Rich Lowry’s Advice to Panicked Media: Relax, Take a 'Deep Breath'

In his must-read Politico Magazine column published on Tuesday, National Review editor Rich Lowry doled out some advice for hyperventilating journalists over President-elect Trump blasting their profession (like this week when BuzzFeed News published the salacious dossier). 
Curtis Houck
January 12th, 2017 9:12 PM

Columnist: ‘Fake News’ Now Trump’s ‘Rightwing-Populist Bludgeon’

Logic and proportion may be non-factors in media coverage of Donald Trump’s presidency, fears Lloyd Grove. In a Wednesday column, Grove opined that journalism “is in danger of passing through the looking glass, only to land in a menacing, topsy-turvy world, namely the White House Press Room…It’s likely to be [a] place where language will occasionally signify its opposite, and government…
Tom Johnson
January 12th, 2017 9:01 PM

Conservative Leaders React to Salacious, Unsubstantiated BuzzFeed Post

Following BuzzFeed’s reckless decision on Tuesday to publish an erroneous and salacious document pertaining to President-elect Trump, a diverse array of conservative leaders (including Media Research Center President and Founder Brent Bozell) offered their reactions to this damaging publication of fake news.
NB Staff
January 12th, 2017 5:22 PM

CNN Lectures Trump, Decries 'Far From Normal' Situation With Press

CNN's Jim Acosta and Brian Stelter blasted Donald Trump on Thursday's New Day over the President-Elect's treatment of the media at his Wednesday press conference. Acosta, who got in a face-off with Trump, expressed his "hope...that Donald Trump can get past this...'Clinton News Network, CNN sucks' mentality that we saw out on the campaign trail." Stelter bewailed how "the environment right now is…
Matthew Balan
January 12th, 2017 5:13 PM

Activists Attack ‘Unforgivable’ Celebs for Joining in Inauguration

What do singer Jackie Evancho, tech executive Peter Thiel and former Olympian Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner have in common? All are under fire from critics, who say that those connected with the LGBT community cannot associate with President-elect Donald Trump.
Sarah Stites
January 12th, 2017 5:13 PM

MRC's Tim Graham: BuzzFeed at 'National Enquirer Level' on Trump Scoop

NewsBusters executive editor Tim Graham appeared on the Fox Business program Risk & Reward on Wednesday night to discuss the “news” judgment of the liberal website BuzzFeed and how CNN presented their scoop, with a degree of separation. “I think we have a so-called news outlet in BuzzFeed, which is showing a complete recklessness in what it presents. It really a National Enquirer level of…
NB Staff
January 12th, 2017 4:42 PM

Nightline Mocks Trump for ‘Hyperbolic’ ‘Circus’ Press Conference

The journalists at Nightline could barely contain their contempt for Donald Trump at Wednesday’s press conference, mocking it at a “hyperbolic,” “circus”-like atmosphere. Without providing a lot of context about the unverified claims made by BuzzFeed and repeated by CNN, Jon Karl worried, “Unbelievable.  I mean, to see a President-elect of the United States call out a news consideration.” 
Scott Whitlock
January 12th, 2017 4:40 PM

Let's Address These Wholly Unsubstantiated Jorge Ramos Rumors

Unprecedented times bear unprecedented conflict, and the fog of conflict is often rife with rumor, speculation, and fake news. Such is the case in the denouement of Trump v. Univision, and it is important to unpack this story and separate the wheat from the chaff.
Jorge Bonilla
January 12th, 2017 4:13 PM

65 Years of NBC’s Today: The Morning Show’s Worst Liberal Bias

On January 14, NBC’s Today show will mark its 65th anniversary on the air. Over the decades, hosts and correspondents on the morning program have routinely spouted liberal talking points on a wide range of issues, boosted Democrats, and lambasted Republicans. Despite the cavalcade of co-hosts – from Bryant Gumbel to Matt Lauer, Katie Couric to Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry to Savannah Guthrie – the…
Kyle Drennen
January 12th, 2017 3:54 PM

Nets Air Attacks on Trump's Business Plan, Ignore Lawyer's Defense

Broadcast networks slammed Trump’s plan to prevent his businesses from being conflicts of interest during his presidency, and provided scant balance to defend him. During his first press conference on Jan. 11, President-elect Donald Trump introduced his lawyer who explained Trump’s multi-pronged approach to prevent conflicts of interest. Trump’s plan included giving control of his businesses…
Sam Dorman
January 12th, 2017 3:52 PM

Hostin: 'We Are United As Journalists' 'On Front Lines' Against Trump

On Thursday’s The View, the hosts spouted off on Wednesday’s press conference where Donald Trump refused to call on CNN reporter Jim Acosta, calling his news organization “fake news.” The conflict came over CNN repeating an unsubstantiated report from BuzzFeed, which claimed that Russia had “compromising information” on Trump. Though many in the media denounced the report, many still shared it.…
Kristine Marsh
January 12th, 2017 3:50 PM

Hollywood Unhinged

During the Golden Globes on NBC, a slew of award winners used their acceptance speeches as opportunities to publicize their views while host Jimmy Fallon from The Tonight Show mainly kept the politics to a minimum. But, none of the pieces of drivel from attendees could compare to the incredibly pompous and elitist six-minute rant emanating actress Meryl Streep.
Matt Norcross
January 12th, 2017 2:54 PM

Actor to Millions of Fans: Aborted Babies Are ‘A LOT Cheaper’

One Hollywood actor is reducing babies to price tags amidst the push to defund Planned Parenthood.
Katie Yoder
January 12th, 2017 2:16 PM

Hypocrite NYT Hits Trump for Nazi Comparison; Did Same Thing to Trump

When Donald Trump mentioned Nazi Germany in reference to a lurid document floating around U.S. intelligence agencies, the New York Times was shocked and appalled -- and deeply hypocritical, given the eagerness of the paper's reporters, editors, and columnists to make those same comparisons against Donald Trump.
Clay Waters
January 12th, 2017 2:10 PM