Katie Yoder works as a staff writer and analyst for the Media Research Center's Culture department. As the Joe and Betty Anderlik Fellow, Katie's coverage has been instrumental on a variety of issues in relation to the media including marriage, feminism, entertainment and religion, with a special focus on abortion. Katie has covered life issues from the March for Life and the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell to the videos exposing Planned Parenthood's harvesting of baby parts. Her work has received attention from numerous media outlets including Fox News, The Washington Times, EWTN and One America News Network. Katie has spoken on these issues in both radio and TV appearances. Before her current position, Katie interned at The Heritage Foundation after graduating from the University of Virginia with a major in English and a minor in Foreign Affairs.

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December 23, 2015, 4:59 PM EST

Each year, Christmastime is moving farther away from a celebration of peace, joy and love toward media-promoted consumerism, violence and debauchery. From movies, to music to television, many of the messages this year were far from heartwarming.

December 23, 2015, 4:55 PM EST

Country singer Miranda Lambert thinks it’s “pretty badass” to get a pistol for Christmas.

The 32-year-old star appeared on the cover of the Jan. 2016 issue of Cosmopolitan. Inside, she spoke with Cosmo’s Katie L. Conner about Christmas presents she’s received from fans.

December 23, 2015, 3:44 PM EST

Comedians are wishing “asshole” pro-lifers a “Merry F*cking Christmas” with the creation of a new parody video titled “Lies Actually.” And the video does contain lies – just not ones its producers intended.

In time for Christmas, comedian Lizz Winstead’s website, Lady Parts Justice League, produced a spoof of the film Love Actually in which a Planned Parenthood supporter visits  a pro-life politician’s home on Christmas Eve to let him know that he’s an “asshole” before wishing him a “Merry Fucking Christmas.”

December 22, 2015, 11:22 AM EST

One women’s magazine is hyperventilating over the fact that an image of a fetus actually looks like… a baby.

Writing for Elle magazine, Sady Doyle recently criticized a Newsweek December cover in a piece titled “Why Does Newsweeks ‘Abortion Wars’ Cover Show a Cartoon Fetus Instead of a Woman?” Doyle commended the magazine for tackling abortion in its new cover story – but bashed the cover illustration for showing a fetus that looked “more like a baby” than an “actual pregnancy.” Puzzled yet?

December 21, 2015, 2:28 PM EST

Is Star Wars pro-abortion? Planned Parenthood would like you to think so.

Capitalizing on the Star Wars: The Force Awakens opening weekend, abortion giant Planned Parenthood promoted their cause with a series of light-hearted tweets using phrases and images from the beloved series to push for something serious: abortion. 

December 15, 2015, 5:32 PM EST

A story of aborted baby bodies in landfills should be reporter-bait. But it’s not, at least to ABC, NBC and CBS.

After a statewide investigation, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Friday that his office found no evidence that Ohio Planned Parenthood affiliates participated in the selling of aborted baby parts. Instead, his office argued it discovered something else: aborted babies thrown into landfills by Planned Parenthood. 

December 15, 2015, 12:51 PM EST

It’s hardly a coincidence. Just in time for Christmas, CNN focused a full hour on Satanists – from hyping a “snake-tivity” display to defaming a statue of the Virgin Mary.

CNN’s This Is Life with Lisa Ling aired an episode titled “The Satanists Next Door” on Sunday night (of course). In the segment, host Lisa Ling explored the “new satanic movement” that is “sweeping across the nation” – in other words, the Satanic Temple. 

December 11, 2015, 2:42 PM EST

The media rushed to cover a recent poll showing support for federal funding of Planned Parenthood. But when another poll surfaced with the opposite findings, journalists looked the other way.

Days before the U.S. Senate voted to defund Planned Parenthood, a nationwide poll by Robert Morris University showed a majority supported defunding the nation’s No. 1 abortion provider. In contrast to other polls, 53.3 percent of respondents agreed with the GOP in regards to Planned Parenthood. The difference, according to researchers, was the question wording.

December 10, 2015, 4:00 PM EST

Queen Panti Bliss is offering “everyone an abortion” for Christmas.

December 10, 2015, 2:59 PM EST

“Millions” from the pro-life movement are on board with the Planned Parenthood shooter, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell accused on his show Dec. 9.  

