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CMI Commentary: Viacom's Endless Violations

admin — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:54:00 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III

It's so ironic that in the very midst of the Anthony Weiner Twitter scandal, television's most shameless channel, MTV, is working overtime to make any notion of sexual restraint obsolete. This year's MTV Movie Awards aerobically established a new low.

Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis are starring in the upcoming summer comedy "Friends with Benefits," yet another movie exploring the "dream life" of casual and very cold sex. As they introduced the award for Best Male Performance, Timberlake and Kunis grabbed each other's private parts on national TV.

Despite Huge Fuel Cost Increases, Networks Criticize Airfare Hikes

admin — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:44:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

If you think it has gotten pricey to fill up your car's gas tank, imagine having to fill the 50,000 gallon or larger tank on a 747. Jet fuel costs 51.4 percent more than it did a year ago, according to IATA and that is taking a huge toll on the airlines.

Unmasking the Myths Behind the Fairness Doctrine

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:31:00 +0000

CMI Staff

Introduction

Unmasking the Myths Behind the Fairness Doctrine: Executive Summary

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:15:00 +0000

CMI Staff

Political activists and even certain U.S. senators have argued that the federal government should reinstitute the Fairness Doctrine, which would require broadcasters to air both sides of controversial issues. Opponents charge that Fairness Doctrine advocates are trying to reduce the impact of conservative talk radio.

ABC Sensationalizes Qantas Incident

admin — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:54:03 +0000

Nathan Burchfiel

Leave it to the media over-dramatize an incident that was scary enough already.

That’s just what ABC’s David Muir did in a July 25 “Good Morning America” report on the Qantas flight that made an emergency landing in Manila, Philippines, due to a hole in the plane’s fuselage.

MSNBC Host Charges Airlines with Nickel-and-Diming Travelers

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:02:16 +0000

Paul Detrick

On “MSNBC Live” July 9 host Tamron Hall gave a report on the quality of commercial airline travel, calling price increases “nickel-and-dime fees.” But Hall forgot to mention the effect high jet fuel prices have had on the airline industry.

Shhhh! Bush Did Something That Worked

admin — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:54:44 +0000

Paul Detrick

Thanksgiving air travel went well; in fact it went so well it prompted CNN anchor Rob Marciano to exclaim, “Maybe the media sufficiently scared everybody.”

CNN’s “American Morning” and NBC’s “Nightly News” reported the good news on Thanksgiving air travel, with CNN’s Kiran Chetry saying it “wasn’t so bad” and NBC’s Amy Robach calling it a “relatively easy experience.”

But both broadcasts forgot the most important detail: Military air space opened up by President Bush along the East Coast.

Two Shows Shift Focus from Airlines to Government's Problems with Air Travel

admin — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:05:38 +0000

Paul Detrick

How do you prevent runway collisions at America’s airports? Fix the FAA, said CNN’s “American Morning” and ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson.”

For a change, the media gave the government a hard time about air travel instead of the airlines, reporting on new Federal Aviation Administration guidelines for better runway safety.