Atlantic Writer: Media Must Drop ‘Decorum’ in Dealing With Trump

In the presidential debate this coming Monday, Peter Beinart wants moderator Lester Holt to set a tone that the moderators of the subsequent debates would maintain. Each should “confront [Donald] Trump in ways they’ve never confronted a candidate before,” wrote Beinart earlier this week. “The more audaciously he lies, the more audaciously they must tell the truth. The risks of doing so are…
Tom Johnson
September 24th, 2016 4:01 PM

USA Today Suspends Glenn Reynolds Following Charlotte-Related Tweet

On Wednesday, in response to news that violent people the press insists on describing as "protesters" in Charlotte were stopping traffic on Interstate 277, University of Tennessee law professor and Instapundit founding blogger Glenn Reynolds retweeted a related story with three words of advice: "Run them down." As a result, Twitter, which continues to allow the existence of and continued postings…
Tom Blumer
September 24th, 2016 3:45 PM

MSNBC Guest Wrongly Claims 'Vast Majority' Killed By Police Are Black

On Thursday's MTP Daily on MSNBC, during a discussion of recent high-profile cases of black suspects being shot and killed by police, panel member April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks made a blatantly wrong claim that the "vast majority" of criminal suspects who were killed by police officers in 2015 were black. In fact, the source that she actually cited -- the Washington Post -- found…
Brad Wilmouth
September 24th, 2016 3:09 PM

Liberals, Media Might Face Some Serious Opposition on Financial Fees

New York State’s Department of Labor recently made headlines with its rules mandating that employers paying their workforces with prepaid debit cards ensure that employees have “unlimited, free withdrawals” from at least one nearby ATM. This must be the case even if the employees have no bank accounts.  
John Berlau
September 24th, 2016 2:07 PM

Hollywood to Red State America: Drop Dead

Hollywood leaning left is the ultimate "dog bites man" narrative. That’s been the way the industry has worked for some time. It intensifies during an election year, of course. This …. is different. We’re seeing a multi-front attack on Red State America, the likes of which we simply haven’t witnessed before. Blame Donald Trump, our safe space age or how social media turns nearly every aspect of…
Christian Toto
September 24th, 2016 12:30 PM

Media In Denial! Calling Us 'Media' Is 'Lazy and Unfair'

Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi wrote a very strange article headlined "Dear readers: Please stop calling us ‘the media.’ There is no such thing." The headline in the paper was "What's wrong with the media? For starters, it doesn't exist." Low poll ratings and complaints from both parties have caused Farhi to suggest the media is some sort of phantom menace. It's "lazy and unfair" to…
Tim Graham
September 24th, 2016 11:32 AM

Andrea Mitchell Thought Trump Winning GOP Nomination Was ‘Awful’

In new leaked e-mails from Colin Powell, NBC’s Andrea Mitchell told the former Secretary of State that Donald Trump winning the Republican nomination would be an “awful” development.
Kyle Drennen
September 24th, 2016 10:40 AM

Miss the MRC’s 2016 Gala and DisHonor Awards? Find the Full Show Here!

On Thursday night, a star-studded crowd of conservative activists, figures, and guests gathered at the National Building Museum for the Media Research Center’s 2016 Gala featuring the DisHonor Awards. With appearances by conservative columnist Cal Thomas, Weekly Standard's Stephen Hayes, Conservative Review’s Deneen Borelli, Club for Growth president Phil McIntosh, Lt. General William “Jerry”…

NB Staff
September 24th, 2016 10:05 AM

Bozell & Graham Column: TIME Cheers Comedians Ditching Balance

The September 26 issue of Time magazine carried this cover line over the heads of Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Trevor Noah, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel: “We Joke. You Decide.” The allusion to the Fox News tagline was deliberate. The subheadline announced they would report on “The seriously partisan politics of late-night comedy.” 
Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
September 24th, 2016 8:03 AM

Ramos Rips Trump for Wanting to Preserve USA's 'Anglo-Saxon Tradition'

There’s a new aspect of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that Univision anchor Jorge Ramos finds deplorable. 
Edgard Portela
September 24th, 2016 7:45 AM

Blue Bloods Gives New Perspective to Police Shootings

The series opener of CBS’s police drama, Blue Bloods, gave a perspective on officer-involved shootings often overlooked in the current media climate: the police officer’s. The episode, “The Greater Good,” opens with the District Attorney Robert Lewis (Michael Imperioli) reopening an investigation into Danny Reagan’s (Donnie Wahlberg) shooting of an unarmed serial killer.
Erik Soderstrom
September 24th, 2016 5:46 AM

Ditka to Kaepernick: ‘If You Don’t Like the Country, Get the Hell Out’

For reason number 273 why Mike Ditka is the greatest, and should be made President for life immediately, I present to you “Da Coach’s” comments that he made on Dallas radio in regard to the Colin Kaepernick anthem/flag protest.
Dylan Gwinn
September 24th, 2016 12:43 AM

SB Nation: Patriots Start African-American QB, Make a Civil Rights Win

Since it’s impossible to report any story involving a black person without resorting to race, SB Nation took the Patriots’ starting African-American quarterback Jacoby Brissett against the Houston Texans and branded it a major civil rights victory.
Bruce Bookter
September 24th, 2016 12:11 AM

NY Times Headline, Seven Months Late: Venezuela 'Buying U.S. Oil'

The absurd headline at a September 20 story at the New York Times is a sight to behold: "How Bad Off Is Oil-Rich Venezuela? It’s Buying U.S. Oil." As formulated, the headline is clearly meant to communicate something that is supposedly a surprising new development in that country, which, thanks to 17 years of Bolivarian socialist rule, has turned into a financially destitute humanitarian…
Tom Blumer
September 23rd, 2016 11:37 PM