Today's Fresh Blogs...

• The $50 Billion 'Ohio (Universal) Health Care Plan,' and What It Implies about Hillarycare II

  Published: September 20, 2007, 8:04 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Economy, Health Care, Health Insurance, Socialized Medicine, Taxes, Universal Health Care, Hillary Clinton, Ohio, Regional Media

  That's because Ohio's media have been awfully quiet about the tax increases that will be necessary if the Buckeye State's version of "universal health care" comes to pass. The bill was introduced on April 25, according to this Ohio Legislative Services Commission bill analysis, and has flown under the radar ever since. I expect

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• Cleveland Plain Dealer Misses New Imam's 2003 Anti-Semitic Rant, and Other Troubling Associations

  Published: September 26, 2007, 6:47 am

  Tags: Anti Semitism, Immigration, Muslims, Terrorism, Ohio, Regional Media

  wonder about traditional media reporting. You see, the Cleveland Plain Dealer spent almost six years, going all the way back to November of 2001, covering the saga of ultimately deported Cleveland Islamic leader Fawaz Damra. I count over 45 stories at the PD's Damra collection. Since most of their Damra-related story links are archived behind

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• War Walker Receives Zippo Publicity

  Published: October 1, 2007, 4:34 pm

  Tags: Iraq War, Media Bias Debate, California, Cbs, Regional Media

  the mainstream media's penchant for highlighting negative aspects of our involvement in Iraq and for shining a positive light on anyone who protests the war in any way, how is it we didn't hear about this guy? (hat tip: Moonbattery) Bill McDannell, 58, of Lakeside, California, quit his job and sold nearly all his possessions (including

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• Google Bans Anti-MoveOn.org Ads

  Published: October 11, 2007, 10:29 am

  Tags: Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Corporate Liberalism, Media Bias Debate, Moveon Org, Online Media, District Of Columbia, Google, Regional Media, Blogs

  In retrospect it seems less and less surprising that Google ever agreed to the Communist Chinese government's demands on censorship (see here and here). It seems the Internet giant and Democratic campaign contribution engine is banning anti-MoveOn.org ads (h/t Malkin): WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Internet giant Google has banned advertisements

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• Religion Reporter Hits Media Double Standard on Mocking Faith

  Published: October 17, 2007, 11:44 am

  Tags: Christianity, Double Standards, Judaism, Media Bias Debate, Moderate Islam, Religion, Frank Lockwood, Wire Services, Arkansas, Associated Press, Regional Media, Blogs, Journalistic Issues

  the media laugh at a nude chocolate Mohammed?" So asks Arkansas Democrat-Gazette religion editor Frank Lockwood with the headline to a October 16 blog post hitting fellow journalists for a double standard in reporting insults to religious faith. Reacting with disdain towards a flippant Associated Press article about a

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• MSM Reporter Shows True Colors in Blog Post About Military Check Point

  Published: October 25, 2007, 11:45 am

  Tags: Anti Military Bias, Media Bias Debate, Military, California, Regional Media

  the number of the military's media office. How silly of the soldier not to know of the now-defunct Knight-Ridder newspaper empire, much less McClatchy. I suppose he was too busy worrying about possible suicide bombers trying to get past him. But that's obviously not much excuse in the eyes of Calvan. You simply must read the entire blog post to

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• Cleveland Imam Ahmed Alzaree's Resignation: Headline Writer at AP Hits Rock Bottom, Keeps Digging

  Published: October 30, 2007, 2:22 pm

  Tags: Immigration, Islam, Judaism, Religion, Wire Services Media Companies, Associated Press, Ohio, Regional Media, Blogs

  Cleveland Plain Dealer religion reporter David Briggs used this blog post title yesterday when he did his initial report on Ahmed Alzaree's resignation: New Cleveland imam quits before he starts The title of the Plain Dealer Metro Section post by Briggs, which I believe was also used in the print edition: New Islamic Center imam Ahmed Alzaree

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• Story of 'Hijacked Airliner' Hijacked by Reporter

