CBS, NBC Yawn at Russian Guard's Attack on U.S. Diplomat; ABC Covers

ABC's World News Tonight stood out as the only Big Three evening newscast on Thursday to cover the revelation that a Russian police officer physically attacked an American diplomat as he entered the U.S. embassy in Moscow. Martha Raddatz spotlighted the "really astonishing" incident, where "the diplomat was assaulted the second he went up the steps; and then, had to fight and struggle to get…
Matthew Balan
July 7th, 2016 8:56 PM

Todd Wonders If GOP ‘Inadvertently Helped Hillary’ By Holding Hearing

Meet the Press moderator and MSNBC’s MTP Daily host Chuck Todd led off the Thursday edition of the latter show by playing the consistently-played and tired line by the liberal media that Republicans are running the risk of or already have overplayed their hands when it comes to Hillary Clitnon’s e-mail scandal. 
Curtis Houck
July 7th, 2016 7:06 PM

Joe Scarborough: Keep Clinton ‘1000 Miles’ From Classified Info

The discussion of FBI Director Comey’s controversial decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton for her private server raged on Thursday’s Morning Joe. Opinions swirled around the table over Clinton’s flagrant mishandling of classified information. Surprisingly, the liberal Mika Brzezinski repeatedly referred to panelists as being “hostages [to the Clintons] for thirty years who don’t know how to…
Samantha Cohen
July 7th, 2016 4:45 PM

British Media Shocked Catholic Bishop Teaches Catholicism

The Independent and The Guardian’s journalistic prose does little to hide their horror that the Archbishop of Philadelphia advised Philadelphia Catholics to follow – get this! – a Catholic teaching on sexuality.
Elliot Polsky
July 7th, 2016 4:01 PM

Wallace: Comey Was ‘The Only Hero’ at Hearing During ‘Sad Situation'

MSNBC quickly dispatched with Thursday’s four-hour-plus House Oversight Committee hearing featuring FBI Director James Comey on Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal in favor of covering the police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota, but not before political analyst and former Bush official Nicolle Wallace could decry the hearing as a “sad situation and state of affairs.” Dubbing Comey “the only…
Curtis Houck
July 7th, 2016 3:42 PM

Media, It Comes Down to This: Yes, Hillary Gave Classified Data Away

FBI Director James Comey on Thursday testified for hours on why he recommended no charges against Hillary Clinton. But his testimony can be boiled down to this tense exchange with Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz: Yes, Hillary gave classified data away to people who shouldn’t have it. When journalists cover the hearings, will they focus on this exchange?
Scott Whitlock
July 7th, 2016 2:48 PM

TLC’s ‘I Am Jazz’: Free Speech and Judgment for Me…But Not for Thee

This week, on an episode titled ‘Confronted With Hate,’ we learned that, despite being threatened and hated by the world around him, Jazz is totally above it all, and not at all concerned with anyone’s petty issues.
Dylan Gwinn
July 7th, 2016 12:11 PM

Daily Signal Writer Exposes ‘Alarming’ Bias at Journalism Conference

In an excellent piece on Monday for The Federalist, Daily Signal senior news producer Kelsey Harkness thoroughly detailed her time at the 2016 Investigative Reporters and Editors Conference (IRE) that led her to conclude that “the problem” in the journalism profession today “goes far beyond agreeing on the facts” after seeing media bias in panels about guns and women’s health.  
Curtis Houck
July 7th, 2016 12:05 PM

Helpful ABC: ‘Clinton Wants Nothing More Than to Change the Subject’

The journalists at Good Morning America on Thursday were eager to help Hillary Clinton turn the page and move on from the damaging e-mail server scandal. In contrast to the reporters and CBS and NBC, ABC’s Cecilia Vega simply parroted Clinton talking points: “Clinton's campaign calling the grilling yet another taxpayer funded sham of an inquiry to try to hurt Hillary Clinton politically.” 
Scott Whitlock
July 7th, 2016 11:41 AM

Hollywood Actress Points Out the Positives of Motherhood

Now here’s something you certainly won’t hear or see plastered all over magazines or hot Hollywood gossip websites: A Hollywood actress who wants to have a big family and focus on that family. It’s almost a groundbreaking concept in Hollywood where stories about sex, drugs and scandals seem to be as natural as the air we breathe. But having a family and wanting to raise that family? It’s…
Melissa Mullins
July 7th, 2016 10:17 AM

'Hamilton' Star: Were Jesus’s Miracles A Hoax?

The writer of the new award-winning show Hamilton decided to teach the youths a lesson about Jesus in an interview with Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation.
Elliot Polsky
July 7th, 2016 10:15 AM

‘Lost’ Star and Other Lefty Celebrities Protest ‘Toxic’ Trade Deal

Some high-powered celebrities are joining the fight against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) alongside digital advocacy group Fight for the Future. Fight for the Future is organizing a series of summer events, including protests and free concerts.
Mira Ebersole
July 7th, 2016 10:08 AM

Charity Single for Orlando Victims Helps Support GLAAD

In response to the horrific Orlando shooting last month, two dozen celebrities have jointly recorded a charity single to benefit the recovering victims, a Florida LGBT community center ... and gay speech police organization GLAAD.  
Sarah Stites
July 7th, 2016 9:51 AM

Harry Potter Says ‘Right-Wing’ ‘Patriotism’ Leads To Terrorism

In the upcoming movie, Imperium, Daniel Radcliffe plays an FBI agent infiltrating a neo-Nazi sect. That should be a movie everyone can get on board with: the freedom-loving American versus the oppressive Nazis. Think again. 
Elliot Polsky
July 7th, 2016 9:48 AM