 burger it called “controversial” on June 18 and cited an anti-corporate advocacy group to support the claim. But the report downplayed the burger’s purpose: to raise money for a British charity.

“It may be the most exotic, the most expensive, the most controversial burger ever flipped in a fast food joint,” said CBS correspondent Mark Phillips.