1. Angry Echo Chamber (tends to be GOP)
Jon Stewart has observed that the media is like a dog in up when it is doing it's "journalism"...
2. Squirrel Reporting (all of the media does this)
Americans can settle in for a lengthy media overfeeding at the trough of Michele Bachmann, and Rick Perry is cowboy boot-deep in hay, hitting on America. (04:00):
3. Manufacturing News (Jon Stewart's take on a type of echo chamber - again, all of the media does this)
Tales of Manufactured Conflict - Speechgate - The 24-hour news media turn a tale of reasonable accommodation into a tale of manufactured conflict. (4:24):
Media manufactured 'race card' scandal creation...
The Race Card - Media outlets and pundits try to inflame black/brown issues, or in Edwards’ case, an orange-tan issue. (6:04):
The Chris Christie said no but the media was bored so created his candidacy...
Indecision 2012 - The Great Right Hope - Not Chris Christie's Time - Having repeatedly said he's not running for president, Chris Christie can finally proceed with a press conference dedicated to more pressing issues. (3:47):
Chris Christie's media manufactured candidacy has been going on for a while (this stopped it, I think)...
Indecision 2012 - Indecision Edition - Chris Christie's Answer - The inscrutable Chris Christie continues to confound pundits hoping for a straight answer regarding his intentions to run for president. (3:56):
4. Often an anchor is expressing scripted views as their own when they are not reading them straight from the teleprompter (make no mistake about this... news shows are heavily scripted down to the minute!)
CNN Anchor Don Lemon Appears Not to Care for CNN - Anchorman Don Lemon's half-hearted last-minute effort to feign that he cares about CNN's antics is a call for help. (3:28):
A situation where the script catches an anchor by surprise...
Moment of Zen - Megyn Kelly Cracks Up - Megyn Kelly laughs uncontrollably over the idea of getting your spouse to stuff you in the freezer after a heart attack. (1:05):
I don't know what to make of this, training so as not to laugh or the first signs of madness, you decide...
Moment of Zen - Michelle Obama Has a Cheeseburger - Michelle Obama orders a cheeseburger meal that's the caloric equivalent of eating a live raccoon. (0:14):