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June 1, 2015: Howard Kurtz: Fox News: Martin O’Malley, mild-mannered man: Why the media are yawning
Feb 20, 2015: Daily Beast: Bill O’Reilly Is No Brian Williams
Yet Stelter’s Fox News counterpart, Howard Kurtz (formerly of The Daily Beast) supported O’Reilly’s version of events in a blog post, deciding after interviewing his network’s biggest attraction—on whose money-minting program he regularly appears—that “the Mother Jones piece appears to turn on semantics, not some specific story that O’Reilly told about being in the Falklands.”
Feb 10, 2015: Howard Kurtz: Fox News: Brian Williams’ rescue plan crumbles as friends plead for mercy
Dec 2, 2014: FTV Live: Sources: Howard Kurtz, Lauren Ashburn Break Up
Back in September, FTVLive told you that Fox News decided not to renew the contract of Howard Kurtz's girlfriend Lauren Ashburn.
Oct 17, 2014: Media Matters: Fox Media Critic Praises Shepard Smith, Knocks O'Reilly For Ebola Coverage
Fox News media critic Howard Kurtz echoed his colleague Shepard Smith's admonishment of media for irresponsible Ebola coverage, highlighting his own network's reporting failures.
Sept 30, 2014: MediaIte: Fox’s Kurtz to O’Reilly: Press Turning on Obama Because It’s ‘In Thing to Do’
Bill O’Reilly has noticed that the press corps has been a lot tougher on President Obama and Josh Earnest these days. Jonathan Karl and Ed Henry alone get really combative with Earnest on a daily basis. But aside from those two, O’Reilly told Howard Kurtz tonight that the press corps’ heart isn’t in it.
Sept 15, 2014: Crooks & Liars: Harvey Levin Schools Howie Kurtz On Fox
Howie Kurtz interviews TMZ founder and entertainment law specialist, Harvey Levin, who calls out the sanctimonious Fox host and his network for buying video just like everyone else.
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Sept 1, 2014: MediaIte: Fox’s Kurtz Fires Back at Colbert: Good Luck Dropping ‘Pompous Blowhard’ Act
On yesterday’s MediaBuzz, Fox News’ Howard Kurtz responded to Stephen Colbert taking a few shots at him over his Ferguson coverage. Colbert roasted Fox last week over how they covered the unrest in Ferguson. He zoned in on Kurtz for suggesting the media might be doing more harm than good by being in town.
June 1, 2014: Youtube: Howard Kurtz on the timing of Jay Carney's departure Fox News Video
May 28, 2014: Media Matters: Fox's Howard Kurtz On Media Gender Bias: "Deal With It"
Gender bias and sensationalism in the media is something political figures like Hillary Clinton simply need to "deal with," according to Fox News media critic Howard Kurtz.
May 1, 2014: News Busters: Bill O'Reilly Hammers Howard Kurtz for Being Too Soft on Benghazi Bias: 'I'm Surprised at You!'
On Wednesday night’s O’Reilly Factor, Howard Kurtz conceded the media are kind of allergic to covering Benghazi. But he would not agree that this “allergy” is about protecting Barack Obama. O’Reilly ticked off the media avoidance: no Benghazi e-mails coverage in the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal.
Apr 28, 2014: Washington Post: Yay for Fox News’s Howard Kurtz!
Upon his hiring at Fox News nearly a year ago, Howard Kurtz said, “I’m excited to be bringing my independent brand of media criticism to Fox News.”
Feb 14, 2014: DailyCaller: Valentine’s Day buzz with Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn
A Mirror tipster spotted Fox News “Media Buzz” host Howard Kurtz and his perpetual sidekick Lauren Ashburn at the Union Station Papyrus today buying Valentine’s Day gifts.
Jan 26, 2014: Variety: Fox News’ Howard Kurtz Reveals ‘MediaBuzz’ Lacks Bite
When Howard Kurtz moved his media-analysis show to Fox News Channel, there was some skepticism whether he would be allowed to operate as an independent voice on a network that imposes such rigid message discipline.
Jan 14, 2014: Gawker: Howard Kurtz Lied About Business Ties To Fox News Contributor
Fox News anchor Howard Kurtz has repeatedly claimed, most famously during a live interrogation on CNN, that his relationship with Fox News contributor Lauren Ashburn amounted to a “limited venture” for which the MediaBuzz host was compensated on a piecemeal “freelance basis.”
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ON THE RECORD: Jan 10, 2014: Caleb Howe (Red State) summarized dialogue about Roberts Gates book revelations between Howard Kurtz and Erick Erickson" on the O'Reilly Factor with Bill O'Reilly last night: Kurtz sees this as a betrayal of the President’s confidence and claims it is harmful to America. Erick points out that, not only is this a completely unremarkable step for a former member of an administration to take, but it’s something the President was, or should have been, fully aware of before speaking up in the first place. Which leads you to the conclusion, or should lead you to the conclusion, that the President didn’t think there was anything wrong with what he was saying. It’s not a betrayal of a confidence if it wasn’t said in confidence. The President has no problem telling Gates he thought the surge would fail, no problem saying in front of others that he supported it for political reasons only, because to him that’s a perfectly normal way to act and believe. Like any left wing politician, the paying of lip service to the rubes in middle America is seen as a necessary evil." Bill O'Reilly's charge was:  "..isn’t it important for Americans to “know that the temperament of their leaders is now being dictated by politics instead of what is best for the nation?” He adds “isn’t Gates doing a patriotic thing by exposing that?” Personally I dont see the book as a betrayal of any kind and agree with Erickson that "It’s not a betrayal of a confidence if it wasn’t said in confidence. " and Erickson's observation:  “Only in Washington do people wring their hands over tell-all books before writing their own.” The problem is that the Tell-All books that get released after the fact are losing their punch because they are becoming so common place. They get used a political fodder but in the end serve no real purpose. 

