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ICYMI: NBC’s Alexander Grills Lloyd Austin on Hiding Hospital Stay

Curtis Houck
February 2nd, 2024 1:12 PM

On Thursday, the Pentagon press corps were able to question Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for the first time since his secret December hospitalizations and prostate cancer diagnosis he hid from the American public and President Biden until early January. There were plenty of tough questions, but most notable was NBC’s Peter Alexander (pinch-hitting for Pentagon correspondent Courtney Kube,…

 
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PBS Puts Onus on Israeli Victims: ‘Carrots’ for Hamas to Free Hostages

Clay Waters
November 10th, 2023 6:32 PM

One way to demonstrate the slant in PBS’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war is to compare and contrast how their interviewers treat representatives of the respective sides. On Monday’s edition of the PBS NewsHour, reporter Leila Molana-Allen conducted a friendly interview with Mohammad Shtayyeh, the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, which represents the West Bank, and who…

 
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PBS Won’t Trust Israel on Hospital: It’s ‘Carried Out Strikes' Before

Clay Waters
October 20th, 2023 6:28 PM

On Wednesday’s edition of the PBS NewsHour concerning an errant Palestinian rocket that landed near a hospital in the Gaza Strip and killed many, show host Amna Nawaz offensively attempted to leave the question of responsibility open: Could the untrustworthy Israeli military still be blamed for the bombing? Nawaz talked to National Security Adviser Jon Finer and led off with the…

 

ABC Highlights Pakistani Complaints Against U.S. Drone Attacks on Terr

Brad Wilmouth
November 7th, 2011 6:58 AM
On Sunday's World News on ABC, correspondent Nick Schifrin filed a report recounting complaints by Pakistanis that CIA drone attacks that have successfully killed high-profile terrorist figures residing in Pakistan have also resulted in civilian deaths and injuries. With the words "A Young Man's Plea" displayed on screen next to him, anchor David Muir introduced the piece: