The Times vs. Sean Hannity Showcases the Paper's Spectacular Fall
Well, this wasn’t good. On Monday, Fox’s Sean Hannity sent off waves of bad publicity for The New York Times, as seen with this headline from Fox: “Sean Hannity demands retraction from New York Times over 'defamatory' coverage.” The essence, as reported in that Fox story: “Attorneys for Fox News’ Sean Hannity have formally demanded The New York Times issue an apology and retract coverage of his…
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YouTube Top Official Mocks Content Creators 'In Their Basement'
Every YouTube employee should get down on their knees and thank the video creators, mostly working from home, for making that site an enormous success over the years. Instead, the attitude emanating from YouTube recently has been one of denigration and mockery of those same creators in favor of promoting mainstream media channels despite the fact that YouTube has grown primarily because viewers…
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Joy Reid Encourages Celeb Chef to Cook Up Virus Conspiracy Theory
On Joy Reid's show, guest Andrew Zimmern, discussing what he claimed to be a lack of protective gear on farms, says he hopes it's just ineptitude, and not a " cabal of conspiracy." Zimmern says he prays that he's "not being a delusional paranoid, but something tells me there is something else going on." Joy Reid encourages Zimmern's paranoia, saying that from the time President Trump was elected…
NYTimes Sees Conservative 'Assault on Virus Orders,’ No Label on ACLU
As some states take tentative steps towards resuming normal life, the New York Times on Thursday warned that Attorney General Bill Barr was getting into the debate on the side of fighting state restrictions on commerce and assembly. Reporters Lisa Lerer and Kenneth Vogel penned "Justice Dept. Signals Support for Fight Against Restrictions.” The text box set the hostile tone: “Conservative groups…
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Don Lemon Flip-Flops on Coronavirus Briefings: It's a Plot Either Way
CNN Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter is the poster anchor for the Heads I Win, Tails You Lose game on the White House briefings. It’s a scandal when they don’t have any, and it’s a scandal when they do. But CNN’s Don Lemon can really argue both sides of the Trump-bashing argument, as a couple of clips will demonstrate. He flipped. And then he flopped. And it's an evil plot either way.
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Broadway Star Tells ‘View’: Lockdown Is 'Reset' From 'Mother Nature'
Broadway star and activist/actor Billy Porter, who’s a favorite guest on ABC’s Good Morning America and The View, appeared on the latter show Friday to talk about the two topics of the day, the 2020 election and coronavirus. While there, Porter urged Democrats to unite behind Joe Biden to defeat the “terror” Trump. He also claimed the national lockdown due to coronavirus was a warning from Mother…
NBC Ignores Dow's ‘Best Month Since the 1980s'
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When CNBC reports the markets are showing signs of fighting back against the coronavirus fallout, you’d think that’d be newsworthy for sister network NBC’s evening news broadcast. Apparently not. CNBC had reported stunning results after the markets closed yesterday. The outlet noted that the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 “posted their best month since the 1980s.” CNBC continued…
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PBS Highlights Missteps by NY Democrats in Pandemic Response
On Thursday's Amanpour & Co. on PBS and CNN International, the show devoted a segment to the handling of the coronavirus pandemic in New York, and gave a surprising amount of criticism toward Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Tim Pool Trashes Tech for Treating Media Like CNN as ‘Authoritative'
Independent journalist and YouTuber Tim Pool appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast in late April, and scorched Big Tech for holding the media as reliable alternatives. “You know what the problem is? This idea of approved truth, what YouTube calls ‘authoritative sources.’” He took shots at CNN figures like Chief Media Correspondent and Anchor of Reliable Sources Brian Stelter, Anchor Chris Cuomo and…
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MSNBC Would Have Asked Biden About Reade Sooner...But Coronavirus
Hours after Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski grilled presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden over sexual assault allegations against him, political correspondent Mike Memoli appeared on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports to suggest that the coronavirus pandemic was the reason that much of the media were slow to cover the scandal.
Teen Vogue Teaches Kids: ‘Reopen Protests Are Motivated By Racism’
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"Racists Are Going To Racist, And This Pandemic Is No Different," blared the headline on Twitter. "‘Reopen’ Protests Are Motivated By Racism, Lack of Concern for Black and Brown Lives," screamed the cover title. A helpful subtitle explained, “This op-ed argues that the calls to ‘liberate’ America are rooted in white entitlement.” All courtesy of everyone's favorite childish social justice warrior…
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Amanpour: Is Trump a 'Danger' to the U.S. and to the World?
On Wednesday's Amanpour & Co. on PBS and CNN International, host Christiane Amanpour asked if President Donald Trump is a "danger to the people of the United States and to the world" as she spoke with former Senator Heidi Heitkamp and gave the North Dakota Democrat a forum to be critical of the Trump administration.
As 30 Million Lose Jobs, Redford Sees Climate Salvation Via Virus
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Actor Robert Redford is a Trump-hater and climate change nut. And the coronavirus pandemic allows him to indulge in both passions, writing NBC op-eds about how bad the virus makes the president look and how it also presents us with an opportunity to make our post-quarantine lives part of a new climate-conscious collective.
Politico Now Calls Economy ‘Trump’s Coronavirus Economy’
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It finally happened. A liberal outlet got around to saying this was President Donald Trump’s economy, but only because it’s being wrecked by the Wuhan coronavirus. In an April 29, Politico Playbook PM newsletter, which aggregates top headlines, Politico had this disgusting headline take the #2 spot in its list written in all caps: “PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S CORONAVIRUS ECONOMY."
