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Could Fox News Have Picked Anyone Worse Than Joe Arpaio for an Interview on the Boston Marathon Explosions?

While TV news programs around the country played footage of the explosions at the Boston Marathon, and interviewed witnesses and people with knowledge of the situation, Fox News rolled with a clueless county sheriff from 2,500 miles away.Of course, Arpaio used the setup for shameless self-promotion: ... More >>

Should Fox News Keep Showing Live Car Chases?

In case you missed it, a man identified as Jodon F. Romero committed suicide Friday after trying to outrun Phoenix police.His death was witnessed by anyone who was tuned in to Fox News at the time, as the network was covering the chase live for its national audience, for some reason.See also:-Fox Ne ... More >>

Sheriff Paul Babeu's Spokesman, Elias Johnson, Under Investigation Over Allegations of "Serious Misconduct"

Elias Johnson, a public information officer for the Pinal County Sheriff's Office, was placed on paid administrative leave on Tuesday.

Tropical Swarm

Cary Dolego, Queen Creek Man Homeless in Ukraine, Gets Rejected by "Yulia"

Image: ABC NewsCary Dolego of Queen Creek was interviewed by ABC News back in March for a story on international matchmaking. After the camera crew went home, he stayed in the Ukraine, being found this week in a train station among homeless people. ​ Cary Dolego, the love-seeking Queen Creek m ... More >>

Is Jahessye Shockely's Disappearance Worthy of National Media Attention? Her Family Seems to Think So

Jahssye Shockley's been missing for nearly nine days.​Jahessey Shockley's been missing for nearly nine days, and there hasn't been a peep about her disappearance in the national media -- and her family wants to know why.We've been a little curious ourselves, considering the cable news channels hav ... More >>

Should Police Be Taking an Extra Hard Look at Mother of Missing 5-Year-Old Jahessye Shockley?

KPHOJahessye Shockley's parents, George Shockley and Jerice Hunter. Yep...those are mugshots.​Jahessye Shockley, a Glendale 5-year-old, has been missing for what is now over two days.Frankly, as MSNBC holds hourly updates on the search for missing Kansas City baby Lisa Irwin, we figured the disapp ... More >>

Joe Arpaio VS Al Sharpton Redux (Redux) -- America's Self-Proclaimed "Toughest Sheriff" to Square Off With Civil Rights Leader...Again

Joe V. Al...again.​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is littering social media websites with alerts to his upcoming verbal sparring match with civil rights leader Al Sharpton. "Interview with host Al Sharpton on MSNBC today @ 6:40 est Last time we spoke he led thousands of protestors here a ... More >>

Keith Carmickle, Idiot Who Nearly Died During Home-Run Derby, Reportedly Already En-Route to Appear on Good Morning America

The Associated PressThis is what you need to do to get on Good Morning America​How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. How do you get to the set of Good Morning America? Apparently, all it takes is acting like a dipshit at the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby.As we noted ... More >>

Fox News Sparks Controversy Over Common's White House Invitation

​Being biased is just another part of doing jobs at Fox News. This time, they're suddenly changing their opinion of rapper Common now that he has received an invitation to a White House event, according to Rolling Stone.Fox News has labeled Common as a "vile rapper" without any support. The claim ... More >>

"JetMan" Yves Rossy Successfully Flies Over Grand Canyon. "Training" Apparently Takes Only Three Days

Yves Rossy: publicity stuntman.​After bailing on his über-hyped plan to fly over the Grand Canyon with a jet pack on Friday, Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy, 51, successfully made the flight over Arizona's most famous landmark this morning.Last week, we suggested that Rossy's decision to sc ... More >>

Glow Job

Arpaio Worries that ABC News Stunt at Tucson Restaurant Hurts Image of Arizona and Cops -- As if His Anti-Immigrant Sweeps Don't

  ​Our blog post yesterday about the ABC News "investigation" in Tucson brought up some of the same concerns that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio mentioned in a letter today to the national news outlet. Even if the teeth of SB 1070 hadn't been pulled by a federal judge, it's unlikely ... More >>

Keith Olbermann Apologizes to Fans, Bashes MSNBC Over Suspension. Way to Keep it Classy

