The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

BREAKING: Cable TV News Airheads Screwed Up a Major Story, Again

So, I was working on this story: Chinese Student Lu Lingzi, 23, Identified as Third Victim Killed by Boston Marathon Bombing When a certain blonde woman on cable TV news began informing me (and you and a lot of other people) that a suspect in the Boston marathon bombing had been identified from video. And […]

Pressure Cooker: In Hunt for Bombing Suspects, Speculation Runs Rampant

This morning’s headline at ViralRead: Photos Show Pressure-Cooker Bomb Remnants; FBI Hunts Suspects in Boston Marathon Bombing Trying to focus on the crucial facts of the story can be difficult, when cable TV news is full of time-filling chatter about things that aren’t actually news, alternating with the dramatic reiteration of banal facts that everybody with Internet access knew about 12 […]

Shorter @DylanByers: ‘Hurry Up, FBI, So We Can Start the Media Blame Game!’

So, my three most recent stories for Viral Read were about: A dead 8-year-old boy; A dead 29-year-old woman; and A press conference where the FBI said they are conducting a “wide open” investigation into the Boston bombing. While doing a search for more coverage to include in my updated aggregation, I happened upon this ghoulish blog […]

Terrorism, Journalism and Other Crimes of ‘Workplace-Related Violence’

Still scrambling today to keep up with the latest developments in the Boston Marathon bombings. Last night I got to bed about 1 a.m., woke up about 8:15 a.m. and had my first story at ViralRead online shortly after 9 a.m., updating with the FBI press conference and new leads: UPDATE: ‘We Will Go to […]

When You Report Breaking News, Be Like Joe Friday: ‘Just the Facts, Ma’am’

#BOSTON UPDATE – WITNESS: ‘SOMEBODY’S LEG FLEW BY MY HEAD’ viralread.com/2013/04/15/bre…via @viralread — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) April 15, 2013 People doing live breaking news on TV have to fill hours and hours of air time. We understand this. But do they understand this? Dear TV People: Do not emote. Do not tell us how to feel. […]

Harassment Is Not Journalism

Bill Schmalfeldt of Elk Ridge, Maryland, a.k.a. “Liberal Grouch” “If you’re so concerned about your safety, don’t come to Maryland.” — Jim Brewer, Howard County (Md.) Assistant State’s Attorney Bill Schmalfeldt has directed 20+ unsolicited hostile Tweets at me in past 2 hours; he’s now objecting to being called “cyberstalker.” — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) […]

Illinois Family Institute ‘Hate Group’; Racist Murder Gang, Not So Much

Dr. Ben Carson has agreed to speak to a pro-family organization which a liberal blogger condemns as a “notorious anti-gay hate group.” In other words, they think sodomy is a bad idea, an opinion that the Left wishes to forbid. By contrast, the Black Liberation Army — a racial terrorist organization that murdered people — […]

CNN Endorses Terrorist Organization That Incited Gun Violence in D.C.

Nice Deb thinks the Southern Poverty Law Center should be classified as a “hate group,” but I prefer the term “terrorist organization,” because of the political/religious nature of the jihad that SPLC inspired against the Family Research Council. Also, in light of what we know about the Obama administration’s policy, it may be possible to order […]

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