  Published: October 30, 2007, 10:59 am

  Tags: Media Bias Debate, John Murtha, William T Russell, Pennsylvania, Regional Media, Journalistic Issues

  Americans no favors. Our media really should know

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• Print Newspaper Circ Tanks Again; Industry Trying to Shift the Focus

  Published: November 1, 2007, 10:27 am

  Tags: Media Bias Debate, Media Business, Atlanta Journal Constitution, California, Dallas Morning News, Editor Amp Amp Publisher, Florida, Miami Herald, Magazines, Major Newspapers, Regional Media

  It appears that Editor & Publisher felt the need to get in front of some really bad news in the newspaper business. In fact, the sampling of numbers reported previews a report that will apparently be worse than others I have tracked (previous posts here, here, and here): According to industry sources speaking to E&P, daily circulation for

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• Cleveland Columnist Inadvertently Explains Why Blogs Exist, and Are Important

  Published: November 17, 2007, 2:10 pm

  Tags: Crime, Double Standards, Islam, Media Bias Debate, Religion, Joe Mccarthy, Ohio, Regional Media, Journalistic Issues

  Ohio column, but a media bias issue of broad significance.) What Feagler revealed gets to the very heart of journalism's failure, why blogs exist, why many news consumers pay attention to them (in fact, feel that they must), and why they matter. I really want to admire guys like Dick Feagler (and the relatively few gals, back in the

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• Kelo Update: Media Ignores Latest New London Development Setback

  Published: November 30, 2007, 1:09 pm

  Tags: Economy, Real Estate, Suse, Connecticut, Regional Media

  kind of meaningful follow-up media attention. I'm left to speculate why the clear and ongoing lack of progress isn't news. Cross-posted at

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• Buchanan Isn't 'Balance': On Big Issues, Pat Prefers Dems

  Published: December 2, 2007, 12:31 pm

  Tags: 2008 Congressional, 2008 Presidential, Banking Finance, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Economy, Foreign Policy, Iran, Iraq, Labeling, Media Bias Debate, Unemployment, Bill Steigerwald, Pat Buchanan, Pennsylvania, Regional Media

  The Democrats are better at understanding the impact of globalization on working people in America. The wages that have been arrested and halted in their growth, while, you know the boys in investment banking are making 10 times the average income of an American. I think the Democrats understand the consequences of it more than the Republicans

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• Iowa GOP Debate: No to Questions on Immigration, Yes to Global Warming

  Published: December 12, 2007, 6:39 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Biofuels, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Environment, Ethanol, Global Warming, Alan Keyes, Carolyn Washburn, Duncan Hunter, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Tom Tancredo, Cnn, Fox News Channel, Iowa, Msnbc, Regional Media

  Following up on Al Gore's reception of the Nobel Peace Prize, Carolyn Washburn of the Des Moines Register asked the Republican candidates several questions on the issue of "global climate change" and related topics. At the beginning of the debate, Washburn stated "we won't talk a lot about issues like Iraq or immigration. They're

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• Woeful 'This Week' For Hillary: 'Clinton Team Demoralized'

  Published: December 16, 2007, 1:28 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Barack Obama, Claire Shipman, Donna Brazile, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, Hillary Clinton, Jay Carney, John Edwards, Abc, Iowa, This Week, Regional Media, Humor, Video

  Worst job in America this morning: Clinton campaign staffer assigned to inform Hillary of her treatment at the hands of ABC's "This Week" panel. From moderator George Stephanopoulos to former Gore campaign manager Donna Brazile, to the husband-wife tandem of Jay Carney of Time and Claire Shipman of ABC, to conservative sage George Will,

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• Kelo-New London Update: Media Ignores Yet Another Six-Month Delay

  Published: December 14, 2007, 1:03 pm

  Tags: Economy, Real Estate, Connecticut, Regional Media

  As I said two weeks ago (at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog): As an exemplar of a government-run enterprise stuck in the mud, it's hard to come with a better example than what is happening in the area that was the subject of the infamous Kelo v. New London ruling in 2005. Nearly 2-1/2 years after the US Supreme Court ruled that the city could evict

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