Grumpy Editor

Benghazi night/Obama in White House saga continues; AARP's CEO warns seniors about proposed chained CPI

2013-06-17T04:44:00-07:00

The much-discussed whereabouts of President Barack Obama on the night the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya was attacked Sept. 11, 2012 popped up again via Roger Ailes, Fox News chairman and CEO, and chairman of Fox Television Stations Group,...

Britain's Guardian leads U.S. media in snooping coverage; Koch eyes newspapers, cites need to 'focus on real news'

2013-06-10T04:57:00-07:00

London-based The Guardian newspaper left U.S. print/broadcast news media with red faces when it broke stories on Fort Meade, Maryland-based National Security Agency collecting information on millions of Americans through various sources, notes Grumpy Editor. Soon followed by the Washington...

Optimism glows in pending acquisition of NV Energy by Buffett unit; Fresno daily thwarts visit by retired staffer

2013-06-03T04:52:00-07:00

Grumpy Editor finds some business writers often jump the gun, saying a company has been sold, when it still --- often over a period of months --- has to clear shareholder and regulatory hurdles before the deal is finalized. Such...

Wall Street Journal takes poke at prompt loan-repaying Tesla Motors; Fast Company cites 'golden age for TV'

2013-05-27T04:48:00-07:00

Rather than kudos to Tesla Motors, Inc. for paying off an almost half billion dollar government startup loan in a swift three years, a Wall Street Journal editorial took a swipe at the fast-growing electric car maker, notes Grumpy Editor....

A look back: As Benghazi attack unfolds, Obama preps for Vegas; Newspaper publisher, 21, debuts in Nebraska

2013-05-20T05:10:00-07:00

During a heavy news week, questions continue on the mystery focusing on the silence and whereabouts of President Barack Obama on the night of Sept. 11, 2012 while a deadly attack on Americans was under way in Benghazi, Libya, observes Grumpy Editor.com.

Some newspaper editors bury latest Benghazi details; Delivery problem? Call audience development division

2013-05-13T04:42:00-07:00

With a House committee hearing producing fresh revelations on the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi that resulted in the murders of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, Grumpy Editor surveyed how key U.S....

3 L.A. councilmen frown on Koch brothers eyeing L.A. Times; newspaper circulation figures continue to ebb

2013-05-06T04:15:00-07:00

With strong rumbles that billionaire brothers Charles G. Koch and David H. Koch are among those interested in buying the Los Angeles Times, part of the Tribune Co., three Los Angeles City Council members ask colleagues to consider withdrawing city...

Newspaper reporter sinks to bottom of least-favored jobs; a reminder: HHS adds PR firm to tout ObamaCare

2013-04-29T04:50:00-07:00

For those thinking about a career as newspaper reporter, some glum news: that occupation ranks as the worst these days, tallies a 2013 CareerCast.com Jobs Rated Report, observes Grumpy Editor. Newspaper reporter drops to the bottom of the list (No....

Sequester cuts trigger major air traffic delays, loom as hindering National Weather Service forecasts, too

2013-04-22T04:03:00-07:00

Not widely grabbing space over the past few days to inform travelers: Federal spending cuts that furlough air traffic controllers --- requiring one day off without pay for every 10 days work --- kicked in over the weekend, that could...

Wall Street Journal likes proposed ‘chained CPI’; Newspaper revenue continues to decline in 2012

2013-04-15T04:25:00-07:00

The Wall Street Journal jumped into the “chained CPI” fray with a Thursday editorial, neglecting the negative financial effect it would have on squeezed Social Security recipients and others, but backing President Barack Obama in replacing the traditional consumer price...

‘Chained CPI’ likely to see squeezed seniors grumbling; Associated Press bans use of 'illegal immigrant' term

2013-04-08T04:54:00-07:00

“Chained CPI” likely will get little comment from most print and broadcast media on Wednesday when President Barack Obama’s budget plan is formally announced, yet, if initiated, the new formula for the annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) will negatively...

Some duplication seen in latest EPA auto emissions plan; Melting Arctic ice gets blame for cold Easter in Europe

2013-04-01T04:13:00-07:00

Media on Friday heralded the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed plan, known as Tier 3 standards, to reduce smog-forming emissions from vehicles, which Grumpy Editor finds duplicates some of the results from installation of “three way” catalytic converters used in vehicle...

Some mature information seekers dump wobbly news outlets; barbecue editor new position at Texas Monthly

2013-03-25T05:13:00-07:00

The Pew Research Center finds nearly one-third (31 percent) of more than 2,000 adults surveyed say they have deserted a particular news outlet because it no longer provides the news and information they had grown accustomed to, observes Grumpy Editor....

U.S. jumps into action after North Korea threatens; First Lady again on Vogue cover; Vegas shooter remains in L.A.

2013-03-18T05:04:00-07:00

War talk spurs U.S. to bolster defenses, but... After more North Korea missile testing over the weekend, a Feb. 12 nuclear test plus mounting saber-rattling and elevated tensions spurred by its young leader Kim Jong Eun, the Pentagon decided to...

