— In a post headlined “Time Demonstrates Media Template on Terrorist Surveillance Program,” Lyford Beverage shows his adherence to the conservative template by unquestioningly adopting the White House’s “Terrorist Surveillance Program” terminology. As does Michael Rule.
— Writing on a Turkish movie that allegedly depicts U.S. troops as “savages who indiscriminately kill Muslims,” Greg Sheffield serves up the headline “Hollywood Execs Wonder: ‘Why Didn’t I Think of That?'” and quips, “The film may be too late to be considered for Oscar nominations.” Ah, more of that “insightful analysis” and “constructive criticism” we’ve come to expect from NewsBusters.
— In a post on a CBS poll that reinforces MRC’s perception of liberal media bias, Brent Baker noted that the MRC has details of “several polls showing how the public recognizes the news media’s liberal tilt.” Gee, such findings wouldn’t have anything at all to do with the fact that conservative groups such as the MRC have spent millions upon millions of dollars over the past couple decades to get that claim out, would it? Just sayin’…