Author Archives: John Andrews

The death of Charley Martin, a fixture on Denver morning radio from the ’70s to the ’90s, was deemed important enough by Denver Post editors to put on Page 1 today.  But in writing the story, Joanne Ostrow didn’t see … Continue reading →

You don’t have to care about where President Obama was born (and I don’t, it’s utterly moot) to find it newsworthy that he and his sponsors and handlers are and long have been (newest dateline, 1991) willing to endlessly, shamelessly … Continue reading →

Major print and broadcast outlets in Colorado allegedly feature a lot more commentators who tout the Republican party (me included) than those who tout the Democratic party.  So says local media critic Jason Salzman of BigMedia.com in a recent Huffpo … Continue reading →

Everybody knows we tend to see what we’re looking for, play up the evidence that matches our expectations and discount the contrary evidence.  So does that trope color conservatives’ (or liberals’) perception of media bias?  Curtis Hubbard, Denver Post editorial … Continue reading →

Mike Rosen calls out media’s malpractice on Florida shooting with doctored audio, dishonest photos, and all-around “hoodie journalism.” http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_20327311/hoodie-journalism

Steve McCann sums up the bind Rick Santorum has gotten into with a hostile media, in an American Thinker piece today, “Media Power Defining Santorum.” “It is vital that presidential candidates, particularly in the Republican primary process, understand the vital … Continue reading →

Denver Post TV-radio columnist Joanne Ostrow has a Sunday 2/12 article headed (in print; it’s different online) “Air  wars: Why do conservative talkers have all the fun?”  Though it seems to be a sincere effort at analysis, not merely a … Continue reading →

Did Mitt Romney and Bain Capital savage any companies here in Colorado?   Mary Winter, longtime staffer with the Denver Post and the old Rocky Mountain News, now employed by the Post-affiliated Your Hub web/print community product, helpfully tees up … Continue reading →

Rush Limbaugh said this on the air Jan. 19, regarding the naked political motivations and partisanship he perceives in ABC News and the other mainstream media:  “So I’m convinced that ABC and NBC are in a race to see who … Continue reading →