Sequestration triggers reports of wasted taxpayer funds

2013-03-11T05:01:00-07:00

With the sequester in place, Washington Times and Wall Street Journal writers are among those pointing out some ridiculous happenings on where taxpayer money is dumped, notes Grumpy Editor. On the day sequestration went into effect, the Washington Times’ Stephen...

Another whodunit: Who gave okay for illegals release?

2013-03-04T04:36:00-08:00

Imagine, more than 5,ooo jailed illegal aliens are being released --- after the Obama administration announced only “a few hundred” were being freed because of sequestration, notes Grumpy Editor. What is interesting, and worthy of further investigation, is that both...

Washington Post stats slump as executives scratch heads

2013-02-25T03:44:00-08:00

As circulation and advertising figures slide at the Washington Post Co., management is probably wondering why --- and the Internet is not wholly to blame, notes Grumpy Editor. The Post reports print advertising skidded 12 percent in the 2012 fourth...

Media not stirred by Obama’s 70,000 bridges to repair

2013-02-18T04:42:00-08:00

Absent from most print/broadcast coverage of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech last week: those 70,000 “structurally deficient” bridges popping up again, this time with a repair price tag of $50 billion, notes Grumpy Editor. Initial mentions of...

Editors overlook event marking last U.S. bayonet battle

2013-02-11T04:04:00-08:00

Overlooked by U.S. media was an anniversary ceremony at South Korea’s Osan Air Base last Thursday marking the U.S. Army’s last known bayonet charge, known as the Battle of Bayonet Hill on Feb. 7, 1951, during the “forgotten” Korean War...

‘Skeet shooting’ Obama aims rifle low at clay target

2013-02-04T04:18:00-08:00

A photo of President Barack Obama skeet shooting, released by the White House over the weekend, has some participants of the sport raising eyebrows, notes Grumpy Editor. Most editors who ran the photo, shot last Aug. 4 at Camp David,...

Private company challenges ‘recess’ appointments, wins

2013-01-28T04:37:00-08:00

In connection with Friday’s federal appeals court 46-page ruling that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate to appoint three members to the National Labor Relations Board, most media overlooked the source that triggered the action...

Romney’s China-made Jeep mention looms accurate

2013-01-21T04:17:00-08:00

Just before the November election, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was criticized for declaring Chrysler would be building Jeeps in China, recalls Grumpy Editor. Democrats grabbed space and air time citing Romney and his campaign ads on the Jeep action...

Pulpy ‘Gangster Squad’ provides fictional action in L.A.; gun control chatter skips illegal weapon use by bad guys

2013-01-14T05:03:00-08:00

While Washington continues to focus on gun control this week, Gangster Squad, the Warner Bros. crime film over the weekend attracted flocks of (mostly young) moviegoers glued to their seats as the screen showed explosions, machine guns, smashed cars and...

Pulpy ‘Gangster Squad’ provides fictional action in L.A.; gun control chatter skips illegal weapon use by bad guys

2013-01-14T05:03:00-08:00

Cold/hot air spreads; 141 journalist fatalities; ‘fat’ banks

2013-01-07T04:03:00-08:00

Two contrasting hot/cold atmospheric reports over the weekend grab the attention of Grumpy Editor as climate change stories continue to gobble space/airtime going into the new year. Both meteorological stories made news yesterday (Jan. 6) but few print editors placed...

Quiet Fed pay raise; overused fiscal cliff; ‘new’ Tribune

2013-01-02T04:02:00-08:00

Despite a heavy flow of news stories on fiscal crisis and spending cuts at year-end 2012, somehow overlooked by major media was President Barack Obama’s executive order granting federal workers a pay raise, notes Grumpy Editor. The Weekly Standard’s Daniel...

Grumpy Editor gets into holiday spirit, returns Jan. 2

2012-12-17T03:51:00-08:00

Grumpy Editor, mellowed somewhat by holiday goodies, is taking time off to celebrate Christmas and welcome in year 2013. He --- and his grumpiness --- will return Jan. 2.

Forget the TV mute button, ad decibels now reduced

2012-12-14T03:12:00-08:00

After a half century of complaints about loud television commercials, a new --- and welcomed --- federal law went into effect yesterday aimed at lowering the ad decibels, notes Grumpy Editor Although the Federal Communications Commission since the 1960s has...

As Fed chairman Bernanke speaks to media, Dow ebbs

2012-12-13T03:21:00-08:00

As often happens, when Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks, the stock market drifts south, as happened yesterday when he faced the business press following the year’s last meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, observed Grumpy Editor. The Dow...

Fed words, fiscal cliff, sales, prices point to jitters

2012-12-12T03:14:00-08:00

In efforts to snatch a clue on what lies ahead financialwise, many investors, market observers, economists --- and business writers --- will be keeping ears zeroed in on what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has to say during a news...