Longtime MRC Journalist and NewsBusters Writer Randy Hall Has Passed
We at the Media Research Center and NewsBusters are sad to report that veteran journalist and MRC employee Randy Hall passed away on July 16, 2021 at the age of 66. Hall suffered a stroke in 2020 and had been dealing with health issues since last October.
NYT Is SO Disappointed in Trump Critic for Slamming Dems
The New York Times’ lead National section story Monday found reporter Catie Edmondson disappointed in House Republican Nancy Mace of South Carolina, in “‘New Voice’ for G.O.P. Returns to the Party’s Fold – South Carolina congresswoman’s pivot reflects rank-and-file’s reluctance to challenge Trump.” Text box: “Instead of challenging party orthodoxy, leaning in to its more combative talking…
CBS on Hearing: Dems ‘Minimize Partisan Warfare’ vs. GOP ‘Food Fight’
On Tuesday morning, as CBS began it’s special coverage swooning over the Democrats’ stunt of holding a highly-politicized hearing into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, anchor Major Garrett laughably claimed that the left-wing House lawmakers were simply searching for “facts” and trying to “minimize partisan warfare.” Moments later, Republicans were blamed for creating a “lunchroom…
Chuck Todd: ‘Jesus, There’s No Balance,’ People ‘Need the Truth’
NBC Meet the Press host Chuck Todd gave a friendly interview to a fellow liberal and doubled down on NBC anchor Lester Holt's new mantra that "fairness is overrated." Balance is fake, people "need the truth."
Biden Eliminating Coal? NBD! CBS Is Panicking Over CLIMATE CATASTROPHE
Eliminating the coal industry? No big deal. CBS This Morning glossed right over objections to the Biden/Kerry radical climate agenda. In an exclusive interview, CBS This Morning’s Roxana Saberi ignored Republican concerns and instead acted as a far-left environmental PR agent. Pushing from the left, she demanded, “How can the U.S. Continue to be a world leader on climate change if President…
Meltdown: CNNers Fight Over Whether Carlson Deserved to Be Harassed
CNN commentator Ana Navarro couldn’t even get Don Lemon to agree with her, as she appeared on his show Monday night to defend Tucker Carlson being harassed while vacationing with his family. Navarro became increasingly agitated as the liberal CNN host argued that even Carlson deserved to not be “intimidated” while out in public.
MSNBC Lets Newsom Blame Recall Effort for His COVID Failures
During a softball interview on MSNBC Monday afternoon, embattled California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom was given the opportunity to blame his failures in response to the COVID pandemic on political opponents who organized the recall effort against him. Without evidence, he claimed those wanting to remove him from office in the upcoming September election were spreading ant-vaxxer…
New York Times Hypes 'New Surge' of COVID, Blames 'Top Conservatives'
Apoorva Mandavilli, the New York Times’ chief Covid correspondent, filed Monday’s lead story: “Shot Refusal Gives Variant Room to Grow – More Vaccinations Key to Halting New Surge.” Mandavilli has a history of spreading coronavirus pessimism, and in May notoriously claimed that the "lab leak" theory had racist origins. Monday’s lead combined mild virus alarmism with partisan finger-pointing: "…
CNN's Chris Cillizza Irked by Sarah Sanders Saying 'Trump Vaccine'
If you want to really get under the skin of CNN's Chris Cillizza then just refer to the Covid-19 vaccines as the "Trump vaccine."
Colbert Imagines Facebook 'Hunting Down' 'Misinformation' With Arrows
During his late show on Thursday, leftist host Stephen Colbert discussed one of the most talked about stories in the news: Facebook censoring people. And guess what? The guy who makes his living based on free speech is all for it! To prove it, Colbert imagined the censorious social media giant shooting people with a bow and arrow.
Calm GOP Congressman Battles RAGING Cuomo on Right to Vax
Chris “Fredo” Cuomo was back from vacation Monday and CNN’s Prime Time was every bit a clown show it always was. For much of the program, the emotionally chafed Cuomo shouted and screamed about people who chose to take the risk and not get vaccinated. And even though Fredo claimed he didn’t want to “shame” people, he railed against them for making a stupid, dumb, and wrong decision. Luckily,…
'Signs of Senility': Brit Hume Calls Out Biden's Slipping Mental State
Between his bumbling about during a CNN town hall last week and his over the weekend episode where he seemingly says “my butt’s been wiped,” the condition of President Biden’s mental faculties had drawn increased scrutiny in recent days. And during an appearance on Monday’s Special Report, Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume did what the liberal media refused to do and called it out,…
NewsBusters Podcast: Hunter Paints Corruption While Reid Spews Hate
The night crew makes it return as Curtis Houck and Nicholas Fondacaro will be serving as co-hosts for the week with Tim Graham out of the office. On today’s episode, the guys went through the liberal media’s silence on Hunter Biden’s latest escapade, Carl Bernstein calling Trump a “war criminal,” Tucker Carlson being harassed in public, and the rest of the past week’s news that Fondacaro…
PolitiFact Tags It FALSE That Biden/Harris 'Distrusted COVID Vaccines'
PolitiFact’s aggressive defense of Biden and Harris popped up again on Friday. They tagged it as “False” for a Tik-Tok video that “Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris distrusted COVID-19 vaccines.” The quotes in the video are all accurate, but they caused Facebook to flag the video as “Missing Context.” As in – the editing is too negative for their liking.