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Bill Clinton Admits ‘Political Press’ Back Obama, But Stick to ‘Facts’

June 3rd, 2018 11:37 AM
Former President Bill Clinton appeared with co-author James Patterson on CBS News Sunday Morning to promote their new book The President Is Missing were the book deals with a cyber-attack and impeachment. While they were there, humorist and correspondent Mo Rocca questioned Clinton on the media’s coverage of President Trump and compared it to the coverage of President Obama. Clinton admitted the…
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ABC, NBC Suggest NFL Kneeling Wasn’t Unpopular Until Trump Spoke Out

June 2nd, 2018 12:44 PM
When it came to reporting the policy change that evening, ABC and NBC appeared put off by the development. They both seemed to suggest that players kneeling wasn’t unpopular with fans until President Trump spoke out and pushed the inaccurate claim the players weren’t consulted. And neither spoke with players supportive of the decision.

This Week in Media Bias History: Clintons Are ‘Great’ and I’m ‘Pulling

June 2nd, 2018 12:15 PM

Sometimes liberal journalists just come right out and admit it. On May 27, 1993, Dan Rather told Bill Clinton that he and then-CBS Evening News partner Connie Chung hoped to be as “great” as Clinton and the First Lady. Rather gushed, “Tell Mrs. Clinton we respect her and we’re pulling for here.” Keep in mind, this was FOUR MONTHS into Clinton's presidency. 

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CNN, MSNBC Ignore Manhunt for Cop Killer As Other Nets Report

May 31st, 2018 8:15 PM
On Thursday morning, CNN and MSNBC pounced on their latest opportunity to ignore police violence-related stories that do not fit the narrative that cops mostly target black suspects for shootings and excessive force. In fact, there were two significant stories highlighted by ABC, CBS, and NBC morning shows which stand out as being ignored by the two liberal cable news networks.

Network Evening News Shows Omit Latest GDP ... Again

Business
May 31st, 2018 4:40 PM
ABC, CBS and NBC are consistent. Consistently willing to ignore economic news, that is. On May 30, the government released the latest estimate of how fast the economy grew in the first quarter. The 2.2 percent growth was just shy of analysts’ estimates, according to CNBC. It was the second estimate from the Commerce Department for the quarter.

Nets Link Roseanne to Trump 31 Times, Ignore Weinstein's Clinton Link

Culture
May 31st, 2018 12:46 PM
In the world of celebrity scandals, there is a controversy brewing: should one’s political leanings be made part of the scandal? The answer depends on what those political leanings are. Broadcast network coverage of recent major scandals makes that abundantly clear.  
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Nets ID Fall of GOP ‘Rising Star,’ Hid Weiner’s Party Status

May 30th, 2018 12:57 PM
“Rising star in the Republican Party.” “Up and coming star in Republican politics.” Once again, the networks are hyping the fall of a GOP politician, making sure to highlight the party status of Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. This is a habit not usually followed when the offending politician is a Democrat. 
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CNN, MSNBC Barely Touch Story of Baltimore Cop Murdered by Car Thief

May 29th, 2018 9:31 PM
For much of last week, the three broadcast networks and Fox News Channel covered the story of a Baltimore police officer, Amy Caprio, who was killed when a habitual car thief ran her over as he tried to escape when she came to investigate reports of a suspicious car. But CNN and MSNBC again displayed their double standard of showing greater interest in stories that depict police officers behaving…
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Nets Who Sided With Hamas Ignore Their Rockets Fired at Civilians

May 29th, 2018 9:12 PM
For hours on end, Israeli civilian centers saw well over 100 ballistic projectiles launched from the Gaza Strip rain down into their communities Tuesday (and the wee hours of Wednesday morning). The attacks constituted the largest assault on Israel by the terrorist organization Hamas since the start of the 2014 war. But if you were getting your news from American broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and…
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Nets Applaud ‘Historic’ Irish Abortion Vote as ‘Women’s Rights’ Win

Culture
May 29th, 2018 2:56 PM

Women matter, but only if they’re already born – at least according to the networks on Ireland’s recent abortion vote. On Friday, May 25th, Ireland voted to repeal the country’s Eighth Amendment that banned abortion. In many of their segments, the broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) framed the repeal as a win for “women’s rights” against a “highly restrictive” law.  

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Excited CBS: Ready for the ‘Warren 2020' Bumper Stickers?

May 29th, 2018 1:18 PM
The 2020 primaries may be two years away, but the journalists at CBS This Morning on Tuesday are already excited about a potential presidential run by Elizabeth Warren. The co-hosts talked to the liberal Senator and promoted her as an opponent of Donald Trump. After introducing “one of the Democrats’s leading voices,” John Dickerson touted: “A recent poll in New Hampshire shows Warren would be…
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'The Good Fight' Finale All About Trump Affairs, Dumb Republicans

Culture
May 27th, 2018 4:21 PM
The second season finale of CBS’s The Good Fight does not deviate from the show’s Trump obsession. With plots to assassinate the president and fictional Trump infidelity accusations, The Good Fight’s political agenda has never been clearer. The show announced its intentions early in the season with their impeachment episode, where the show claimed that the best way to impeach the president is to…
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CNN, NBC Mostly Ignore Armed Citizens Who Stop Mass Shooter

May 25th, 2018 11:35 PM
After news broke that, on Thursday, a gunman trying to perpetrate a mass shooting in Oklahoma City was stopped by two armed citizens who used their own guns against him, FNC has given the story a substantial amount of attention while ABC and CBS have also run full stories on the event. But CNN barely touched the story, burying it between 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m Eastern in a couple of 25-second…
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CBS Eager for ‘Seismic Cultural Shift’ in Ireland With Abortion Vote

May 25th, 2018 10:53 AM

On Friday, CBS This Morning co-host Norah O’Donnell introduced a report on voters in Ireland heading to the polls to decide whether or not to repeal the nation’s pro-life amendment banning abortions except when the mother’s life is at risk, touting: “A historic referendum in Ireland today could relax that country’s strict anti-abortion laws.”