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Nets Fail to Point Out Hillary’s Changing Story on E-Mail Scandal

August 18th, 2015 11:57 AM
While all three network morning shows covered the latest development in the Clinton e-mail scandal on Tuesday – that over 300 e-mails are being reviewed for classified material – all three broadcasts also touted the Clinton campaign defense that the former secretary of state “never sent or received any e-mails that were marked classified at the time.”
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Only NBC Notices Study Showing Religion Brings Happiness

August 17th, 2015 3:52 PM
On Monday, NBC’s Today was the only network morning show to cover a new study showing a strong link between religious faith and lasting happiness. Co-host Savannah Guthrie informed viewers: “According to a new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology, joining a religious group does more for someone’s sustained happiness than other forms of social participation.”
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Networks Allow Scant Attention to Clinton E-Mail Bombshell

August 12th, 2015 11:52 AM
The bombshell news that Hillary Clinton will finally turn over her private e-mail server, as well as the confirmation that her electronic communications as Secretary of State included top secret material, warranted a mere nine and half minutes on Wednesday's network morning shows. This is out of a combined eight hours on NBC, CBS and ABC. ABC's Good Morning America offered the least, a scant one…
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NBC Defends Dem: FBI ‘Not Looking Into Hillary Clinton Herself'

August 5th, 2015 11:56 AM
Appearing on NBC’s Today on Wednesday, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus predicted GOP contenders would be united in their criticism of Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in Thursday’s first primary debate. Savannah Guthrie quickly tried to downplay the breaking news that the FBI would be investigating Clinton’s private e-mail server: “In fact, the FBI, according to a…
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NBC Hosts Thrilled Network Hired Obama’s Chef as Analyst

July 29th, 2015 2:30 PM
On Wednesday, the hosts of NBC’s Today cheered the network’s decision to hire former White House chef – and husband of left-wing MSNBC host AlexWagner – Sam Kass. Co-host Savannah Guthrie gushed: “...we’ve got an exciting announcement. You guys remember Sam Kass, of course he’s the former assistant White House chef, executive director of the First Lady's Let's Move campaign, and nutrition advisor…
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Lauer: Trump ‘Forcing’ GOP ‘Into Places Where They're Not Comfortable'

July 28th, 2015 4:00 PM
Appearing on NBC’s Late Night on Monday – aired early Tuesday morning – Today co-host Matt Lauer assessed the state of the Republican presidential race: “Donald Trump is getting all the attention right now on the Republican side....This guy is great. He's a showman. He’s got a lot of P.T. Barnum in him and he knows how to promote things....it's hard for the other candidates to get any attention…
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NBC: Does Hillary Get ‘Free Pass’ as GOP Candidates ‘Battle’?

July 27th, 2015 10:51 AM
In an interview with Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus on Monday’s NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie predicted “long-term damage” for Republicans and a “free pass” for Hillary Clinton.
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NBC: Trump Sparking ‘War of Words’ in GOP; Hillary ‘Enjoying it All'

July 17th, 2015 10:24 AM
On Friday’s NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie touted Donald Trump leading in recent polls as a problem for the 2016 Republican field: “He is having a bigger impact than a lot of people expected and that is leading to a growing war of words between the real estate mogul and his political rivals.”
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NBC Cheers ‘Unfiltered’ and ‘Unplugged’ Obama ‘Taking on Critics’

July 16th, 2015 11:13 AM
At the top of Thursday’s NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie hailed President Obama’s Wednesday press conference: “Unfiltered. President Obama launches a vigorous defense of his controversial deal with Iran.” Introducing a report on the topics minutes later, Guthrie proclaimed: “...a news conference some are calling unplugged. During a more than hour-long session with the reporters, the President…
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NBC to Sen. Graham: GOP Criticism of Iran Deal Just ‘Fantasy’?

July 15th, 2015 11:38 AM
Citing Obama administration talking points word for word on Wednesday’s Today, co-hosts Willie Geist and Savannah Guthrie grilled Republican Senator and presidential candidate Lindsey Graham on GOP opposition to the Iran nuclear deal. Geist, filling in for Matt Lauer, began: “Secretary Kerry...said yesterday opponents of this deal have proposed no viable alternative....What makes you think that a…
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Nets Hail ‘Historic’ Deal With Iran, ‘Major Victory’ for Obama

July 14th, 2015 2:50 PM
During live breaking news coverage of President Obama announcing a nuclear arms agreement with Iran Tuesday morning, all three broadcast networks labeled the deal “historic” and cheered the development as a “major victory” for the commander in chief, who made the deal a “top diplomatic priority.”
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NBC Coverage of Hillary E-Mails Focuses on ‘Santa,’ Not Blumenthal

July 2nd, 2015 2:16 PM
As reported by the Washington Free Beacon, Thursday’s NBC Today devoted a minute-long segment to discussing newly-released Hillary Clinton e-mails. However, rather than focus on the former Secretary of State seeking advice from political hatchet man Sidney Blumenthal or top  Obama administration officials knowing she was using private e-mail, the morning show instead speculated on Clinton’s…
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NBC’s Guthrie to Cruz: Would You Have Opposed Interracial Marriage?

June 29th, 2015 10:40 AM
In an interview with Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Monday’s NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie grilled the Texas Senator on his opposition to the Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling, equating his stance with being against interracial marriage: “...one thing you also said was that you would support a Texas state clerk who refused to issue a license to a gay couple on religious…
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CBS and NBC Fret Missing Hillary E-Mails Represent ‘a New Distraction’

June 26th, 2015 5:41 PM
On Friday morning, all three of the major broadcast networks surprisingly covered the latest in the Hillary Clinton e-mail scandal as 15 e-mails between Clinton and former confidante Sidney Blumenthal were discovered missing from her time at the State Department. Despite the over five and half minutes of coverage, CBS and NBC expressed concern that “the revelation” could create “a new distraction…