http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/propaganda_noise_machine This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Propaganda/Noise Machine en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200901050014 On her website, Ann Coulter announced that the appearances she was scheduled to make on the January 6 edition of <em>Today</em> had been canceled, but that she would be appearing that day on <em>The Early Show</em>. http://mediamatters.org/items/200901050014 Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:35:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200901050007 In criticizing a large-scale economic stimulus plan favored by President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, an <em>Investor's Business Daily</em> editorial echoed other media by citing the New Deal and Japan's "lost decade" as purported evidence that stimulus spending is "the least effective way to give the economy a boost." However, according to prominent economists, economic conditions in 1930s America and 1990s Japan were improving following major increases in stimulus spending -- trends that were reversed only when the respective governments decided to cut spending and raise taxes in an attempt to reduce the deficit. http://mediamatters.org/items/200901050007 Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:39:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200901040001 NBC has repeatedly provided Ann Coulter a platform to spew her inflammatory rhetoric even as NBC-affiliated hosts and anchors have expressed disapproval of her statements or criticized the media for promoting her. Coulter's latest book, <em>Guilty</em>, is rife with such inflammatory comments, including saying that the Democratic primaries were a contest of "Who's the Biggest Pussy?"; calling children whose parents divorce "future strippers" in a chapter titled "Victim of a Crime? Thank a Single Mother"; and calling former White House press secretary Scott McClellan "retarded." Nevertheless, Coulter has announced that she is scheduled to appear on <em>Today</em> on January 6. http://mediamatters.org/items/200901040001 Sun, 4 Jan 2009 11:43:26 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200901020001 MilitaryTimes.com reported: "When asked how they feel about President-elect Barack Obama as commander in chief, six out of 10 active-duty service members say they are uncertain or pessimistic, according to a Military Times survey." But according to a separate MilitaryTimes.com article, the poll was based on voluntary responses by subscribers to Army Times Publishing Co. newspapers rather than a random statistical sample of service members. A report on the poll on <em>Fox &amp; Friends </em>also omitted this information. http://mediamatters.org/items/200901020001 Fri, 2 Jan 2009 14:54:58 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812230012 <em>Chicago Sun-Times</em> columnist Michael Sneed asserted in a column that she "hears rumbles President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, is reportedly on 21 different taped conversations by the feds -- dealing with his boss' vacant Senate seat!" Sneed added: "A lot of chit-chat? Hot air? Or trouble? To date, Rahm's been mum. Stay tuned." Despite the complete absence of sourcing, many in the media have run with Sneed's assertion, in some cases simply quoting Sneed, in others, paraphrasing the assertion, and in still others, actually expanding on it. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812230012 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:36:38 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812210004 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Newt Gingrich falsely asserted that following 9-11, Dennis Hastert "did not get a private plane," adding that "[t]here's no reason for anyone but the president and vice president of the United States to have that level of security." In fact, at the time, the House sergeant-at-arms, the Defense Department, and the White House agreed that military planes should be made available to the speaker of the House for national security reasons, and Hastert was the first speaker to use one. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812210004 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:25:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812210003 MSNBC's Alex Witt failed to challenge Republican strategist Tripp Baird's claim that President-elect Barack Obama's team had "something to do with" a "corruption" scandal involving Gov. Rod Blagojevich, even though there are no allegations of wrongdoing against Obama or his staff contained in the criminal complaint against Blagojevich. Further, Witt did not challenge Baird's false claim that Rep. Barney Frank "ran a male prostitute ring out of his basement." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812210003 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:44:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812210002 CBS' Bob Schieffer baselessly suggested that Hillary Clinton may "try to block" Caroline Kennedy's possible appointment to replace her as U.S. senator from New York, adding that there is "[n]o love lost with the Kennedy family after they endorsed [President-elect Barack] Obama early on." But Clinton has reportedly "told her supporters not to involve her in their efforts to stop Caroline Kennedy's path to the U.S. Senate" and that their comments critical of Kennedy "weren't appreciated." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812210002 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:34:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190009 On <em>MSNBC Live</em>, Norah O'Donnell asked Dina ElBoghdady to "explain" why the "centerpiece of the federal program to help struggling homeowners has been a complete failure," but the two noted only HUD Secretary Steve Preston's assertion that, in O'Donnell's words, "it's Congress to blame." Neither O'Donnell nor ElBoghdady mentioned any Democratic criticism of the Bush administration's handling of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190009 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:56:32 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190008 Discussing 1980 photos of President-elect Barack Obama published in <em>Time</em>, Sean Hannity asked, "[W]hy didn't we see these pictures beforehand?" and "You think the media maybe thought, well, it might not hurt -- it might not help Barack Obama?" Similarly, Fox News hosts asked, "Was <em>Time</em> magazine sitting on these photos until after the election?" In fact, according to <em>Time</em>, the photographer, Lisa Jack, a fellow student of Obama's at the time and now a psychologist, "put the negatives in a safety-deposit box, so that they could not be used until after the election." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190008 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:32:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190007 For the second day in a row, Sean Hannity stated on his radio show that he was presenting an award to <em>Media Matters</em>: "[A]s we announced yesterday on the program, our first annual Left Wing Obamamania Media Sleaze PC Police Award has gone to the group <em>Media Matters</em>." Hannity originally announced this award hours after <em>Media Matters</em> named him the Misinformer of the Year. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190007 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:17:46 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812180009 Teasing a segment on <em>Hardball</em> echoing the <em>Politico</em>'s suggestion that political family dynasties are largely a Democratic phenomenon, Chris Matthews said, "if the Republicans are the party of family values, the Democrats sure seem to be the party of family ties." On-screen text during the segment read: "Democratic Nepotism?" But, as MSNBC failed to do in a similar segment earlier, Matthews did not note that, in the last 10 years, two Republican senators have been appointed to their fathers' Senate seats. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812180009 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:31:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812180006 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Sean Hannity suggested that President-elect Barack Obama -- the first African-American elected president -- was named <em>Time </em>magazine's Person of the Year because Vice President-elect Joe Biden chose <em>Time</em>'s Jay Carney as his communications director. Hannity stated: "Shocker: The president-elect is crowned <em>Time</em> magazine's Person of the Year; this after <em>Time</em> magazine's D.C. bureau chief accepts a job in the Obama White House. Ah, I'm sure it's a coincidence." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812180006 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:04:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170017 Hours after <em>Media Matters</em> named Sean Hannity its Misinformer of the Year, Hannity announced on his radio show that <em>Media Matters </em>was the "winner" of "our first-ever Left-Wing Obamamania Media Propaganda Sleaze Award." He added: "Now, this award goes to the group or the person that does more lying and smearing than your average left-wing Obamamania media supporter." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170017 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:56:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170016 Discussing "family dynasties" on <em>MSNBC Live</em>, <em>Politico</em> senior editor Beth Frerking and David Shuster mentioned that several incoming Democratic senators and Democrats who could become senators in the future have relatives who have been elected to public office, but did not note that, in the last 10 years, two Republican senators have been appointed to their fathers' Senate seats, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who was appointed in 2002 by her father. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170016 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:01:30 EST