Only NBC's Jackson Notes New Hampshire's Dem Gov Says 'No' to Refugees

November 16th, 2015 10:02 PM
All three of the major broadcast networks' evening newscasts tonight covered the largely-Republican pushback against President Obama's plan to move 10,000 Syrian refugees on to American soil. But only NBC's Hallie Jackson noted that the move by state governors was bipartisan, with first-in-the-nation primary host New Hampshire's Gov. Maggie Hassan (D) objecting to the Obama administration placing…
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ABC, NBC Cheer ‘Fierce,’ ‘Dramatic Divisions’ in GOP After Debate

November 11th, 2015 9:58 PM
The Wednesday editions of ABC’s World News Tonight and NBC Nightly News each provided their own wrap-ups of the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate from the night before, but the theme was predictably similar as both networks spun the event as illustrating “fierce opposition” and “dramatic divisions” within the GOP on apparently every issue.
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Matthews Thinks Blockbuster Around, Intros Woman as 'Haley Barbour'

November 10th, 2015 8:18 PM
You'd think that back in April when, as Ken Shepherd noted, Chris Matthews talked about Blockbuster being about all that's left in Rust Belt towns, one of his assistants would have gently taken him aside and explained that Blockbuster shuttered its stores some time ago. But on this evening's Hardball, there was Chris committing the exact same gaffe.  And in the very next segment, Matthews…
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CBS, NBC Hit Marco Rubio over Finances; ‘On the Defensive’

November 4th, 2015 10:56 PM
With his continued rise in the 2016 Republican presidential polls, the liberal media has circled back to attacking Marco Rubio over his personal finances with the latest attack pieces coming on Wednesday’s editions of the CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News as both minimized the fact that Rubio was exonerated by a Florida ethics commission back in 2012. 
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NBC Minimizes Covering RNC Suspending Future GOP Presidential Debate

October 30th, 2015 10:13 PM
Friday's NBC Nightly News set aside just 34 seconds of air time to the Republican National Committee suspending its planned February 2016 debate with NBC. The evening newscast surrounded this coverage with over two minutes of reporting on other 2016 presidential campaign developments, focusing on the spat between Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush. By contrast, ABC's World News Tonight and CBS Evening News…
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NBC Blasts Rubio for Senate Record; Now ‘Bigger Target for His Rivals'

October 6th, 2015 10:00 PM
Following the lead of Tuesday’s Today show, NBC Nightly News continued its offensive against 2016 Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio for his attendance record in the U.S. Senate (despite previous precedent) and warned that his rise in the polls could result in Rubio suffering the same fate as failed candidate Scott Walker. 
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NBC Piggybacks on WashPost Piece Bashing Fiorina over Campaign Debt

October 5th, 2015 10:39 PM
After filing a gooey piece on Hillary Clinton, Monday’s NBC Nightly News also gave airtime to the Republican field, but only in the context of attacking 2016 candidate Carly Fiorina over campaign debt she recently finished paying off from her failed 2010 Senate campaign (despite the fact that she’s far from the first to have debt).
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NBC News Calls for Legal Suicide: ‘A Death Worth Fighting For’

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July 20th, 2015 6:18 PM
NBC News wants someone to die. On Sunday night, NBC Nightly News highlighted the story of Christy O’Donnell, a 46-year-old with cancer, suing for the “right to die” in California. During her coverage, correspondent Hallie Jackson lobbied for O’Donnell who, with “a life fully lived,” now represents “a death worth fighting for.”