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ABC Takes NYT's Bait: Network Reports on Trump Hit Piece

May 16th, 2016 10:22 PM
In the Sunday edition of The New York Times the paper ran a cover story about Donald Trump that is now being called a “hit piece” by one of the women interviewed. Rowanne Brewer Lane claims the Times twisted her story in order paint Trump negatively. During their evening newscasts both CBS and NBC ignored the story and instead chose to cover other topics such as the opioid epidemic America and…
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Religious Freedom a ‘License to Discriminate’ for ‘Extreme’ Christians

May 16th, 2016 5:41 PM
In a slanted hit piece against religious freedom laws for CBS Sunday Morning, correspondent Mark Strassmann proclaimed: “North Carolina's public bathrooms are the new frontier in American civil rights law....Just since the beginning of this year, lawmakers in 34 states have proposed so-called ‘bathroom’ bills and ‘religious freedom’ laws that, critics say, target gay, lesbian and transgender…
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Tapper, FactCheck Skewer Hillary's 'Absolutely Permitted' Server Claim

May 16th, 2016 1:47 PM
Consider this one small step in what should be a long series of such exposures of dishonest political posturing with media acquiescence by leftist politicians. A week ago Sunday, John Dickerson, CBS News's brazenly biased Face the Nation host, who has among other things contended that Hillary Clinton’s email scandal is "a stupid issue," allowed the Democratic presidential frontrunner to go to…
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Nets Giddy Over Obama Bashing Trump in Commencement Speech

May 16th, 2016 12:36 PM
On Monday, all three network morning shows reveled in President Obama blasting Donald Trump during a college commencement address over the weekend. At the top of NBC’s Today, co-host Matt Lauer touted: “President Obama takes a not-so-veiled shot at Donald Trump in a commencement address...” A soundbite played of Obama ranting: “It's not cool to not know what you're talking about.”

MRC's Notable Quotables: Media Glee Over Demise of the GOP

May 16th, 2016 8:57 AM
This issue: Journalists laugh about the supposed death of the Republican Party, now that Donald Trump will be the presidential nominee, while the New York Times wishes Jon Stewart were still on TV to bash the GOP during this year's campaign. Plus, the media insist Hillary Clinton is honest, and her scandals are nothing more than “garbage” and “crud,” while Newsweek tweets: “Has there been any…
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Network Sunday Talk Shows Refuse to Cover Facebook Censoring Scandal

May 15th, 2016 11:39 PM
On the first Sunday morning political talk shows since the Facebook trending topics scandal broke, the major network Sunday shows and CNN's State of the Union (with NBC's Meet the Press preempted for a Barclay's Premiere League game) failed to cover or debate this reported suppression of conservative stories by the social media behemoth.
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NBC Hypes 'Historic' Obama Admin. Move on Transgender Students

May 13th, 2016 11:39 PM
The Big Three networks' evening newscasts on Friday devoted full reports to the Obama administration's controversial letter to every public school district in the nation directing them to allow transgender students to use bathroom and locker rooms according to their chosen sexual identity. However, NBC Nightly News's segment on the issue touted the "Obama administration's historic new directive…
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NBC Skips as ABC, CBS Trumpet Facebook Pushback on Censorship Scandal

May 13th, 2016 1:40 PM
On Friday morning, NBC’s Today completely ignored a statement published late Thursday night by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg denying claims that his site has censored conservative news stories and promoted some topics as trending even though they weren’t. CBS This Morning and ABC’s Good Morning America devoted full stories to defending Zuckerberg and thus furthering the narrative from the past…
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Nets Cover for ObamaCare: Fail to Report Ruling Against Illegal Funds

May 12th, 2016 9:04 PM
Thursday evening saw the failure of all three of the network news outlets to report on the massive legal blow to ObamaCare. In her decision, U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled that the Obama administration’s unilateral funding of $175 billion to insurance subsidies was unconstitutional. The ruling was a major win for House Republicans, a victory that was a long time coming. With a lack of…
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Secs to FBI Chief Talking ‘Criminal Investigation' of Hillary E-Mails

May 12th, 2016 3:28 PM
After all three Wednesday network evening newscasts censored any coverage of FBI director James Comey labeling the bureau’s probe into Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server a “criminal investigation,” on Thursday, only CBS This Morning made any mention of the development. In a mere 21-second news brief, co-host Norah O’Donnell informed viewers: “The head of the FBI confirms the probe of Hillary…
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Bye-Bye Morley! Retiring 60 Minutes Correspondent’s Liberal Moments

May 12th, 2016 1:56 PM
On Wednesday, CBS News announced that Morley Safer, 60 Minutes’ longest-serving correspondent, will officially retire this week. Safer’s first season with 60 Minutes was in 1970 and while the MRC’s archive is extensive, it doesn’t go back as far as Safer’s first year. But a review does find a few revealing examples of Safer’s liberalness over the years. 
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Networks: Another Hillary Loss Just a ‘Bump’ to ‘Prolong’ Dem Race

May 11th, 2016 12:41 PM
According to the three network morning shows on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton’s latest primary loss is a just a “bump” in the road that will simply “prolong” the Democratic race. Bernie Sanders has now defeated Clinton in 19 states while the frontrunner has only prevailed in 23. Yet, on the Today show, NBC’s Savannah Guthrie insisted, “Bernie Sanders says he's in it to win it after defeating Hillary…
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CBS Covers Latest on Facebook Scandal; NBC, ABC Drop the Story

May 11th, 2016 12:26 PM
On Wednesday, CBS This Morning offered a full report on “new developments in the controversy over whether Facebook censors news.” Co-host Norah O’Donnell noted: “Allegations of liberal bias are drawing scrutiny from a powerful Republican senator.... Senate Commerce Committee chairman John Thune calls the accusations serious.” In the report that followed, correspondent Jan Crawford explained: “…
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Couric: 'Very Progressive' for Church to 'Want to Understand Science'

May 11th, 2016 12:48 AM
On Tuesday night’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert, former network anchor Katie Couric was a guest and she came on to promote her anti-NRA documentary, Under the Gun. But before that, Couric said something truly cringeworthy while she was heaping on praise for the “truly exceptional” Pope Francis.