Tiger Woods: Protests Can Make Points ‘Without Burning Neighborhoods'

It’s usually easy to discount celebrities’ and sports stars' takes on current events. Most are reflexively lefty or uninformed. (Or both. There is some correlation there.) But once in a great while, someone famous says something thoughtful.

Matt Philbin
June 2nd, 2020 2:49 PM

Lara Logan Blasts NYT's ‘Blatant Propaganda’ Defending Antifa

The media has not only been downplaying and ignoring the violence caused by Antifa for years, they’ve also been increasingly defending them from scrutiny. On Fox and Friends this morning, journalist Lara Logan went after The New York Times for doing exactly that, after President Trump announced he would designate the violent left-wing anarchist group as a terrorist…

Kristine Marsh
June 2nd, 2020 2:06 PM

Off-White CEO Abloh Draws NY Times Ire: A Symbol of ‘Disappointment’

Apparently, if you’re an icon of the African-American community who doesn’t stand in solidarity with the rioters, you risk being #canceled. The New York Times published a scathing story against Louis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh headlined “The Virgil Abloh Backlash.” Authors Vanessa Friedman and Elizabeth Paton wrote: “Mr. Abloh was initially cheered as a pioneer and a symbol of…

Joseph Vazquez
June 2nd, 2020 1:30 PM
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Nets More ‘Outraged’ by Trump Church Visit Than Rioters Burning It

On Monday, the network morning shows offered a combined 69 seconds of coverage on historic St. John’s Church in Washington, D.C. being set on fire and vandalized by violent protesters Sunday night. On Tuesday, those same broadcasts devoted a combined 30 minutes of coverage to hyping the “outrage” over President Trump visiting the church Monday evening.

Kyle Drennen
June 2nd, 2020 12:45 PM

Twitter Censors Gaetz Tweet Against Antifa for ‘Glorifying Violence’

After President Donald Trump called for “designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization,” a GOP congressman was censored for demanding the group be treated as such. Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) tweeted after days of violent riots: “Now that we clearly see Antifa as terrorists, can we hunt them down like we do those in the Middle East?” Twitter placed an interstitial, or a filter, over the…

Alexander Hall
June 2nd, 2020 12:19 PM

54% Say Social Media Should 'Allow Free Speech Without Interference'

More than twice as many likely voters want social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, to allow free speech by users as want them to regulate what is posted, a new national survey by Rasmussen Reports reveals.

Craig Bannister
June 2nd, 2020 12:03 PM

Hollywood Leftists Join Frontlines of Raucous Police Brutality Protest

The Hollywood left is so serious about protesting police that some of them are putting their bodies on the line to do so. 

 

Gabriel Hays
June 2nd, 2020 11:07 AM

Nuts: Nets Ask Bishop to Trash Trump, Not Antifa, After Church Visit

The networks spent this morning crying outrage at President Trump for visiting the historic St. John’s Church on Monday to show his support, after Antifa broke windows and tried to burn it down the night before. On Good Morning America, White House correspondent Cecilia Vega was more upset at President Trump taking photos in front of the church, than she was of the rioters who defaced…

Kristine Marsh
June 2nd, 2020 11:05 AM

VIDEO: TV Journalists Defend, Excuse Five Nights of Riots

From the start, TV news media have done their darnedest to paint the riots happening across the country in a positive light. While many journalists have glossed over the widespread violence by relying on misleading characterizations like “mostly peaceful,” others have outright defended and justified the rioting.

Bill D'Agostino
June 2nd, 2020 9:09 AM

Hulu Show 'Ramy' Calls Trump 'Piece of Sh**,' 'F**k-Man'

On May 29, Hulu premiered its second season of Ramy, a show about a Muslim-American man living in New Jersey. While the first season tried to showcase the complexities of an Egyptian-American immigrant family, the second season went full raging leftist, calling the U.S. army “the world’s most corrupt army” and the United States a “country that enslaves people in jails and puts them in…

Elise Ehrhard
June 2nd, 2020 7:00 AM

Welcome to the NEW NewsBusters.org!

Now, on the verge of the 15th anniversary of NewsBusters, your favorite media criticism site has been redesigned and upgraded for performance, functionality, and a bit more flair. 

NB Staff
June 2nd, 2020 6:04 AM

CW Sci-Fi Show Whines about ‘Arbitrary Border’ Laws

CW’s Roswell, New Mexico took a week off following its claim that people walk through the doors of ICE facilities and die. Unfortunately, it’s back to tell us pretty much the same thing as we’re reminded how terrible ICE officers are. As if 2020 hasn’t been bad enough for us earthlings.

Lindsay Kornick
June 1st, 2020 11:25 PM

CBS Reporter Calls Out Black Lives Matter Rioters Looting Store

While many in the liberal media were treating looters and rioters as though they were a mysterious group of unidentifiable people, CBS correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti approached a store in Santa Monica, California on Monday and called out someone carrying “Black Lives Matter” sign while they stole merchandise. He even chased after a group who stole some surfboards and pressed them on their…

Nicholas Fondacaro
June 1st, 2020 11:15 PM

Very 'Authoritarian': CNN Decries Bolstering White House Defenses

Ahead of a Monday night that would likely see more chaos, looting, and riots on the streets of the nation’s capital, National Guard troops made their way onto White House grounds to bolster Secret Service and local police protecting President Trump. In response to the images coming in, CNN was appalled. Chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta equated it to something you would see in an…

Nicholas Fondacaro
June 1st, 2020 7:56 PM