Keith Olbermann's sorry...kinda.​Uber-Liberal MSNBC host Keith Olbermann, after learning his suspension from the network would last all of four days (including a weekend), has issued an apology to the viewers of Countdown. As for an apology to the network: don't hold your breath.Olbermann "tweeted ... More >>

Keith Olbermann Back on Air Starting Tuesday

​The wrist-slap that is the MSNBC suspension of liberal talk show host Keith Olbermann will be coming to an end, the network announced last night.Olbermann was suspended last week after news broke that he contributed thousands of dollars to the campaigns of two Arizona Congressional candidates -- ... More >>

Keith Olbermann Donations to Arizona Congressional Candidates May Have Violated Ethics Rules

www.jour9038.com"Good night, and good luck?" Give us a break, Keith.​Liberal MSNBC host Keith Olbermann apparently took a few minutes away from ripping off Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow to drop some cash on a couple of Arizona's Democratic Congressional candidates. Only problem is he may ha ... More >>

Keith Olbermann Suspended Without Pay for Donating to Arizona Congressional Campaigns

Keith Olbermann: Making Sean Hannity seem sane since 2003.​Since our earlier post about MSNBC's most obnoxious liberal commentator, Keith Olbermann, and some controversial donations he made to the campaigns of two Arizona Congressional candidates, MSNBC has suspended the Edward Murrow wannabe inde ... More >>

It Hailed in Phoenix. So, Naturally, TV News Stations Freaked Out

​There's no denying that hail storms are cool...when you're in one. Reading about hail isn't quite as exciting.That's not stopping local TV news stations from filling their Web sites with stories about hail.As you're probably aware, it hailed today. Local TV news stations seem to think it's the ap ... More >>

Camelback Mountain Hike With Paramedics "Proves Dangerous" for Kevin Kennedy of Channel 12

Image: www.azcentral.comKevin Kennedy of Channel 12 barely survived a 20-minute hike on Camelback Mountain, judging by his article about it​ Scenes of TV news folk running outside to experience two minutes of monsoon rain have become too common to make fun of. But we can't help dissing last Tu ... More >>

Barenaked Ladies: The Sordid History of the World's Most Canadian Band

Sarah Palin Rides the McCain Train All the Way to a Gig at Fox News

​When John McCain tapped Sarah Palin as his running mate for the 2008 presidential election he took a relatively unknown conservative governor and created what some call a monster. If you're one of those people, you might find it interesting to know that the "monster" is teaming up with what many ... More >>

Error-Ridden Cronkite Article in NY Times Would Have Disappointed Uncle Walter

  When writing an article about the country's most famous newsman (not to mention the namesake of ASU's School of Journalism and Mass Communication) you'd think a New York Times reporter would double-check all of the facts, if for nothing other than a bit of post-mortem respect. Guess not. Tak ... More >>

Ex-Con Who Traveled to Virginia to Meet Girl Says He was "Door-to-Door" Salesman in Valley

  Image: www.wavy.comWe just found a reason to support Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio's proposal to regulate door-to-door salespeople: Jesse Lee Wise. As we reported on Friday, Wise was arrested last week in Chesapeake, Virginia and accused by police of taking a bus from the Valley ... More >>

ASU Cronkite Journalism School Mourns the Death of Its Namesake

Walter Cronkite during a broadcast at CBS Evening News, a long time ago Walter Cronkite, famous CBS anchorman known as "the most trusted man in America," and long-time mentor to Arizona State University School of Journalism students, died today at his New York home. He was 92. The illustrious jo ... More >>

Must See Mondays Speaker Series: Mara Schiavocampo

Fox News Gets Kinda Fucked Up

Let's discuss that open wound on Fox News, shall we? Most of the time, this fact is blatantly true and indicative of the über-conservative "fair and balanced" news channel. For all intents and purposes, 98 percent of what is aired on Fox News is "fucked up." However, what I am specifically r ... More >>

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In their appeal to red-staters, Southern hip-hop and Fox News walk together

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Not so long ago, upstart Channel 15 aired the most inventive, substantial TV news ever seen in Arizona. Now, in a quest for better ratings, it's trying to be like all the rest.

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As network news shows begin investigating alleged AHCCCS abuses, the Arizona Republic finally takes notice

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