INTERESTING MTV BOOK BY THE FIRST ON-AIR TALENT

Yes, I am reading the recent book by the original MTV VJ's, titled, of course: VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave. (Simon and Schuster)


A fun and interesting read for those of us who were in high school when that video channel, which no long plays videos, first popped up.

 

WILL CNN ADDRESS GINGRICH POLICY CHANGE TODAY

Curious to see what Reliable Sources on CNN does with the story we broke this week about CNN changing its policy to assuage Newt Gingrich after he failed to disclose his financial ties to Ted Cruz and Rand Paul after having them either on the show or discussed as topics.

Tune in to CNN at 11 a.m.

BEING A JOURNALIST IS FOCUSING ON NEWS, NOT IDEOLOGY

I have said it before but it bears repeating.

Those who call themselves conservative journalists admit their bias and assume others have the same, usually as liberal or whatever label they want to give.

But most journalists, if they are worth anything, go into news out of an inate drive to find out what is going on. I personally became a news junkie in about the 8th grade.

I always say I am a reporter because I am nosy and love getting the truth out there.

If you call yourself a journailst, you should have a similar approach.

Be concerned about so-called conservative journalists who worry more about being conservative than about being journalists.

NEWT AND KATIE GET IT WRONG

Two good examples of right-wing media misinformation.

First, Media Matters revealed that Newt Gingrich has violated the rules set by CNN when he was hired for the new Crossfire.

See HERE how he has failed to disclose ties to political subjects on his show.

Then there is Katie Pavlich, the Townhall.com editor who is all of three years out of college and thinks she can judge safety, and journalism for that matter.

Her latest: making ridiculous claims of safety at the Navy Yard shooting.

MEDIA DAY

So the big story was Barack Obama addressing the U.N. and perhaps meeting with the Iranian president . Let's see how the media on all sides handles this one. 

Please stick to facts and not speculation or overly-biased analysis.