Eleanor's Corner

August 02, 2004

Who is at Fault? Not Ailes

CNN's Howard Kurtz wrote about the democratic convention coverage in a Washington Post article here: Howard Kurtz. Read it and weep. It indicates, without evidence, that the anchors themselves had control of who and what was covered.

Ailes is taken off the hook with: "Critics will have a hard time blaming Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes for this approach. The former Republican strategist had little involvement in the convention coverage here and plans to be on vacation when the Republicans convene this month in New York."

Reported by eleanor at 11:33 AM | Comments (22)

Feel the Fear

At least half of Fox & Friends (Aug.2, 7:00 -8:00 a.m.) was devoted to the NYC terror threat.

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Gallup Foul-up

Fox & Friends (Aug.2, 7:25 a.m.) discussed the latest Gallup polls with Frank Newport, Editor-in-Chief of the Gallup polling group. The poll results can be found here: The Gallup Organization.

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August 01, 2004

The Smell of Victory

Fox News Sunday (August 1, 5:00 p.m.) interviewed John Kerry and John Edwards, and presented a "Convention Report Card."

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The Media Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks

Since the end of the convention, I have noted the cable media - FOX, CNN and MSNBC - berating themselves for their miserable coverage of the democratic convention - while praising C-SPAN. I saw it again for the 100th time this morning on Howard Kurtz, Reliable Sources (August 1, 11:55 a.m.).

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July 31, 2004

Fuzzy Polls & Update, reported by eleanor, 45 comments
The Week That Was, reported by eleanor, 14 comments
Heard It Enough Yet?, reported by eleanor, 9 comments

July 30, 2004

We Must Join the World, reported by eleanor, 16 comments
John Wayne and the Democrats, reported by eleanor, 7 comments
Democracy in Jeopardy, reported by eleanor, 6 comments
Jon Stewart's Convention Coverage, reported by eleanor, 15 comments
Kerry Convention Fallout on Fox, reported by eleanor, 62 comments
Kerry Leaves the Conservatives Toothless, reported by eleanor, 13 comments

July 29, 2004

CNN Filters the Convention Coverage Again, reported by eleanor, 13 comments
Future First Lady Threat, reported by eleanor, 39 comments
Protesters Being Hidden, reported by eleanor, 27 comments
Proven Leadership Ability, reported by eleanor, 14 comments
Another CNN Downer, reported by eleanor, 5 comments

July 28, 2004

CNN's Post-Edwards Coverage, reported by eleanor, 2 comments
Fox Men and Teresa, reported by eleanor, 4 comments
Bush Bash Meter, reported by eleanor, 4 comments

July 27, 2004

Bush and Friends, reported by eleanor, 18 comments
CNN Prime Time Convention Coverage, reported by eleanor, 5 comments

July 26, 2004

The Republican Response is Covered by the Mainstream Media, reported by eleanor, 7 comments
Sell Kerry or Bash Bush, reported by eleanor, 13 comments

July 25, 2004

Opening Salvo, reported by eleanor, 8 comments
Will Bush Talk About His Record?, reported by eleanor, 15 comments

July 24, 2004

Should Celebrities Stay Out of Politics, reported by eleanor, 6 comments
Bypassing Law Enforcement To Get a Story, reported by eleanor, 10 comments
Costco Versus Walmart, reported by eleanor, 7 comments
Dow's Dilemma, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Desperado Rides Again, reported by eleanor, 6 comments

July 23, 2004

Framing the Issues, reported by eleanor, 3 comments
Where's the Real News?, reported by eleanor, 24 comments
They're All Letting Us Down, reported by eleanor, 3 comments

July 22, 2004

Selective Fox Coverage Again, reported by eleanor, 37 comments
Coverage of Kerry in Detroit, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Dixie Chicking Failed This Time, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Fifty Million Dollar Book Bomb, reported by eleanor, 4 comments

