Research

STUDY: 82 Percent Of Late Night Jokes Targeted Conservatives In 2024
After a strike-shortened 2023, 2024 was a busy year for the late night comedians. During the last year, the men of late night told a total of 13,676 political jokes, of which 11,226, or 82 percent, were directed at someone or something on the right side of the political aisle, an MRC study has found.

WORST OF 2024: Celebrity Freak-Out Award
Today we present the WORST OF 2024: The Celebrity Freak-Out Award.

WORST OF 2024: Cursing the Conservative Court Award
Today we present the WORST OF 2024: The Cursing the Conservative Court Award.

WORST OF 2024: Carrying Kamala’s Water Award for Helping Harris
Today we present the WORST OF 2024: The Carrying Kamala’s Water Award for Helping Harris.

WORST OF 2024: The Praising and Protecting Old Joe Award
Today we present the WORST OF 2024: The Praising and Protecting Old Joe Award.

WORST OF 2024: The Joy of Hate Award for Joy Reid Rants
Today we present the WORST OF 2024: The Joy of Hate Award for Joy Reid Rants.

WORST OF 2024: The Damn Those Conservatives Award
Today we present the WORST OF 2024: The Damn Those Conservatives Award. Why must they be so crass?

WORST OF 2024: The Trashing Trump Award
Today we present the WORST OF 2024: The Trashing Trump Award.

WORST OF 2024: The Craziest Analysis Award
Today we present the WORST OF 2024: The Craziest Analysis Award.

STUDY: Broadcast Transition Coverage Aimed At Sinking Trump’s Picks
While polling demonstrates a majority of Americans approve of President-elect Trump’s handling of the transition process, the coverage by broadcast networks ABC, CBS, and NBC has been almost uniformly negative. In addition to a whopping 96 percent negative tilt across their flagship evening newscasts, these networks also appear to have paid the most attention to cabinet nominees who appeared…

The Brian Stelter Award for Worst Quote of the Year
It was a challenging task, but an esteemed panel led by MRC President L. Brent Bozell and MRC’s Vice President for Research and Publications Brent Baker boiled down all the biased outbursts from lefty hack hosts, anchors, reporters and pundits in 2024 and declared a winner.

They Can’t Cope, Media Still In Mourning After Trump Win
The following are even more epic meltdowns and doomsaying from leftist journalists and celebrities since Election Day.

Embarrassed? MSNBC Reduces Sharpton Appearances after Harris Scandal
Longtime MSNBC host and race huckster Al Sharpton has seen his guest appearances on MSNBC cut nearly in half, following a scandal involving undisclosed payments from the Kamala Harris campaign. According to The Washington Free Beacon, the Harris campaign shelled out $500,000 to Sharpton’s non-profit, just weeks before his October 20 softball sit-down with the Vice President.

FLASHBACK: Dan Rather’s Long Legacy of Liberal Bias
It was twenty years ago this week that CBS News announced Dan Rather would be leaving as anchor of the CBS Evening News. Anyone watching Rather over the years couldn’t help but notice how he relentlessly twisted the news to help Democrats and liberals, while punishing Republicans and conservatives.