CNN Spends Over Half Hour of Coverage on Gun Control Presser, Touts 'R

March 21st, 2013 5:06 PM
CNN devoted over a half hour of coverage on Thursday to touting Mayor Bloomberg's "Demand Action to End Gun Violence" conference, where Bloomberg, Vice President Biden, and families of gun violence victims pushed for stricter gun control. Over 22 minutes was given to live coverage of the conference. CNN hyped the "raw emotion" of the speakers pressing Congress to take action on gun control.…

Like MSNBC, CNN Ignored Poll Showing 74 Percent of Americans Support S

August 17th, 2012 6:34 PM
In spite of a Washington Post poll showing 74 percent of Americans favor government-issued photo ID mandates at polling places, CNN skipped those numbers this past week in six separate segments on voter ID laws. As a Mediaite study noted, MSNBC aired 19 segments on voter ID laws from Monday through Thursday without mentioning the poll. While CNN's coverage was largely balanced, the poll…

CNN Barely Covered March for Life, But Hypes Much Smaller Earth Day Ra

April 23rd, 2012 4:46 PM
Over the last few decades, the liberal media have celebrated Earth Day and used it to spread the gospel of green liberalism. CNN's Sunday reporting was no exception as the network touted public figures headlining an Earth Day rally in Washington, D.C., like the city's Democratic Mayor Vincent Gray and the rock band Cheap Trick. However, for the March for Life rally in January that was…

CNN's Don Lemon: 'N--ger' Should Replace 'N-word' in News Reports

April 9th, 2012 9:53 AM
As NewsBusters reported earlier, CNN national correspondent Susan Candiotti said "f--king n--ger" on the air Easter Sunday. Less than 24 hours earlier, CNN's Don Lemon advocated "n--ger" be used during news reports rather than the more politically correct "N-word" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

CNN Correspondent Says 'F--king N--ger' On The Air

April 9th, 2012 12:37 AM
For the second time in roughly two weeks a CNN employee has said "f--king n--ger" on the air. The most recent vulgarity came from CNN national correspondent Susan Candiotti Sunday during a report on the shooting spree in Tulsa, Oklahoma (video follows with transcript and commentary, serious vulgarity warning):

CNN Hypes Santorum's 'War on Pornography,' Questions Why He's Making I

March 16th, 2012 6:11 PM
In light of Rick Santorum's promise to "vigorously enforce" federal obscenity laws, CNN questioned whether any candidate should even be talking about pornography right now. Host Fredricka Whitfield expressed her disbelief that the subject was even in the news conversation, during Friday's 11 a.m. hour of Newsroom. Santorum has not made the issue the centerpiece of his campaign, as GOP…

CNN Guest Says It's Devilish to Use the Term 'Illegal Immigrant

March 2nd, 2012 2:55 PM
A CEO of a company dealing with Latinos went on CNN Friday morning and lambasted what he saw as the devilish way of dealing with illegal immigrants – calling them "illegal." The guest, Charles P. Garcia, had also written an op-ed for CNN.com titled "Imagine a Day Without a Mexican." "I think on our shoulder we have the proverbial angel, and we have the devil over here who's dressed up as…

CNN Promotes Director of LGBT-Sponsored Film with Soft Interview

December 9th, 2011 5:52 PM
CNN gave some quality airtime Friday to the director of a film on the coming-out story of a lesbian teenage girl. The movie "Pariah" was sponsored by LGBT organizations at the 2011 Sundance film festival and was a featured selection at an international LGBT film festival in Washington, D.C. According to the Human Rights Campaign, the storyline is about 17 year-old teenager Alike who "feels…

CNN Anchor: Some Republicans Concerned Obama May Be Caving to Republic

July 22nd, 2011 4:30 PM
CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield apparently thinks some Republican players in the debt ceiling debate are concerned that President Obama is conceding too much. During the 12 p.m. EDT hour Friday, Whitfield alleged that many important players from both parties think Obama may be "caving" to Republicans. "You know, there are a lot of players who are very concerned – Democrats and Republicans who…

CNN Anchor Falsely Calls Joplin 'Deadliest Tornado On Record

May 28th, 2011 5:25 PM
America's media for a full week now have been shamefully hyping last Sunday's natural disaster in Joplin, Missouri. Continuing with this trend Saturday was CNN's Fredricka Whitfield who on "CNN Newsroom" actually called this "the deadliest tornado on record" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

CNN'S Whitfield: Obama's Campaigning for Coakley 'Was a Fairly Risky

October 16th, 2010 5:05 PM
On CNN Newsroom today, anchor Fredricka Whitfield reported on President Barack Obama campaigning for the re-election of Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts.  She had this exchange with Dan Lothian, White House correspondent for CNN: WHITFIELD: And so, Dan, the White House thinks this is fairly risk free given that it was a fairly risky move for the president to campaign for Martha…

Amateur Hour at CNN: Error-Filled Chyron During Beck Rally

August 28th, 2010 8:11 PM

Ted Turner: If We Don't Prepare For Global Warming We'll Be Extinct

May 30th, 2010 6:09 PM
CNN founder Ted Turner said Saturday that if we don't prepare for global warming, we'll be extinct.In a multi-part interview with CNN Newsroom anchor Fredricka Whitfield, Turner spoke about his own devotion and dedication to environmental causes. "Have you altered all your life, all your living so you are what one would call energy responsible?" asked Whitfield. "What we really have is a choice…

CNN Lowballs Nevada Tea Party Event: 'Hundreds of People, at Least Doz

March 27th, 2010 8:42 PM
If the media outlets are going to report on tea party events, they're not likely to get any benefit of the doubt much of the time. Case in point - at the Tea Party Express event on March 27 in Searchlight, Nev., which former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spoke, CNN's Fredricka Whitfield wasn't quite prepared to give the rally credit it was due as far as participation. She estimated that hundreds, but…