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John King USA the Only CNN Program To Mention March For Life...For 11 Seconds

By Matthew Balan | January 26, 2011, 11:04 AM EST

CNN's 7 pm Eastern hour program John King USA was the only program on Monday and the following morning on Tuesday that mentioned the March for Life in Washington, DC. Anchor John King devoted only 11 seconds to the pro-life demonstration, and omitted ...

CNN's King Apologizes For Guest's 'Crosshairs' Term

By Matthew Balan | January 20, 2011, 6:37 AM EST

On Tuesday's John King USA, CNN's John King issued a prompt on-air apology minutes after a guest on his program used the term "crosshairs" during a segment: " We're trying to get away from using that kind of language " ( ...

Former Governor Spitzer: Too Many 2012 Republican Contenders at Fox

By Matthew Balan | December 1, 2010, 4:15 PM EST

On Tuesday's Parker-Spitzer on CNN, ex-Governor Eliot Spitzer ironically worried that too many of his fellow former politicians, who are also contenders for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, are on Fox News: " Never before in our hist ...

Liberal CNN's New Ad Spotlights Rivals' Slant, Claims Lack of 'Favorites'

By Matthew Balan | November 10, 2010, 7:55 PM EST

CNN, a network known for its regular liberal bias, touted its supposed objectivity versus its competitors in a new ad which premiered on Tuesday evening. The ad graphically associated Fox News with the Republican elephant and MSNBC with the Democratic don ...

Jon Stewart on CNN: Fox News Is 'Wrong,' a 'Political Organization'

By Matthew Balan | October 21, 2010, 11:18 PM EDT

On Wednesday's Larry King Live on CNN, liberal comedian Jon Stewart bashed Fox News, labeling their "fair and balanced" slogan a " complete lie." Stewart also stated that he thought the network was " wrong " and that &qu ...

Rick Sanchez Complains Mockery Is 'Baseless,' Even As He Admits 'I'm Not Good with the Metric System'

By Tim Graham | October 12, 2010, 6:43 PM EDT

Fired CNN anchor Rick Sanchez was granted an online Q&A Monday on The Washington Post website. Sanchez still finds it unfair that he would be knocked for noting knowing how many feet are in a meter. Hasn't someone pulled him aside and told him th ...

Fired Rick Sanchez Plays Identity Politics With George Stephanopoulos, Skips Minorities on ABC

By Scott Whitlock | October 8, 2010, 5:57 PM EDT

Ex-CNN host Rick Sanchez appeared on Friday's Good Morning America to apologize yet again for calling Jon Stewart a bigot and to bemoan the lack of minorities in journalism. Sanchez complained, "If you look at the landscape right now in our medi ...

Rick Sanchez Apologizes; But Why Did the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Say Nothing to Press In Protest?

By Tim Graham | October 6, 2010, 5:07 PM EDT

TV Newser reports that fired CNN anchor Rick Sanchez has broken his public silence and offered his apologies for calling Jon Stewart a "bigot." On October 4th, I had a very good conversation with Jon Stewart, and I had the opportunity to apologi ...

Fox Chicago News Anchor: Sanchez Finds a Home at Fox News?

By Mike Bates | October 6, 2010, 1:35 PM EDT

On Tuesday, Fox Chicago News anchor Bob Sirott suggested that Rick Sanchez might land at the Fox News Channel. In his "One More Thing" commentary, Sirott pointed out that most people had never heard of Sanchez until CNN fired him last week.  Sti ...

Rick Sanchez: His Legacy of Liberal Bias on CNN

By Matthew Balan | October 4, 2010, 12:50 PM EDT

Rick Sanchez, who was fired from his Rick's List program on CNN on Friday, certainly racked up a record of liberal bias, specifically bias against conservatives, during his tenure at the network. Sanchez also revealed a propensity for making on-air g ...

Open Thread: CNN Fires Rick Sanchez

By NB Staff | October 1, 2010, 7:03 PM EDT

TVNewser is reporting that Rick Sanchez has been fired by CNN. The network released a statement earlier this evening: "Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company. We thank Rick for his years of service and we wish him well." On Thursday evening, ...

CNN's Sanchez Lashes Out at All His Perceived Enemies in Radio Interview

By Matthew Balan | October 1, 2010, 3:20 PM EDT

CNN's Rick Sanchez lashed out at multiple groups left and right during an interview on satellite radio with comedian Pete Dominick. During the interview, Sanchez slammed Jon Stewart, who has regularly made fun of the anchor, as a " bigot," ...

Rick Sanchez: Fox News, MSNBC Biased, But I'm Not?

By Matthew Balan | September 30, 2010, 10:43 PM EDT

CNN's Rick Sanchez positioned himself above the fray between "right wing" Fox News and "liberal" MSNBC on Thursday's Rick's List. Sanchez named Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, and their network to his "List U Don� ...

CNN's Sanchez Implies Fox News Had 'Role' in O'Keefe Stunt

By Matthew Balan | September 30, 2010, 5:09 PM EDT

On Wednesday's Rick's List, CNN's Rick Sanchez implied that Fox News played some kind of part in James O'Keefe's attempted "punk" of correspondent Abbie Boudreau: "The same right-wing videographer, who entrapped and ...

Stephen Colbert Slams Rick Sanchez: His Endorsement Could Get Me Tens of Supporters

By Noel Sheppard | September 24, 2010, 5:14 PM EDT

Comedian Stephen Colbert on Thursday ridiculed Rick Sanchez, the much-maligned CNN personality that deservedly is the butt of many jokes. After telling his "Colbert Report" viewers that Jon Stewart's Washington rally next month has been end ...