Jan 9, 2014: Red State: Robert Gates: Traitor Or Patriot? Erickson And Kurtz Discuss
Last night, Redstate’s own Erick Erickson appeared on Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor and discussed whether or not Robert Gates’ explosive new book is a betrayal of President Obama and/or is damaging to this country.
Dec 29, 2013: MediaIte: Kirsten Powers Dismisses Kurtz’s Theory That Media is ‘Piling On’ Obama Administration
During a discussion about why the media “lost its love affair with Barack Obama,” Media Buzz host Howard Kurtz asked Fox News contributor Kirsten Powers if she thought there was a “piling on” effect of journalists looking to expiate their earlier “soft coverage,” which Powers found pretty hard to believe.
Sept 6, 2013: Media Matters: What's Happening To Howard Kurtz At Fox News?
When Howard Kurtz joined Fox News as a host and media analyst, he claimed he'd bring to the network an "independent brand of media criticism" with "the freedom to criticize anyone," including his new employer.
June 20, 2013: Huffington Post: Howard Kurtz Joining Fox News, Leaving CNN 
Howard Kurtz is leaving CNN and joining Fox News, the network announcedThursday.

May 6, 2013: iMediaethics: Howard Kurtz: Jason Collins Error was 'Sloppy and Inexcusable'
Howard Kurtz apologized May 5 on his CNN program Reliable Sources for his now-retracted Daily Beast article about NBA player Jason Collins.

May 5, 2013: The Guardian: CNN's Howard Kurtz issues on-camera mea culpa for Jason Collins column
Reliable Sources host who lost Daily Beast column for reaction to NBA star coming out issues all-encompassing apology
May 2, 2013: Politico: The Howard Kurtz saga
At the height of his influence, Howard Kurtz was widely regarded as the most influential media reporter and critic in the country. But in recent years, erroneous reporting and careless errors reduced him to fodder for the media reporters and critics who followed in his footsteps.
May 2, 2013: The Guardian: Howard Kurtz axed by the Daily Beast after bungling Jason Collins column
Publication's star columnist fired after falsely accusing NBA player of concealing that he was once engaged to a woman

May 2, 2013: Zoreks: Howard Kurtz Failed to Spin What Has Already Been Spun
The Daily Beast "dropped"  Howard Kurtz within the last couple days.  "Dropped" is a more polite word for "fired" I guess.

Mar 12, 2013: Breitbart:   Howard Kurtz Spreads Andrew Sullivan's Anti-Catholic Smears
Yesterday, without comment or criticism, Kurtz aided and abetted Andrew Sullivan's crusade to smear the Catholic Church with this tweet.
Apr 29, 2013: Independent Journal Review: CNN's Howard Kurtz: Media Bias? What Media Bias?
Cnn’s Howard Kurtz sat down with Russ Douthat, conservative columnist for the New York Times (Wait – there’s aconservative columnist at the New York Times?) in the latest attempt by the mainstream media to deny that it “pushes” or “roots for” one cause or another based on liberal political ideology

Feb 13, 2013: Onyxbook: O’Reilly Confronts Howard Kurtz For Calling Him Out On False NBC Drone Coverage Claim
O’Reilly’s response last Friday to the media criticism was one giant denial, and tonight he faced off with media critic Howard Kurtz to continue insisting he did not misrepresent NBC’s coverage of the drone story.
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Howard "Howie" Alan Kurtz (born August 1, 1953) is an American journalist and author with a special focus on the media. He is the host of Fox News Channel's Media Buzz program, the successor to Fox News Watch. He is the former media writer for The Washington Post and the former Washington bureau chief for The Daily Beast. He has written five books about the media. Kurtz left CNN and joined Fox News Channel on July 1, 2013

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