us media

The federal government is issuing the first ever WEA test on October 3, testing a cell phone based emergency alert system that is designed to simply help public safety. Some media outlets have managed to politicize this. Sigh.

Embattled presidential candidate Herman Cain recently stated, “There are too many people in the media who are downright dishonest,” and Mediabistro had to see if people agreed. The site’s survey asked 1,179 registered voters if they sided with Cain’s view on the media, and 64 percent of respondents did.

Even though recent polls have shown that Americans aren't very interested in the royal wedding, research shows that American media is publishing twice as many stories about the wedding than Britain or Australia. The research also looked at social media, like message boards and Facebook...