Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly to Give Up Radio Show

Stevie Converse — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:25:59 -0800

The Hidden Meaning Behind the Moyers Ambush

Stevie Converse — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:32:29 -0700

The other day, my friend Myles Berkowitz was talking about the Fox News attempt to ambush Bill Moyers. Actually, that's not accurate. Myles never talks, he rants. And this time, like always, he was ranting from a fascinating angle no one else was.

Between the Right and Racial Justice: Wedging the Movement for Media Reform

Stevie Converse — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:38:09 -0700

Conservative Fox News host Bill O’Reilly has done it again.

O'Reilly: Media Reformers in Minneapolis 'Stridently Anti-American'

Stevie Converse — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:03:25 -0700

There were two National Conferences on Media Reform in Minneapolis over the weekend: the one I attended and the one Bill O'Reilly, Juan Williams and Fox News talking head Mary Catherine Ham didn't.

Moyers vs. Murdoch: Journalism vs. Megalomania

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:05:38 -0700

Rupert Murdoch's favorite megalomaniac Bill O'Reilly sent a crew to Minneapolis this weekend to stalk journalists Bill Moyers and Dan Rather. This probably doesn't surprise you. And that's exactly why Moyers and Rather were in Minneapolis.

More Faux News: O'Reilly Segment on Conference Features No One Who Attended It

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:49:46 -0700

I'm not sure which is more disappointing: That Bill O'Reilly featured a long conversation on the National Conference for Media Reform last night without speaking to anyone who was actually there, or that polls have revealed many Americans actually consider him to be one of the country's most admired news figures.

Moyers vs. O'Reilly's Producer

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:08:25 -0700

Inside Baseball Alert: Fascinating to see one of our nation’s most thoughtful journalists and commentators arguing the facts with a producer of Bill O’Reilly’s Fox News Channel show, proving again that intellect and honesty wins over bluster and bullshit — except when it comes to ratings.

The Last Best Journalist Schools O'Reilly Attack Dog

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:13:07 -0700

This last weekend the National Conference for Media Reform was held in Minneapolis. This movement was started 5 years ago by Bill Moyers (one of my heroes) and other concerned organizations to call attention to media consolidation and the degradation of our independent national press coverage.

What Bill O'Reilly Is Really Afraid Of

Stevie Converse — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:19:56 -0700

Rupert Murdoch has sicced his favorite henchman on the media reform movement, sending a crew from "The O'Reilly Factor" to dig for dirt at this weekend's National Conference for Media Reform.

Bill O'Reilly Sends Ambush Team to the National Conference for Media Reform

Neal Bastek — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:46:34 -0700

In his June 5 broadcast, Bill O'Reilly told guest Bernie Goldberg that Dan Rather is in Minnesota this weekend with the "crazy far left" -- and bragged that he'll have video to show on Monday. "These people are crazy," O'Reilly alleged. "Real nuts!"

CHC Uses Watchdong Report to Blast News Anchors for Immigration Fear-Mongering

Stevie Converse — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:54:10 -0700

Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) on Wednesday seized on a media watchdog group's scathing review of prime-time news coverage of immigration, saying the fear-mongering being practiced by several anchors is partly responsible for sabotaging last year's failed immigration overhaul.

Feud Fuels Bill O'Reilly's Blasts at GE

Stevie Converse — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:17:12 -0700

Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News star, is mounting an extraordinary televised assault on the chief executive of General Electric, calling him a "pinhead" and a "despicable human being" who bears responsibility for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq.