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Media Bias | Missouri Political News Service - Part 15

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Post Dispatch Piling On While Team Is Down

May 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Photo courtesy of Urban Review STL In the afterglow of a World Series victory last fall, and now with the team’s current losing woes, The St. Louis Post Dispatch has a story today that the beleaguered Cardinals’ organization would love to bury in the crater of the proposed “Ballpark Village.” What’s the old saying, “When […]

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Tags: Eminent Domain · Media Bias · St. Louis

News Leader Calls for Limiting Free Speech?

May 21st, 2007 · No Comments

The Missouri Political News Service is frankly surprised that a respected publication, such as the Springfield News Leader, is jumping on the bandwagon calling for the non-anonymity of political blogs. The News Leader printed a editorial today titled “Bloggers should not hide names.” First, we believe it’s elitist for your editorial to call those who […]

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MDP’s New PR Arm

May 20th, 2007 · No Comments

It seems the the AP’s Kelly Wiese is vying for a job in the Missouri Democrat Party’s press office. Public outcry results in big talk, no action By KELLY WIESE Associated Press Writer JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A few months ago, Missouri residents were upset and demanding change on problems ranging from losing electricity […]

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Tags: Media Bias · MO Legislature

Another “Missouri Media Loves Republicans” Post from Left Wing Blogosphere

May 14th, 2007 · No Comments

  Fired Up Missouri and The Turner Report are at it again, beating the proverbial license fee office dead horse, and blaming the media again for favoring Republicans. From FUM: The Turner Report is all over the reemergence of the fee office scandal in light of the Bush administration’s U.S. Attorney scandal–clearly making the point […]

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Tags: Matt Blunt · Media Bias

STL Dispatch Begins Push For Smoking Bans

May 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Fresh on the heels of Illinois’ proposed smoking ban, the St. Louis Dispatch is pushing for similar measures in Missouri. In a piece that should’ve been in the Op-ed section, Kevin McDermott lays out the case for the government–both state and federal–to mandate what type of customers a private establishment can and can’t accept. The […]

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Left Wing Fringe Blogger Calls The Star “GOP Friendly”

May 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Left wing fringe blogger Brad Friedman claims the Kansas City Star is “GOP friendly”. Yes, we understand that statement alone eliminates any credibility Friedman may have had, but as a public service to our readers, the Missouri Political News Service attempts to bring you different views and perspectives. Friedman bases his ridiculous claim on the […]

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Media Censoring Missourians’ Letters?

May 4th, 2007 · No Comments

From this week’s GOP Voice: “There has been a disturbing trend shared with us by dozens of conservative Missourians via telephone and email describing a situation in which their letters to newspapers across this state are NOT getting published. It is becoming increasingly evident that liberal editorial page writers are being given more and more […]

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Spin Job of the Day

May 4th, 2007 · No Comments

In political spin, wording and phrasing are very crucial. No one on either side of the political spectrum will disagree, that how poll questions are framed, or what words are used to report a story, can elicit a desired result. The Missouri Political News Service’s first ever “Spin Job of the day” award is shamefully […]

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