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NY Times 9/11/2015 Front Page: No Mention of 2001 Terrorist Attacks; Obama’s Iran Deal ‘Victory’ Leads

By Tom Blumer | September 11, 2015, 10:02 PM EDT

"Never forget"? Sometimes one wonders if they even remember — or want to. Both the New York and National versions of the New York Times print edition contain no mention of the anniversary of the terrorist attacks 14 years ago in New York and Was ...

CBS Hits Hillary on E-Mails; Bored ABC Again Skips Scandal

By Scott Whitlock | August 20, 2015, 5:59 PM EDT

ABC on Thursday again skipped the latest details on the widening Hillary Clinton e-mail scandal. Yet, CBS This Morning offered full coverage on the "trouble" the Democrat's campaign is facing. NBC's Today skimped on the "political ...

ABC Ignores Hillary’s E-Mail Server Scandal; Hypes Trump on Illegals, Rubio Hitting Boy with Football

By Curtis Houck | August 20, 2015, 10:00 AM EDT

Earning it’s label as part of the liberal media, ABC’s World News Tonight chose to ignore on Wednesday the latest on the Hillary Clinton e-mail server scandal to instead continue obsessing over video of a little boy being hit in the head with a football a ...

Networks Pass Off Hillary Handing over Server; ‘Distraction’ & ‘Headache’ in What’s ‘Been a Tough Summer’

By Curtis Houck | September 15, 2015, 9:34 AM EDT

The “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC continued to cover on Wednesday night news that scandal-ridden Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton turned over her private e-mail server and numerous thumb drives to the FBI but largely brushed i ...

NBC’s Lauer to Kerry on Clinton E-Mails: ‘Is This Politics or Is She in Real Trouble?’

By Kyle Drennen | July 24, 2015, 11:36 AM EDT

In a live interview with Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday’s NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer lobbed a softball about the news that the Justice Department was considering launching a criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal: “As you ...

ABC, NBC, PBS, Spanish Networks Censor Second Planned Parenthood Scandal Video

By Curtis Houck | July 27, 2015, 3:02 PM EDT

Following the release on Tuesday of a second video by the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) depicting a Planned Parenthood executive discussing the selling of body parts from aborted babies, ABC’s World News Tonight and NBC Nightly News teamed with the to ...

CBS This Morning Uses Sanctuary Cities to Push Immigration as ‘a Tough Issue’ for the GOP

By Curtis Houck | July 10, 2015, 12:32 PM EDT

On the heels of the decision by Monday’s NBC Nightly News to heavily inject politics into the murder of 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle allegedly by an illegal immigrant, Friday’s CBS This Morning used the issue of sanctuary cities to somehow spin it as part ...

ABC Censors Conservatives As It Touts 'Loftiest' Marriage Ruling

By Matthew Balan | June 27, 2015, 1:07 AM EDT

On Friday, ABC's World News Tonight aired a completely one-sided report on the Supreme Court's ruling that legalized same-sex "marriage" in all 50 states. Terry Moran hyped how Justice Anthony Kennedy " wrote today's landmark ...

NBC Hails Obama's 'Big Victory That Is Key to Health Care 'Legacy'

By Scott Whitlock | June 25, 2015, 11:41 PM EDT

After the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Barack Obama on Thursday, the journalists at NBC pounced to hail the "big victory" and assert just how relieved 2016 Republicans must be. Peter Alexander touted, "So it is a big victory for the Obam ...

CBS Plays Up GOP Candidates 'Getting Slammed By the Musicians'

By Matthew Balan | June 18, 2015, 9:13 AM EDT

On Wednesday's CBS Evening News, Jan Crawford hyped the latest " dust-up between the musician and the politician," and underlined that " rare is the Republican candidate who isn't told to stop the music – even if...they paid licen ...

CBS Obsesses Over GOPers ‘In Trouble With Artists’ for Using Their Music

By Jeffrey Meyer | June 17, 2015, 10:17 AM EDT

On Wednesday, CBS This Morning did its best to hype how Republican presidential candidates have faced backlash from musicians for using their music, but downplayed the liberal political views that dominate the music industry.  Fill-in host Anthony Mason p ...

CBS Blasts ‘Conservatives in Congress’ Preventing IVF for Veterans

By Kyle Drennen | June 5, 2015, 12:54 PM EDT

In a dramatically one-sided story for Friday’s CBS This Morning, correspondent Jan Crawford decried: “You know, these stories are heartbreaking. These veterans have sacrificed almost everything for our country and now they have these life-changing injurie ...

CBS, NBC Again Tout Michelle Obama’s ‘Heartfelt’ and ‘Remarkable’ Graduation Speech

By Curtis Houck | May 12, 2015, 8:31 AM EDT

Following in lockstep with their morning counterparts, Monday’s CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News continued to prominently tout First Lady Michelle Obama’s commencement address at Tuskegee University from two days prior.  Hailing the speech as “candid ...

Nets Hail Michelle Obama's 'Deeply Personal' Graduation Speech

By Jeffrey Meyer | May 12, 2015, 8:21 AM EDT

On Monday morning, the “Big Three” (ABC, CBS, and NBC) networks rushed to promote Michelle Obama’s commencement speech at Tuskegee University in Alabama over the weekend.  On CBS This Morning, Co-host Gayle declared “First Lady Michelle Obama’s receiving ...

ABC Touts ‘Sea Change’ in Support for Gay Marriage; NBC Profiles Gay Marriage Supreme Court Plaintiffs

By Curtis Houck | April 29, 2015, 3:41 PM EDT

All three of the network evening newscasts offered coverage on Tuesday of the Supreme Court’s oral arguments regarding the gay marriage that was proclaimed to be a “landmark case” that was certain to produce “a watershed ruling” on “marriage equality.” On ...