You’ve probably already heard about the flap over Newsweek’s cover photo of Sarah Palin. The shot they used was not taken by Newsweek but by a running magazine for a profile earlier this year. You can see how this would work for a running magazine. But it’s pretty obvious a photo of Sarah Palin in shorts and jogging shoes placed beside the subheading “She’s bad news for the GOP–and for [...]
Coincidence? We report you decide. Here’s Emmanuel on CNN’s State of the Union with John King Sunday (key portion transcribed below): I suppose the way to look at it and the way we…the President looks at it and we look at is…It’s not a news organization so much as, uh, it has a perspective and that’s a different take. And more importantly is not have the CNNs and the others [...]
I used to be a fan of Newsweek, back in the late 80s I read it pretty often. In the 90s I was a season ticket holder at the Shakespeare Theater on 7th street in DC. I saw more than half of Shakespeare’s plays produced there, including an excellent production of Midsummer Night’s Dream. What do these two things have in common? Well, the #1 patron of the Shakespeare Theater, [...]John on January 2, 2009 at 9:22 pm
It’s bust on Newsweek day here at VS…
I was reading an article this evening and noticed the banner ad in the sidebar:
Here’s the closeup:
Question: Would Newsweek accept a similar ad about Obama?
Bonus Question: At what point does BDS subside?
[Note: Ads on Newsweek are dynamic, therefore no link because there's no garuntee you'll get the same ad.]
Category: MSM & Bias |
“Would Newsweek accept a similar ad about Obama?”
Of course they would not. Everyone has a political bias and most show it proudly.
January 3, 2009 @ 6:20 am[...] Sexton says Newsweek has Bush Derangement Syndrome on the basis of a sidebar [...]
January 3, 2009 @ 7:30 amAnd the IQ of 125 is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, most people look up to an IQ of 125. And many from a great distance.
Understanding and discounting the role of ad networks and the impersonal nature of it all, another question: would Newsweek post an ad stating Bush has a Harvard MBA and then asking someone to compare themselves to his intelligence.
January 6, 2009 @ 10:56 am