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Colbert: Show Was 'The Joy Machine' And My Job Was To 'Feel The News'

May 22nd, 2026 9:15 AM

Stephen Colbert began the final episode of CBS’s The Late Show by unwittingly highlighting how it all went wrong. Colbert told the audience that he viewed his show as “the joy machine” and that he thought his job was to “feel the news with you,” even if it was not actually that joyful. Later, during a sci-fi skit about the show being sucked into a black hole, Colbert was joined once…

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STUDY: Stephen Colbert Turned 'The Late Show' Into 'The DNC Show'

May 22nd, 2026 9:00 AM

Stephen Colbert was well into his farewell media tour when he told GQ, “I think I'm more conservative than people think.” However, according to an aggregation of previous NewsBusters studies and quote packages, that is not true. Since NewsBusters began counting jokes in January 2023, Colbert has told 87 percent of his political jokes about conservatives. Likewise, since September 2022…

Column: When the Elitist Press Sounds Invested in Islamophobia

May 22nd, 2026 6:02 AM

On Monday, two teenagers killed three men at the San Diego Islamic Center, then killed themselves. What a pointless spasm of violence it was. It took a few days for The New York Times to flex their rhetorical muscles and blame conservatives.

Today's Highlights: What MRC's Media Watchdogs are Saying

May 22nd, 2026 5:30 AM

MRC Watchdogs churn out breaking news on a daily basis. Don't miss Today's Highlights, where you can keep up with the top MRC content, whether it's the latest study on media bias, a glaring omission from the elitist media, or how the Big Tech companies are serving up the same leftist spin as the media. 

 

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OMISSION: ABC SILENT On 15 Indicted in Minnesota for Fraud

May 21st, 2026 11:45 PM

The Elitist Media have mostly avoided having to cover anything to do with massive fraud out of Minnesota. A fresh set of indictments provided the network evening news with an opportunity to do the right thing. A usual suspect failed. 

NewsBusters Podcast: Mosque Shooting Reveals 'Islamophobic' America?

May 21st, 2026 10:25 PM

Three men were killed at the San Diego Islamic Center by two teenagers who were then found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wounds. It’s easy for us to feel unified in horror over this, but it’s also going to become grist for claims America is overwhelmed by "Islamophobia."

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CNN Host Tries to Equate Spencer Pratt A.I. Ads to Iran Propaganda

May 21st, 2026 9:49 PM

On Thursday’s CNN This Morning, host Audie Cornish casually threw Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt’s viral campaign videos into the same bucket as Iranian regime propaganda. Pratt’s offense that led to this comparison? Using A.I.-generated images to lampoon California politicians as Batman villains and dark side force users from Star Wars. Cornish tried to make the absurd…

Colbert’s Bitter Exit: How Trump Derangement Killed Late Night TV

May 21st, 2026 6:05 PM

Late-night television bid farewell to Stephen Colbert on Thursday as CBS aired the final episode of The Late Show. On WMAL, host Derek Hunter discussed the exit with David Bozell, president of the Media Research Center (MRC), the organization that tracked and documented the show’s sharp leftward turn for years.

 

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Mika Turns Reagan 'Shining City' Fan Girl To Trash Trump

May 21st, 2026 5:15 PM

On Thursday's Morning Joe, co-host Mika Brzezinski and analyst Richard Haass turned to Ronald Reagan's optimistic vision of America to paint the current administration as a betrayal of American ideals.

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POLL: What Was the Worst Media Quote of the Week?

May 21st, 2026 2:55 PM

POLL: What Was the Worst Media Quote of the Week?

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Sunny Hostin Claims BLM ‘Uprisings’ Didn't Destroy Much, Eggs Are $10

May 21st, 2026 2:52 PM

ABC News co-host Sunny Hostin was on a roll this week; between calling for a violent “rebellion” to touting a Democratic Party plan to bring “economic damage” to the South. On Thursday’s edition of The View, Hostin falsely proclaimed that the Black Lives Matter “uprisings” didn’t really destroy much and lied about eggs costing $10 a dozen.

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NBC Mourns End of ‘Devout’ Colbert’s ‘Politically Charged Humor’

May 21st, 2026 2:50 PM

Surprisingly, NBC’s Today was the only lead broadcast network morning news show to embarrass itself on Thursday by mourning the “end of an era” with the last episode of CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert set to air hours later, fretting there will no longer be a show helmed by the “devout Catholic” with “trailblazing format” that’s become defined by “politically charged…

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Barron-Lopez Laments Harris Didn't Push Back Against Trump's 'Identity

May 21st, 2026 1:35 PM

On Thursday, the DNC released its 2024 autopsy and based on the reaction from Chairman Ken Martin, an autopsy for the autopsy might be warranted. Joining MS NOW’s Ana Cabrera reports, White House reporter Laura Barron-Lopez reacted to the train wreck by lamenting her biggest takeaway was that the party was not strong enough in its response to President Trump’s “identity politics.”

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Springsteen To Colbert: CBS Has No Idea What America Is About

May 21st, 2026 9:50 AM

On Wednesday’s penultimate episode of CBS’s The Late Show singer Bruce Springsteen delivering his ode to host Stephen Colbert where he declared that the show is going away because President Trump can’t take a joke and because Paramount’s leaders “feel they need to kiss his ass.” Earlier, on ABC, Jimmy Kimmel sang a similar tune when he declared that they should be ashamed of…