Roberts on Rioters: 'Young People Rising Up', 'Showing Frustration'
On Friday’s Good Morning America, anchor Robin Roberts interviewed President Obama and the First Lady from the new addition to the Smithsonian, the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Roberts used the museum’s theme as a starting point to ask the president what the thought about the rioters, looters and protesters in Charlotte, North Carolina. Except Roberts didn’t set it up…
September 23rd, 2016 11:38 AM
Top NYT Editor: Trump's a Conscious 'Liar,' But Hillary's a Normal Pol
On Thursday's Morning Edition, National Public Radio host Steve Inskeep interviewed New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet regarding the paper’s provocative decision to overturn journalistic convention in the wake of Donald Trump’s success and to start reporting his alleged misstatements as “lies.” But when asked about HIllary, Baquet apparently forgot Clinton's 25 years of public…
September 23rd, 2016 11:30 AM
MSNBC’s Joy Reid Wins ‘Hail Hillary Award’ at 2016 MRC DisHonors Award
MSNBC journalist Joy Reid beat out stiff competition to win the “Hail Hillary Award" at the Media Research Center’s 2016 DisHonors Awards, Thursday night. Special celebrity guests and a raucous crowd chose the host for dubiously insisting that only, maybe, the Founding Fathers could equal the amazing Hillary Clinton.
September 23rd, 2016 11:07 AM
William F. Buckley Jr. Award for Media Excellence: Charlie Daniels
At Thursday’s Media Research Center Gala, President Brent Bozell presented the tenth annual “William F. Buckley Jr. Award for Media Excellence” to 2016 honoree Charlie Daniels. After celebrating the music career of the legendary country star, Bozell explained: “A few years ago I began reading Charlie’s columns....They were striking for their intellect, their passion, their beauty – reflecting…
September 23rd, 2016 11:03 AM
Matthews Wins ‘Damn Those Conservatives to Hell Award’ at MRC Gala '16
After the smoke cleared in the voting for the ‘Damn Those Conservatives to Hell Award’ at Media Research Center’s 2016 Gala, frequent Notable Quotables subject and MSNBC host Chris Matthews emerged as the winner for a vicious smear after the New Hampshire primary on “troll-like” Ted Cruz for living “below the level of human life.”
September 23rd, 2016 10:26 AM
CNN's Toobin: Trump Base 'Sick, Tired of' Blacks 'Trying to Get Power'
On Thursday's The Situation Room, CNN personalities were in overdrive throwing around accusations of racism toward Donald Trump's base of support within the Republican party during a panel discussion. Senior political analyst Jeffrey Toobin repeated the recurring charge that "law and order" represents "code words for cracking down on African-Americans," claimed Republicans are engaging in "voter…
September 23rd, 2016 9:30 AM
NYT's Itzkoff Supports Lefty Scold Samantha Bee's Criticism of Fallon
New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff wrote a supportive article about an anti-Trump rant of TBS "Full Frontal" host and leftist scold Samantha Bee for attacking a fellow late-night comedian for the crime of being playful with one of his guests, Donald Trump. As Itzkoff noted in his story, “From One Comedic Host to Another: Criticism Over Trump,” on the front of Wednesday’s Arts section,…
September 23rd, 2016 8:06 AM
Spanish Nets Bury Comey Hearing, Focus on Machado
Bias in the media is not just reflected in what is reported, but also through that which goes unreported. Yesterday, we found our most recent example of such biases. On Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey came before the House Judiciary Committee and was questioned regarding the manner in which the agency handled its investigation of Hillary Clinton's private server scandal. But the story was…
September 23rd, 2016 7:15 AM
New NBC Comedy Condemns Columbus to Hell for Rape, Slavery, Genocide
Just in time for Columbus Day coming up next month, NBC's new comedy The Good Place condemns the famous explorer to Hell for "all the raping, slave trade, and genocide."
September 23rd, 2016 4:34 AM
Fox’s ‘Pitch’ Works Hillary Clinton, Ellen DeGeneres Into Opener
Pitch is a show about the first ever female Major League Baseball player. A funny premise, since the fastest pitch ever thrown by a woman was 69 mph, a feat easily reached, and frequently surpassed, by most male high school pitchers.
September 22nd, 2016 11:42 PM
Colin Kaepernick's 'Perilous Fight' Lands the Cover of TIME
In a desperate attempt to convince the world that they still exist, Time magazine put anthem-protesting, second string quarterback Colin Kaepernick on the cover.
September 22nd, 2016 10:59 PM
Is Univision Already Devouring Itself?
The last time we examined the structural changes at Univision, we looked at the internal pressures faced by the network as it tries to capture a larger share of the Millenial audience and expand its digital footprint- while still depending heavily on Spanish-language entertainment for ratings and revenue. Early signs point to a crackup.
September 22nd, 2016 10:56 PM
Melissa Harris-Perry Wins Quote of the Year Award at MRC Gala 2016
Washington, D.C. — Late Thursday night, a boisterous crowd of 800 conservatives and guests packed the National Building Museum for the Media Research Center’s 2016 Gala featuring the DisHonors Awards and after awarding the best of the worst in four categories, Melissa Harris-Perry emerged as the overall winner for the most outrageous and pathetic quote by a liberal journalist. Harris-Perry …
September 22nd, 2016 9:57 PM
CNN Reporter Body Slammed on Live TV by Rioter in Charlotte
As Wednesday night's Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN was giving live coverage to the riots in Charlotte, North Carolina, correspondent Ed Lavandera was knocked to the ground by a rioter on live television at 9:16 p.m. ET as he recalled that police had just recently used tear gas to get rioters to move further from the Omni Hotel.
September 22nd, 2016 8:21 PM
