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Fox News on Trayvon Martin: "You Could Probably Kill Somebody With Skittles"

With George Zimmerman's trial starting in Central Florida this week for the murder of Miami-area teen Trayvon Martin, the controversial case has rocketed back to the headlines. Fox News, however, appears to have taken a novel approach to its coverage of the tragedy, and recently invited a guest on w ... More >>

Former NBC 6 Anchor Joel Connable Dies at 39

Former WTVJ anchor Joel Connable has passed away at the age of 39. Connable co-anchored WTVJ nightly newscasts for a brief time in 2008 and 2009, and had married his longtime girlfriend Angela Shlyakhov, a Miami paralegal, just two weeks ago. Connable suffered from diabetes throughout his life and d ... More >>

Best of Miami: Arts & Entertainment

Disney and Univision Launching Miami-Based Cable News Network

CNN, MSNBC and Fox News are about to get some Miami-based competition backed by one of the world's largest media conglomerates.Disney and Univision announced this morning that they are set to launch a 24-hour news network sometime in the next year, and the channel's operation will be headquartered i ... More >>

Marco Rubio Endorses Mitt Romney in Possible First Step Toward VP Bid

​Marco Rubio finally stepped off the sidelines of the GOP primary last night, backing Mitt Romney for president in an interview on Fox News. While the endorsement isn't all that surprising, Rubio's timing sparks a key question: Is he backing Romney because it's clear Mitt will hold off the competi ... More >>

Trayvon Martin Shooting: Broward Lawmakers Say "Stand Your Ground" Will Go (Video)

Broward state rep and House Democratic leader-designate Perry Thurston Jr. spoke with Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC's The Last Word last night about Governor Rick Scott's decision to create a task force to look at the "stand your ground" law. While he sees the "prospects looking better," MSNBC contrib ... More >>

Fox News Pundit Dick Morris Auctions Off Studio Tour to Benefit Florida GOP Group

​Yeah, yeah, we all know the Fox News Channel is hardly an accurate or impartial news source and is practically an official wing of the Republican Party (or is the GOP a wing of Fox News? Who knows anymore), but rarely is one of their employees so blatant about it as Dick Morris. The former Clinto ... More >>

Jeb Bush Should Get Into Presidential Race, Top GOP Senator Says

​The Republican primary is officially in chaos now with Rick Santorum surging and topping Mitt Romney in some national polls. The former Pennsylvania senator is even leading in Romney's home state of Michigan, but some in the GOP establishment aren't quite sure Santorum is presidential material. O ... More >>

Rupert Murdoch is dangerous

Barack Obama Can't Afford to Let Fox News Fold

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke goes to bat for Fox News.Rupert Murdoch is reaping what he sowed. The media magnate's American-based cable network, Fox News ... More >>

SoBe B-Girls Scam: Philly Weatherman Was Among Those Drugged, Ripped Off By Russian Gang

via WTFXJohn Bolaris, Philly weatherman, B-Girl scam victim​Remember the Eastern European B-Girls who worked for a Russian mob that allegedly set up fake nightclubs on Washington Avenue to rob single male tourists of tens of thousands of dollars? As if you could forget.Today comes news from Philad ... More >>

Alex Sink Campaign Named Worst of 2010 by MSNBC

With an election cycle filled with such odd candidates as Alvin Greene, Christine O'Donnell, and Carl Paladino, who did MSNBC chose as the worst candidate of 2010? Florida Democratic Governor nominee Alex Sink. The channel's Chuck Todd and Savannah Guthrie handed out the award this morning on The Da ... More >>

Maggie Rodriguez Fired from CBS's The Early Show

​It's not a good year for veterans of Miami local news who've gone national. There was of course Rick Sanchez's total breakdown, and Katie Couric's continued ratings troubles at the CBS Evening News. Now it seems that Miami-native and CBS 4 alum Maggie Rodriguez has been fired from her gig as a co ... More >>

Are You a La-Tea-No? Fox News Launches News Site for Hispanic Audience

​When Fox News host John Gibson found out that according to some predictions, the majority of Americans might be Hispanic, he bluntly instructed his Anglo viewers to "have more babies." When Fox News's business side finally realized the same thing, it decided to introduce a website with all the ri ... More >>

Rick Sanchez Begins His Rehabilitation Tour

​After offering an official written apology earlier this week, Rick Sanchez continues to do damage control for his outburst over Jon Stewart. This morning not only did he sit down with Good Morning America, but also gave interview to radio and online media. Even his former bosses at CNN think he's ... More >>

Michelle Spence-Jones is innocent, dummy!