July 21, 2004

Another Story You Don't Hear on Fox, reported by eleanor, 9 comments
Timing of the Berger Story, reported by eleanor, 15 comments
Political Hubris, reported by eleanor, 15 comments

July 20, 2004

The Campaign Daughters, reported by eleanor, 9 comments
Berger Story on MSNBC, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Impolite Americans, reported by eleanor, 30 comments
Using Repetition and Suggestion to Create a Story, reported by eleanor, 19 comments
Iran Again, reported by eleanor, 10 comments

July 19, 2004

The Hot One, reported by eleanor, 26 comments
Why Iraq?, reported by eleanor, 8 comments
Allawi Gets Tough, reported by eleanor, 4 comments
Oil For Insurgency, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

July 18, 2004

Missed Opportunity, reported by eleanor, 4 comments

July 17, 2004

Not Kasich As Usual, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Propaganda At Its Best, reported by eleanor, 7 comments

July 16, 2004

The Bizarre Zone, reported by eleanor, 2 comments
Exception to the Golden Rule, reported by eleanor, 4 comments
Mississippi Medicaid Mess, reported by eleanor, 2 comments
Stewart on "Talking Points", reported by eleanor, 5 comments
A Win-Win For the Real Crooks, reported by eleanor, 3 comments
NAACP Damage Control, reported by eleanor, 7 comments

July 15, 2004

Right Wing Reinforcement, reported by eleanor, 2 comments
Arianna on Bush's Flip Flops, reported by eleanor, 10 comments

July 11, 2004

The Common Good, reported by eleanor, 10 comments

July 10, 2004

What a Way to Spend Eight Minutes, reported by eleanor, 3 comments
Tyranny By Whose Definition?, reported by eleanor, 15 comments
Cameron Miracle, reported by eleanor, 5 comments
Edwards Money, reported by eleanor, 6 comments
Minor Vs Major Issues of the Week, reported by eleanor, 5 comments
Cavuto on Kenny Boy, reported by eleanor, 3 comments

July 09, 2004

Kenny Boy and Teresa Kerry??, reported by eleanor, 7 comments
Newt Speaks, reported by eleanor, 4 comments
Twisting and Spinning of Values, reported by eleanor, 4 comments

July 08, 2004

Where is Genuine Campaign Coverage?, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Good Hair and Lynne a Dud, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
How Did We Come to This in the "Liberal Media?", reported by eleanor, 6 comments
Only a Four Point Bounce, reported by eleanor, 8 comments
Fox Starting Their Day, reported by eleanor, 1 comments

July 07, 2004

Typical Fox "Fair & Balanced" Interview, reported by eleanor, 3 comments
Cameron's Continuing Critique, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

July 06, 2004

Media Attention Will Win the Election?, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Fox Giving Free Air Time to the RNC, reported by eleanor, 4 comments
Fox Takes on Edwards, reported by eleanor, 6 comments

July 05, 2004

Answers Don't Matter, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

July 01, 2004

International Media Wars, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Link That's Still Missing, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Desperation Left or Right?, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Massaging Voter Opinions, reported by eleanor, 2 comments
Justice Deferred?, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Neo-Cons Losing It, reported by eleanor, 1 comments

June 30, 2004

Daily Kerry Trashing in 30 Seconds, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Dead Is Dead, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Texas Makes the Difference, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 29, 2004

Know Thy Enemy, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
The Story You Don't Hear, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Spinning the Evidence, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
The Trials of Sadam, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Bush Freebies, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Pottery Barn Rule Broken, reported by eleanor, 1 comments

June 28, 2004

A Huge Mess Getting Worse, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Battle Royal on Fox News, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Dividing the Spoils of War, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Bush Blair Coup, reported by eleanor, 1 comments

June 27, 2004

Go Shopping & Pretend It Isn't So, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Soft Power In Action, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
The Semantics of War, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Two Teaspoons of Venom With My Coffee, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 26, 2004

