The Cybercast News Service (also CNSNews.com) is a conservative news website founded on June 16, 1998 by the Media Research Center, a media watchdog group. Originally calling itself the "Conservative News Service," CNS changed its name to Cybercast in 2000. Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... News is essentially new information or current events. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Media Research Center (MRC) was founded in 1987 by L. Brent Bozell III. According to its website, its mission is to bring balance and responsibility to the news media. ...

It claims its role is to serve an audience that puts a "higher premium on balance than spin" by covering stories that mainstream news organizations ignore. Examples of such stories include Walt Disney World's hosting of annual Gay Days.[1] Cybercast provides news articles for Townhall.com and other conservative websites for a subscription fee. Cinderella Castle, at the center of the Magic Kingdom, is Walt Disney World Resorts most recognizable icon Introduction Owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company, the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, USA is home to four theme parks, two water parks, several resort hotels and golf courses... Townhall. ...

Critics claim analysis of Cybercast stories show they do not conform to acceptable journalistic standards. In one story about Hurricane Katrina victim race statistics, the headline was a conclusion and not a neutral statement describing the content. It was written by Nathan Burchfiel, a college-aged conservative whose blog The Terrapin Times carries his CNSNews stories and is strictly an ideological conservative perspective. Burchfiel is a journalism student at the University of Maryland. Critics point out that stories like Walt Disney World's Gay Days--which passes its sixteenth anniversary in 2006--are only newsworthy to social conservatives and gays.

Cybercast News Service's leadership consists of President Brent Bozell and Editor-in-Chief David Thibault, who became top editor in April 2005. Its editor from 1998-2005 was Scott Hogenson, who also worked as the chief of radio operations for the Republican National Committee in 2004. L. Brent Bozell III is the founder and president of the Media Research Center, the Parents Television Council, and the Cybercast News Service. ... Bush/Cheney, 2004 Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman is the current Chairman of the RNC. The Republican National Committee (RNC) provides national leadership for the United States Republican Party. ...

External links

• CNSNews.com
• ConWebWatch (critique of CNSNews.com)
• Criticism of CNSNews.com
• Accuracy Blog (analysis of CNSNews.com story about Hurricane Katrina victim race statistics)
• FBIHOP (analysis of CNSNews.com story about anti-Representative John Murtha website)
• New York Times op/ed about Cybercast
• A Terrapin Times story
• Walt Disney World's "GayDays"
• dirty campaigning