The New York Times’ damning takedown of Nicole Shanahan, the running mate of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., revealed as much about the former newspaper of record’s institutional character as it did about Shanahan’s.
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Ford University: Higher Ed for Auto Sales & Service
Determining how best to harness and apply AI is all the rage these days, and CEOs are paid the big bucks because of their supposedly superior smarts to figure it out. At Ford, whose CEO Jim Farley received more than $60 million in compensation these past three years, the company plans to use AI to create Hollywood quality “edutainment” videos that it hopes will steal viewers from Netflix and Amazon and bolster the sales and service capabilities of its dealerships.
Let’s just say I’m a tad skeptical.
DOJ’s McKinsey Criminal Probe (LHOL)
The Wall Street Journal recently reported an “exclusive” story that the Justice Department is investigating McKinsey & Co. for its opioids consulting work. Here’s why the story reflects poorly on the Journal and the Department of Justice.
NPR’s Lily-White Audience Despite DEI Hires
In the minds of the leaders overseeing America’s mainstream media outlets, all is well, and they are mighty proud of the journalism responsible for the credibility decline of their organizations.
Edith Chapin, NPR’s chief news executive, serves as a poster person for the leadership delusions.
Dr. Mary Talley Bowden’s FDA Triumph
The FDA thought it was very clever three years ago maligning a drug called ivermectin as veterinary medicine. Here’s the story how a Houston ENT doc made the FDA look like a horse’s derriere.
The False Media Prosecution of Yanping Chen
Conspiracy theorists are promoting a false narrative that a judge ordered former FOX and CBS news reporter Catherine Herridge in contempt and fined $800 a day to reveal a confidential source as retribution for pursuing damning stories about President Biden. In fact, the judge’s ruling stems from Herridge allegedly doing the wrongful bidding of the U.S. government.
CBS News’ Ignoble Firing of Catherine Herridge
CBS News’ disgraceful treatment of veteran reporter Catherine Herridge underscores the wisdom of the U.S. public’s low regard for the broadcast networks.
R.I.P. Los Angeles Times
Three years ago, I posted a column headlined, “Why the L.A. Times Deserves to Fail.” Though I didn’t think it possible, the daily has declined further in the intervening years. If billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong retains ownership, I’m doubtful the publication will survive.
Count me among the Angelenos who won’t mourn the loss.
Boeing’s Woes Deeper Than Publicly Known
Such is the sorry state of American journalism that so far only one publication has refused to rely on Boeing and FAA PR statements in reporting about what led to the recent near catastrophic Alaska Airlines disaster at 16,000 feet.
Lloyd Austin and America’s Leadership Crisis
It’s a wonder how anyone can have confidence in the U.S. government and the leadership of major corporations and universities these days. The institutions that Americans long have trusted and took pride in are fast declining.