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DePaul University Launches Lori Lightfoot Anti-ICE Media Institute

Joseph Vazquez

WOW: Washington Post Skewers Nutty Bernie Sanders Wealth Tax Proposal

Joseph Vazquez

Bad Investment? Lefty Billionaire Spielberg Flees High-Tax California

Joseph Vazquez

Wall St. Journal Columnist Rails Against Billionaires Evading Taxes

Joseph Vazquez

NYT’s Hissy Fit: Trump Erasing Gov’t ‘Power to Fight Climate Change’

Joseph Vazquez

CNN Obsessed With Eking Out A Win on Dumb Trump Economy Scare Porn

Joseph Vazquez

‘BAD BREATH!’ WashPost Spews Hot Air on Trump Ruining Valentine’s Day

Joseph Vazquez

NY Times Keeps Trying to Yank a Win from Failed Tariff Doom Forecasts

Joseph Vazquez
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STRUGGLE SESSION: CNN Undercuts CNN on Explosive January Jobs Numbers

Joseph Vazquez

Double Standard? NBC Employs Trump, Bush For Years After 2005 Exchange

The fallout from the Trump’s lewd video continues to impact NBC. CNN’s Brian Stelter reported on Oct. 11, that a source from NBC’s Today said host Billy Bush’s firing is imminent and a matter of “when,” not “if.” Neither Trump nor Bush were forced by the network to leave in 2005 for the explicit conversation. NBC continued to work with Trump for nearly a decade and eventually promoted Bush from…
Sam Dorman

NY Times Hides Ties to Mexican Billionaire In More Than 50% of Stories

The New York Times’ largest stakeholder is the 4th richest man in the world — Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim — but readers might not know that because it’s news the Times often considers unfit to print. Slim owns the Mexican telephone monopoly, America Movil (which reportedly cost Mexicans an extra $13 billion a year), and has donated to The Clinton Foundation. He’s been criticized as a “crony…
Aly Nielsen

Spotify, Mic Push Left-Wing Agenda on Economy

Proving again that its new podcast slants left, Clarify bashed the policies of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher for current problems with the economy. Nevermind the many years since those leaders were in charge. That’s right. No discussion of the current president’s economic policies, just old liberal attacks on deregulation, globalization and less unionization. So much for providing just the…
Callista Ring

Nets Ignore 43% Drop in Economic Growth Estimate

There was major negative economic news on Oct. 4, when the International Monetary Fund released its latest World Economic Outlook, but the broadcast networks paid no attention that night. The group issued new estimates for global economic growth and particular countries. Bloomberg reported that “forecasts for U.S. growth were cut to 1.6 percent this year and 2.2 percent in 2017.”
Julia A. Seymour

DiCaprio: Climate Deniers Shouldn't 'Be Allowed to Hold Public Office'

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio sat on the White House lawn on Oct. 3, and proclaimed that anyone who doesn’t not believe in climate change “should not be allowed to hold public office.” “The scientific consensus is in and the argument is now over, if you do not believe in climate change, you do not believe in facts or in science or empirical truths and therefore, in my humble opinion, should not be…
Julia A. Seymour

Baseball Legend Johnny Bench Endorses Trump on ‘Squawk Box’

National Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench threw his support to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and argued on CNBC’s Squawk Box that Trump could “change Washington.” “I’m going for Donald,” Bench said on Oct. 3.
Sam Dorman

Nets Ignore ‘Very Weak’ GDP In 2 Months Prior to Presidential Debates

For two months prior to the first presidential debate, the networks’ evening news shows ignored news of "very weak" GDP growth in their broadcasts. The Washington Examiner reported on Sept. 29, that the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a “relatively weak” 1.4 percent in the second quarter of 2016. CNBC noted on the same day that “The current expansion's pace is the weakest of any since…
Sam Dorman

Clinton Campaign Manager Faces Mostly Softballs on 'The View'

Following the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Clinton’s campaign manager, Robby Mook, appeared on The View to praise Clinton. Mook faced softball questions from all but former Fox News contributor Jedediah Bila.
Aly Nielsen

Debate’s Hard Economic Questions to Trump, None to Clinton

The first presidential debate pitting Donald Trump against Hillary Clinton on Sept. 26, kicked off with the topic “achieving prosperity.” Not that you’d ever really know it from the questions asked by moderator Lester Holt. Multiple polls show that the economy is foremost in voters minds, but the economic segment of the debate failed to dive deep into the state of the U.S. economy. And the tough…
Julia A. Seymour

Big Money: Clinton's 9 Richest Celeb Fans Are Worth $15.7 Bil

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has garnered a vast Hollywood following. Of the top 50 wealthiest celebrities, at least nine have thrown their support behind Clinton, and are using their influence and money to promote her campaign.
Aly Nielsen

300+ Economists Say Clinton's Economic Policies 'Wrong For America'

The same day Hillary Clinton will face off against Donald Trump in the first presidential debate, more than 300 economists blasted Hillary Clinton’s economic agenda in The Hill.  
Sam Dorman

Alli & Kat to Media: Stop Spreading Bogus Wage Gap Statistics!

The gender wage gap is often grossly overstated — a problem driven by Hollywood and the media. In this week’s AlliKat Show, Alli Nielsen and Kat Yoder take on a new video from The Huffington Post called “Pinksourcing.” The comedy sketch perpetuated exaggerated gender wage gap statistics and mocked women who choose to stay at home to raise families.
Aly Nielsen and Katie Yoder

EPA Officials Used Personal Email with Media to Dodge FOIA Laws

Energy & Environmental Legal Institute released new documentation showing what it called “collusion” between the Environmental Protection Agency, environmentalist groups and even reporters. FOIA-ed emails obtained by E&E Legal, the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Jeb Harmon showed that the EPA’s Michael Goo used a private email account to correspond with individuals about EPA…
Julia A. Seymour

Nets Ignore Clinton Foundation Conflict of Interest in 95% of Stories

The Clinton Foundation was such a source of conflict during the 2016 presidential election that print media outlets and even some Democrats said the Clinton family should leave the foundation. The liberal Minnesota Star Tribune even said “American voters” should be concerned about the “appearance of a conflict of interest.” But the broadcast networks ignored the conflict of interest afflicting…
Aly Nielsen