Bias by the Minute

BLACKOUT: As Cuomo’s Many Scandals Live On, TV News Goes Silent
Between January 28 and March 29, Media Research Center analysts tallied just over 100 minutes of Cuomo scandal coverage on ABC, CBS and NBC’s evening newscasts, yet not a single second in the 12 weeks that have followed.

NO, THANKS! Former Rep. Argues ‘Hate Speech’ Should Be Banned Online
Former Congressman Denver Riggleman and Jack Rosen, president of the American Jewish Congress, argue that hate speech “precedent” should be used to ban extremism online.

STUDY: Nets Blast State Election Laws, Ignore Dem Election Takeover
An analysis of ABC, CBS and NBC evening news coverage found 52 minutes of airtime on a variety of Republican-sponsored state election laws, vs. a meager 2 minutes, 40 seconds for Democrats’ so-called “For the People” Act. Coverage of the GOP-sponsored laws was a stupendous 96% negative coverage; there was zero criticism of the Democrats’ bill, which would destroy a host of state election rules…

Facebook VP Admits Fact-Checkers Could Be Biased
Facebook Vice President Nick Clegg admitted that the tech giant’s “fact-checkers” employed to weed out “fake news” from the platform could be biased.

YouTube Suspends Ron Johnson Over Hydroxychloroquine Claims
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has been suspended from YouTube for seven days after he posted content promoting experimental treatments for COVID-19.

Hitler, Mao Still OK, But eBay Censors Six ‘Offensive’ Seuss Books
Retail giant eBay is censoring the resale of six Dr. Seuss books deemed “offensive” after the publisher announced the books will no longer be published.

Twitter Calls For ‘Open’ Internet, Instantly Gets Mocked in Response
Twitter is being made fun of on its own platform after the Big Tech giant called for an “open” internet.

Microsoft Censors ‘Tank Man’ Image in Search Results
The Tiananmen Square massacre was an important event in the history of freedom, except at Microsoft. Bing, the global search engine owned by Microsoft, is not displaying search results for the famous “tank man” who challenged Chinese power.

Tech Trade Group Sues DeSantis Over Florida’s New Anti-Censorship Law
A Big Tech trade group has filed a lawsuit over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ new free speech law, arguing that the law violates the First Amendment.

Liberal TV Touts GOP ‘Civil War’ Over Biden’s Policy Debacles
As President Biden and his profligate administration leave their fingerprints on more and more policy failures affecting millions of Americans, the liberal media’s tactic seems to be to barely cover or outright ignore these Democratic debacles. Instead, a new MRC study shows the broadcast evening newscasts are giving far more coverage to political dramas such as the recent ouster of…

Right-of-Center Books Hidden from Amazon Search Results
Notable upcoming books released by conservative authors have suddenly disappeared from Amazon’s search results.

TV Buries Biden’s Worse-than-Ever Border Crisis
New numbers show the crisis at the U.S. southern border actually worsened in April, but the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts have drastically cut back on their coverage of the Biden administration’s ongoing debacle. And our analysis shows the minuscule news coverage isn’t the only favor the liberal networks are doing for the White House.

CNNEE Butthurt Over DeSantis Bill Signing On Fox
CNN En Español went into full butthurt-mode following Ron DeSantis´ signing ceremony for Florida’s election security bill, SB 90. Directo USA anchor Juan Carlos Lopez delivered an on-air editorial in which he railed about DeSantis’ decision to sign the bill live on Fox News, slamming the network as “a channel that is not known for giving information, but rather disinformation.”

STUDY: Once Top Trump-Bashers, TV News Now Loves Joe Biden
For four years, the liberal media led the Left’s fierce resistance to the Trump administration, slamming the President night after night after night. Now, a new study by the Media Research Center finds the broadcast evening newscasts have executed a full flip-flop, as they aid and abet liberal President Joe Biden’s administration with mostly positive coverage.