During Wednesday’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, the host spoke with Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards on the shooting Nov. 27 that killed three people and wounded nine at one of the abortion provider’s Colorado clinics.

December 9, 2015, 4:04 PM EST

Just in time for Christmas, National Geographic is honoring the Virgin Mary as the “most powerful woman in the world.”

From featuring Mary on its December cover to airing an episode on the worldwide Marian devotion this coming Sunday, National Geographic is recognizing the gentle power of Jesus’ mother. While the show has not yet aired, Nat Geo’s project has already transformed the life of one person: photographer Diana Markosian.

December 9, 2015, 10:52 AM EST

It’s time to give them back.

Planned Parenthood understands that, faced with the reality of what it does, the American public would decline to fund the nation’s largest abortion mill with tax dollars. So it makes sense that Planned Parenthood keep its media friends happy. Cue the Maggie Awards.

December 7, 2015, 8:17 PM EST

Planned Parenthood supporters made surprising claims this past weekend. Among them, the abortion giant is apparently “pro-life,” and the term “sidewalk counselor” stands for “terrorist.”

Planned Parenthood held a National Day of Solidarity Saturday to show support for “access to safe reproductive healthcare, including abortion,” in the wake of the shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic. As part of the nationwide event, hundreds flocked to All Souls  Church, Unitarian in Washington, D.C.

December 5, 2015, 3:19 PM EST

President Obama showed solidarity with the nation’s No. 1 abortion provider this weekend by expressing that America is “a people who stand up for the rights of women to make their own decisions about their health,” according to a statement that never once mentioned "abortion."

This was part of Planned Parenthood’s National Day of Solidarity Saturday to show support for “access to safe reproductive healthcare, including abortion,” in the wake of the shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic. To show his support, President Obama sent Tina Tchen, the Assistant to the President, with a statement. 

December 4, 2015, 2:01 PM EST

The liberal media often say more by what they don’t report than by what they do report – especially when it comes to topics that challenge their agenda.

During the Friday morning news shows, all three broadcast networks censored Thursday’s vote to strip federal funding of Planned Parenthood. While ABC, NBC and CBS turned a blind-eye, other traditional media outlets and the pro-life movement reported the “landmark victory.”

December 2, 2015, 12:34 PM EST

More often than not, celebrities poke fun at religion. But this time, the force was with faith.

Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher told the British film industry to “get a life” last week after it banned an ad from playing before Star Wars screenings. The ad, created by the Church of England, shows clips of different people reciting the Lord's Prayer and ends with the message “Prayer is for everyone.”

December 1, 2015, 11:47 AM EST

If the media have as much control over consumers’ actions as Larry Wilmore believes, he should be more careful on his own show.

During Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore on Monday, the host blamed Fox News’ “Kool-Aid” for motivating the Colorado Planned Parenthood gunman. 

November 25, 2015, 10:47 AM EST

Hollywood is bursting at the seams with big names vying to support liberal candidates. But one internationally recognized singer just broke the mold.

In a BBC One special, 27-year-old Adele thanked former vice-presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin for her rise to fame. It was a compliment Palin couldn’t ignore.

November 24, 2015, 2:12 PM EST

Leave it to the liberal media to champion climate change for Thanksgiving.

On Tuesday, Think Progress listed the “‘Six Ways To Climate-Proof Your Thanksgiving.” Climate reporter Samantha Page offered tips to for “die-hard climate activist[s]” for Thanksgiving, when there are “emissions-heavy activities” and “tables full of food.”

November 24, 2015, 12:11 PM EST

Well, the Pilgrims just got an upgrade from the left. Whereas most Thanksgivings lefty media types disparage Pilgrims as genocidal racist imperialists, this year The Huffington Post wants us to remember they were a persecuted minority fleeing violence … just like the Syrian refugees liberals have decided America absolutely must accept on peril of its national soul. What a coincidence!

On Monday, Huffington Post published a piece titled “This Thanksgiving, Remember America's Pilgrims Were Refugees, Too.” In it, associate politics editor Igor Bobic compared the plight of the pilgrims to that of the Syrian refugees by declaring that American history boasts a tradition of “giving shelter to the oppressed.”