Howie Carr: As a journalist for the Boston Herald who writes a regular column, is he violating journalistic standards by speaking at partisan political fundraisers?
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This summer, Kelsey Grammer's RightNetwork will debut a slate of on-demand cable programming with a significant slant to the right. The new network is designed for conservative viewers by focusing on what they call pro-America, pro-business and pro-military sensibilities. In an ever-changing media landscape, is there an audience for The Right Network?
The media got key facts wrong in reporting on the undercover videos of two conservative activists who pretended to be a pimp and a prostitute in a sting attempt on the community organizing group known as ACORN. Why wasn’t the media more skeptical considering the source of the video?
New York Times Public Editor Clark Hoyt says shorthand labels like "Christian conservative" and "evangelical" don't fit the complexity and diversity of Christian opinion that's helping shape the American political landscape.
Governor Deval Patrick says he's not going to make the same mistake Martha Coakley did in her US Senate race by ducking Boston's legion of right-wing radio talkers. Patrick's determined to go into the lion's den, but will it help him snatch victory from jaws of defeat, or will the likes of Howie Carr, Gerry Callahan, and Michael Graham simply have him for lunch?
James O’Keefe had been hailed by some conservatives as a media star after his undercover expose of ACORN. O’Keefe’s arrest for entering a US Senate office, impersonating a telephone repair man, sparked a new debate over O’Keefe’s tactics.
In the wake of the Ft. Hood rampage, reporting focused on the alleged shooter, Major Nidal Malik Hasan. Much of the conservative commentary focused on Hasan’s heritage in attempting to explain his alleged motive. Why does conservative media control and frame these stories? Are they right?
This week Congress voted to cut off ACORN funding after undercover tapes allegedly show ACORN employees giving advice on how to skirt the law. The story got a lot of play from conservative media outlets. But there has been criticism that the mainstream media was slow to pick up the story.