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NBC Edits Out Alex Trebek Crediting Prayers with Helping His Cancer Battle

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In an interview with People magazine, Jeopardy!host Alex Trebek credited the prayers of fans for helping him in his fight against pancreatic cancer, now in “near remission.” Yet, while ABC’s World News Tonight touted Trebek’s praise, the CBS Evening News ignored that part of Trebek’s comments and NBC Nightly News edited it out of the quotes read and video clips they aired.

The Media Were Avenatti’s Enablers

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The incessant fawning over Avenatti by his friends at CNN and MSNBC was difficult to forget, however, the networks were failing to acknowledge the enabling role they played in his rise to fame. MediaBuzz host Howard Kurtz elaborated on the media’s complicity during an appearance on Fox News Wednesday night.

As De Blasio Announces, GMA’s Host Skips the Democrat’s Radical, Far-Left Views

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Good Morning America on Thursday scored the exclusive scoop of the first interview with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (and his wife) as he became the 23rd Democrat to run for president in 2020. However, former Democratic operative turned host George Stephanopoulos avoided any mention of de Blasio’s hard-left stances on abortion, gun control or his total embrace of the Green New Deal. 

“Law & Order: SVU” Slams Covington Kids, Defends Omar Character

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NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is really stretching that “ripped from the headlines” mindset with its latest episode. Not only does SVU maintain the media lie about the Covington Catholic kids (this time with Jewish students), the show also manages to play defense for Rep. Ilhan Omar (with a Muslim councilwoman standing in for “Native American elder” Nathan Phillips).

Marvel Movies Will Add More Gay and Body-Positive Heroes

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Phase II of the Marvel comic book cinematic universe is going to involve a few less of our classic superheros in favor of a bold new array of diverse and inclusive characters. Yes, Marvel’s going a lot more ethnic, and a lot more gay because what’s cooler than finding out that your new favorite Avenger enjoys his skintight latex suit for far more than just crime-fighting purposes?

CNN’s Drama Queen Brian Stelter Complains That Trump Skipping WHCD Is an Attack on the Media

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All aboard the crazy train! On Tuesday afternoon’s CNN Newsroom, liberal media janitor and Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter complained about the Trump administration boycotting Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD), which is arguably the most pompous, self-worshipping annual celebration known to man (besides Hollywood awards shows). 

Media Try to Use Notre Dame Fire to Embarrass Trump

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A deeply concerned President Trump put out a tweet urging for water-tanker helicopters to be used to put out the blaze. We later learned that French authorities didn’t use them because the weight of the water could cause further destruction. Despite many other people thinking the same thing, members of liberal media used it as an opportunity to score cheap points against Trump.

Network News Gives 1 Minute to Obama Counsel Indictment

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NewsBusters previously documented that following the indictments of Paul Manafort and deputy chair Rick Gates, the evening programs of ABC, CBS, and NBC dedicated 33 minutes and nine seconds on related news, while spending 22 minutes and 14 seconds on all other news for the day. Doing the math, that meant they spent 60 percent (59.86 percent) of their total airtime on news sparked by the indictments.