Joe Strupp: Rep. Peter King on Byron Williams/Beck Story: 'Words Have...
The top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee responded to Media Matters' story on alleged gunman Byron Williams' affinity for Glenn Beck by warning that public figures need to be aware...
View ArticleJoe Strupp: Fox Demand For Higher Cable Transmission Fees Could Affect Viewers
Fox Television is demanding that Cablevision of New York increase the fee it pays to broadcast several of Fox's channels, facing an Oct. 15 deadline that could knock Fox's two New York afilliates off...
View ArticleJoe Strupp: Police Union Spokesman Criticizes Beck's 'Inflammatory Speech'
The spokesman for a national law enforcement association criticized Glenn Beck for comments that a California man says helped inform his plans for a killing spree that resulted in injuries to several...
View ArticleJoe Strupp: Fox News, Wall Street Journal Ignore Reformed Fraud Expert's New...
LA Weekly, an alternative tabloid based in southern California, has a lengthy piece out on fraud expert Barry Minkow, who has made a career out of being an expert on such crimes after overcoming his...
View ArticleJoe Strupp: Star-Ledger Editor Warns Staffers About Social Media Comments
The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J. -- the largest newspaper in the state -- is the latest to warn staffers to avoid personal or political comments on social media. Editor Kevin Whitmer sent employees a...
View ArticleJoe Strupp: Former San Francisco police chief criticizes Beck comments
A former San Francisco police chief who now heads a police leadership program criticized Glenn Beck for comments that a California man says helped inform his plans for a killing spree, which esulted...
View ArticleJoe Strupp: Inside News Corp.'s Stockholders Meeting
Entering the annual meeting of stockholders for News Corp., one would be a bit surprised at how low-key the event was. I walked into the Hudson Theater, just a block from Times Square in New York...
View ArticleJoe Strupp: Editor & Publisher Reportedly Dismisses Staff
At least one report has numerous staffers at Editor & Publisher, my former home, being dismissed. Tony Case, a former E&P staffer and veteran media reporter, writes on his blog: We've been...
View ArticleJoe Strupp: Former Times Public Editor Among Critics Of Bumiller Fox News...
Former New York Times Public Editor Byron Calame found problems with Times reporter Elisabeth Bumiller's appearance on Fox News Sunday given the news channel's history of ethical problems and parent...
View ArticleJoe Strupp: Fox News Advertiser Considers Tides Foundation Ad Boycott
Zurich Financial Services Group, which dropped its advertising from Glenn Beck's Fox News program last year, is considering removing all ads from Fox News in response to a request by the Tides...
View ArticleJoe Strupp: Psychiatrists: Beck Conspiracy Show Raises Concerns About Viewer...
Three veteran psychiatrists who viewed a portion of a Glenn Beck program repeatedly cited by alleged gunman Byron Williams are raising concerns about the effect that the conspiracy theory-filled clip...
View ArticleJoe Strupp: EXCLUSIVE: What Beck Told Koch Industries Secret Conference
Several participants in a secret conference sponsored by Koch Industries spoke to Media Matters about Glenn Beck's speech at the event. According to these participants, Beck's talk focused on the...
View ArticleJoe Strupp: Fired Employee's Attorney: Retaliation Was Fox News's Worst Offense
The attorney for a former Fox News employee who is suing the news channel claiming he was wrongly fired for complaining about racism and discrimination in the workplace says retaliation against his...
View ArticleJoe Strupp: Fox News Mum On Whether It Has An Anti-Muslim Commentary Policy
Whether or not Juan Williams deserved to be fired from NPR, it's clear that Fox News regularly airs far worse anti-Muslim commentary. Some edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, Brian Kilmeade...
View ArticleJoe Strupp: A Note To My Readers
The Strupp Blog as you have known it is soon to disappear. But I will not. My investigative work and reporting will appear elsewhere on the website, principally on Media Matters main blog. I am...
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