CBS journalists, who have previously downplayed the problem of illegal immigration, on Thursday chose the sympathetic story of DACA medical school student Dreamers. The on-screen graphic for the segment read, “Dream in Jeopardy.”
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CBS Buys into Oprah 2020 Mania Leading Evening Broadcast with Hype
On Monday night, CBS News seemed eager to start their 2020 presidential campaign coverage as they led CBS Evening News with a segment hyping a theoretical campaign run by Oprah Winfrey.
Oprah Tells Golden Globes That Press Is Under Siege and Is Dedicated to Uncovering the Truth
Karen Townsend: Where was Ms. Winfrey during eight years of the previous administration when a whole lot of corruption and injustices were taking place, mostly against conservatives? I think “absolute truth” to Oprah and her pals mean the truth as they believe it to be, not actual facts.
Network Coverage of Trump Gossip Book Beats Out Iranian Uprising
Despite the growth and length of the Iran protests, the three major network news outlets (ABC, CBS, and NBC) found more interest in Wolff’s palace intrigue that the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom.
Complete Turnaround: ABC, NBC Venerate Bannon for Turning on Trump
So what made them change their minds so drastically? Bannon dished the dirt on President Trump in a book that’s soon to be released, written by journalist Michael Wolff.
NBC Says America Acting Like a Bully for Sticking Up for Israel
During NBC Nightly News, the network flaunted the decision by the elitist body, touted their rebuke of the U.S., and described the U.S. as somehow acting like a “bully.” All while ignoring the U.N.’s history of targeted anti-Semitism.
CBS Suggests Trump Administration Is to Blame for Deadly Amtrak Derailment
With the investigation into the cause of the deadly Amtrak train derailment in Tacoma, Washington still ongoing, on Tuesday CBS Evening News placed the blame on the Trump administration, claiming they were the ones putting off the implementation of the proper safety regulations.
AP’s Global-Warming Alarmists Fear Impact on Winter Olympics
The AP’s dire take on the Olympians’ desperate search for good powder schusses around inconvenient truths and implies they’re practically having to re-route around Dante’s Inferno.
Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi Joins List of Accused Sex Harassers
Since we just added Chris Matthews to the list, it’s worth reminding everyone that one of the first journalists was Matt Taibbi of the Rolling Stone.
CBS Celebrates Jones Campaign Efforts
The CBS Evening News spent the first seven minutes and 36 seconds (over three different segments) touting the result and hyping Democratic divination of future elections.
Cheers Heard on CNN as Dem Jones Takes the Lead in Alabama
In the early part of the 10:00 p.m. Eastern hour, and before the Alabama Senate race was called for Democrat Doug Jones, cheers could be heard on CNN’s live broadcast as Wolf Blitzer announced Jones had taken the lead.
CBS’s Jeff Glor Questions Macron About Trump Screwing Things Up
In a one-on-one interview with the French President, anchor Jeff Glor appeared to be fishing for him to say something disparaging of Trump.
Bob Mueller vs. Ken Starr: A Classic Media Double Standard
The media’s fierce protectiveness of the investigation into Trump is the utter opposite of how they reacted in 1998, when the Clinton White House openly challenged independent counsel Kenneth Starr. Back then, many liberal reporters enthusiastically joined the effort to discredit the prosecutor and save their hero.
Networks Freak Over Trump Reversing 70 Years of US Policy with Embassy Move
The three network newscasts seemed to be doing their best to stir the public up into a full-blown panic Wednesday evening, feverishly slamming President Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
ABC’s Brian Ross Should Be Fired
It’s a little bizarre these days that sexual harassers like Charlie Rose and Matt Lauer are dumped abruptly, while Brian Williams has an hour-long nightly show on MSNBC and Brian Ross gets a slap on the wrist. These supposed guardians against “fake news” look like fact-mangling isn’t really a serious offense.
Media Celebrated Known Sexual Harasser Ted Kennedy
For decades, the Massachusetts Senator and known sexual harasser was celebrated by the media, even though tales of his womanizing ways were well known by reporters who covered Capitol Hill.
Bias by Omission: Univision Leaves Out Half the Pocahontas Story
Univision made no effort to explain to its viewers that “Pocahontas” is, rather than a racial slur as reported and parroted throughout the media, a harsh critique of Elizabeth Warren’s misappropriation of Native American heritage in order to land teaching jobs at Harvard and Penn.
BBC Recruiting Journalists — But Whites Shouldn’t Apply
The BBC posted a job listing offering “an exceptional and unique opportunity to train as a broadcast journalist…” BUT the year-long paid internship is “only open to candidates from a black, Asian or non-white ethnic minority background.”
CNN’s Dylan Byers Laments “Drain of Talent” with Harassers Leaving Hollywood, Media
In an unbelievable and now deleted tweet, CNN senior media reporter Dylan Byers openly lamented how much “talent” the media and the entertainment industries was losing because of the flood of sexual harassment allegations.
MSNBC Downplays Franken Sex Abuse: Maybe He Just “Needs a Talking-To”
You may be wondering how liberal journalists have been covering the sexual assault accusations against Democratic Senator Al Franken. Well, if you were expecting unreserved condemnation and calls for Franken to resign his seat, you would be pretty disappointed, at least if you were watching MSNBC.
Fox’s “Family Guy” States That Putin Is Trump’s Best Friend
When “Family Guy” swings left, it swings moronically to the left. The latest episode proves that with a visit from Russian president Vladimir Putin where the show obediently parrots the rigged election narrative.
CNN Panel Brushes Aside Franken Allegations
A Thursday afternoon CNN Newsroom panel showcased political tribalism as three liberal journalists downplayed the disturbing sexual misconduct allegations against Democratic Senator Al Franken (Minn.) by harping on the fact that Franken was “just a comedian” while those against Roy Moore and President Trump were far more serious.
USA’s “Mr. Robot” Takes Cheap Shots Against “Buffoon” Trump
The show clearly wants to televise the Trump resort as a meeting ground for evil corporate overlords, but that’s not enough for them. Eventually talk comes towards the “buffoon” owner himself, though not directly by name.
NBC’s Chuck Todd Gets Off Easy Hosting Parties for Democrats
Todd hosted a party at his home in September 2015 for Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri and her husband Jim Lyons.