Best of Miami: Diversions

Anti-Obama Urologist Admits He Doesn't Know Much About HRC Bill

​Dr. Jack Cassell, the dick doctor in Orlando who hates President Obama so much he put up a sign telling those who voted for him to get their urinary tracts checked elsewhere, has been all over the media. CNN, Fox News, the New York Times, you name it. He was even on Alan Colmes's show. ... More >>

Victoria Jackson: "The President Is a Communist" Fox News: "He Is Not a Communist"

Our old friend, Miami native and Saturday Night Live alum Victoria Jackson, was on the Fox News show Fox & Friends today. She's as crazy as ever, or as Gawker put it: "just a touch too crazy for Fox." She was plugging her appearance with Sarah Palin ("my hero") this weekend at a Tea Pa ... More >>

Rapper Lyrikill.com's publicity blitz has made him an enemy among South Florida TV reporters

Rubio and Crist Might Face Off in Fox News Debate Next Month

​Most Senate primary debates are lucky to get aired on local channels, but the race for the GOP nomination for Florida's Senate seat is so hot it might end up broadcast nationally on Fox News.According to the Chicago Tribune's Swamp Politics, Marco Rubio has already agreed to the arrangement. Gov. ... More >>

Battle of the Blowhards: Keith Olbermann vs. Glenn Garvin

via the front page of The Herald's website todayGarvin, who's taking part in The Herald's weird Biggest Loser-esque "thing," getting back to his fighting weight.​MSNBC's Keith Olbermann has this terribly annoying habit of self-righteously addressing any criticism directed against him in overly dra ... More >>

Miami Abortion Doctor Throws Reporter's Microphone into the Street

via Fox News​Well, this is just delightful. In fact, Riptide would like to nominate this video for Best Unintentionally Funny Clip of the Week. We don't want to give too much away. No, no. It would spoil the climax. But let's just say you can count on the in following: (In chronological order ... More >>

Charles Perez Too Gay for Television? Probably Not

via JustNews.com​Even national cable TV channel Fox News jumped on the firing of Local 10 news anchor Charles Perez, using the headline banner "Too Gay for Television?" But can that sensational story really be true in a TV market filled with openly gay anchors (consider Channel 7) and even WPLG's ... More >>

WTVJ's Nick Bogert Leaving for Chicago

TV news is hurting. The best are deserting us. Nick Bogert, the WTVJ smart guy who has provided some politics and substance along with the gore on the local airwaves, will depart for Chicago this fall. He's covered everything from hurricanes to the fall of commissioners such as Joe Gersten, Miller D ... More >>

Victoria Jackson Endorses Rush Limbaugh For President

How insane was Dirty Dozen alum Victoria Jackson's appearance on Sean Hannity's Fox News show last week? Well it starts out with Jackson proclaiming, "I'm so happy to be on, I'm your biggest fan. Fox news! Yay! The Only One with the truth! Yay!"Another panelist asks her, "Where are you from?" He's ... More >>

MSNBC's Lone Conservative Rethinking a Senate Run

Back in 2006 when the Republican party came to the hard, cold realization that they would have to run political train wreck Katherine Harris as their Senate Nominee they begged and pleaded with former Congressman and MSNBC talking head Joe Scarborough to run. "Please, Joe, Please, Don't let us prete ... More >>

Damn The Man

Aren’t you sick of complaining about the “liberal media”?

Rappers or Republicans?

Southern Hip-Hop = Fox News?

Both appeal to red-staters, and both are unfairly maligned.

Marijuana fuels career longevity

Hanging With Mr. Cooper

He’s so much more than a pretty face

Blind Date

Tasha Joseph's Website shows fiction is stranger than truth

Bah, Humbug

Duking it out over baby Jesus on Bay Harbor Islands

Savage Station

WFTL-850 AM was an oasis of local talk; now it's just another haven for hate

BEST TV NEWS ANCHOR

Dwight Lauderdale

BEST TV NEWS REPORTER

Carmel Cafiero

No News Is Bad News

You knew local TV newscasts were lame, you just didn't know how lame

BEST TV NEWS ANCHOR

Laurie Jennings

WSVN-TV (Channel 7)

News Before Rick

Seven Heaven

The Product

Heath Ledger's in no rush to be a star. Why's everyone else in a hurry?

Fine Young Cannibals

The reporters providing us coverage of Elian Gonzalez seem to recognize they're taking part in a shark feed. And they just keep chomping.

Miami Voice

A new report confirms that Radio Mart' has become a mecca of shoddy reporting

Letters

Sweeps Unchained

Rad Berky got armed and dangerous. Carmel Cafiero got Joe Gersten. Ike Seamans got a heart attack. And we watched it all.

That's Infotainment!

In the wacky world of Channel 7's Deco Drive, failure is success, fluff is substance, and all those changes are good, good, good!

Farewell, Joel Hello, Marvin

Fitz for Sale

When it comes to farewells, nothing says "Good buy" like a yard sale

The Forgotten Man

Eight months after he got hit by Channel 7 anchorman Rick Sanchez's Volvo, Jeffrey Smuzinick is doing poorly. His family is just plain doing poor.

Just Another Night at the Office