Weekly Feeding of the Faithful, reported by eleanor, 2 comments
Popular Dems Boycotting Fox, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 25, 2004

Moore's Media Mania, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Where's the Soap to Wash Cheney's Mouth?, reported by eleanor, 2 comments
Neo-Con Job on Tiny Tim, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Moore on Moore, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Muddling the Political Waters, reported by eleanor, 1 comments

June 24, 2004

Loosening the Coattails, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Heading Off Critical Thinking At the Pass, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Stewart Hits the Bullseye Every Time, reported by eleanor, 2 comments
The Cookies Are Fair & Balanced, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 23, 2004

Losing the Fight, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Orwell Missed It By Less Than 20 Years, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Ratings Trump Everything, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
The Other Woman, reported by eleanor, 1 comments

June 22, 2004

O'Reilly Has Me Quoting Dr. Seuss, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Zogby Gets It Right, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
As Red As Overripe Tomatoes, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
The Fox Memo, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Jon Wants a Better Case, reported by eleanor, 5 comments
Jon Stewart Catches Cheney in a Whopper!, reported by eleanor, 2 comments

June 21, 2004

CNN on Clinton's "Life", reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Stealing What Spotlight?, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 20, 2004

View From the Right, reported by eleanor, 2 comments
Ashamed To Be Called a Liberal?, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Yes, We Were Wrong, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 19, 2004

Clark Didn't Take the Bait, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Bush Changed the Subject, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
I Double Dog Dare You To Read Every Word, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Connecting the Missing Link, reported by eleanor, 1 comments

June 18, 2004

Seven Dollar Wage Wars, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Extreme Chutzpah!!, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Axis of Evil - Target Number Two?, reported by eleanor, 3 comments
O'Reilly on the Abu Ghraib Factor, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Where is Kerry Today?, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Squabbling About "My Life", reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Poison Pen Letter, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 17, 2004

Because He Could, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 16, 2004

Pomp and Crummy Circumstances For Graduates, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Polls Are Omnipotent At Fox, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Fox Damage Control For the Doubters, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
He is Not Backing Down, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 15, 2004

Falling Wages, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Homeland Insecurity?, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Trashing of Teresa, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Cheney Lies & War Profiteering, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
How About a Third Choice?, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Fox "Exclusively" Dissing the U.N., reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Palast on Reagan, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 14, 2004

Fox and the U.N .Butt Heads, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Where are the Iraqi jobs?, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Politics With a Slant, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 13, 2004

Wallace Being Bold, reported by eleanor, 1 comments

June 12, 2004

Another Chance to Trash the U.N., reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Reagan Legacy For Stocks, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Jon Stewart Was Right, reported by eleanor, 1 comments

June 11, 2004

Telling the Truth, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Seven Point Sampling Error, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 10, 2004

Tucker Should Watch His Tongue, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Live Versus Dead Republicans, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Symbol of Power, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 05, 2004

Strange Echo, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
The Cost $ of Freedom, reported by eleanor, 1 comments

June 04, 2004

Media Spinning Tenet, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 03, 2004

Fox Version of Fair and Balanced, reported by eleanor, 1 comments

June 02, 2004

US Media Obsession With Scott Peterson, et al., reported by eleanor, 1 comments
New Standard for a President, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

June 01, 2004

Outsourcing Border Security, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Cheney Above the Law?, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Separation of Media & State, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

May 30, 2004

Trophies, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Anti-Bush Facts, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

May 29, 2004

Dirty Money, reported by eleanor, 2 comments

May 28, 2004

Gen. Sanchez Gets Promoted, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

May 25, 2004

Pavlov Dogs, reported by eleanor, 0 comments
Hang the Neocons, reported by eleanor, 0 comments

May 22, 2004

Ashcroft's Secret Memos, reported by eleanor, 1 comments

May 21, 2004

Media Sin of Omission, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
The Jesus Factor, reported by eleanor, 0 comments