Nets Give Trump Boycott 3 Times More Coverage Than Actual GOP Debate

January 29th, 2016 10:14 AM
After devoting nearly ten minutes of air time to Donald Trump’s boycott of the Republican debate on Thursday’s evening newscasts (rather than preview the debate itself), on Friday morning, the three broadcast networks offered over 21 minutes of political coverage continuing to hype Trump’s absence while only managing 7 minutes for the GOP contenders who participated in the event. 

Nets Waste Nearly 10 Mins on Trump; Barely Preview Actual GOP Debate

January 28th, 2016 8:16 PM
In the latest sign that the liberal media loves the candidacy of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the “big three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC devoted nearly 10 minutes of their Thursday evening newscasts to capitulating to the “master of stealing the show” in Trump but only one minute and 29 seconds for previewing the actual debate with the top seven candidates that don’t include Trump. …

TV Touts Trump Controversies But Avoids His Past Liberalism

January 28th, 2016 9:30 AM
As of Friday, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s seven-month-old candidacy has been the focus of an incredible 684 minutes of coverage on the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts, far more than any of his GOP rivals. But amid that sea of Trump news, the networks have spent only about nine minutes (1.3% of Trump’s overall coverage) discussing the candidate’s clearly documented past support for…
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ABC, NBC Ignore ‘Dangerous Precedent’ to Journalism by CMP Indictment

January 27th, 2016 4:17 PM
Undercover journalists from both sides of the political spectrum could be severely limited by a Texas grand jury indictment against pro-life activists. The charges are so sweeping that they could affect the entire journalism industry, everything from the network news to environmental activists. Yet, out of the three broadcast evening news shows, only CBS Evening News has noticed the “dangerous…
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Nets Continue Spotlighting Indictment of Pro-Life Video Producers

January 26th, 2016 6:36 PM
ABC, CBS, and NBC's morning newscasts on Tuesday all reported on a Texas grand jury's indictment of David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt of the pro-life Center for Medical Progress on the felony charge of tampering with a government record. At the same time, the panel cleared Planned Parenthood of any wrongdoing related to the organization's hidden camera footage, which uncovered the possible sale…
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ABC Avoids Iowan Who Bluntly Challenged ‘Dishonest’ Clinton

January 26th, 2016 1:21 PM
ABC on Tuesday deliberately avoided a young questioner who challenged Hillary Clinton as “dishonest.”  Instead, Good Morning America reporter Cecilia Vega only played the Democrat’s response in which she touted her desire to help people. NBC’s Today and CBS This Morning both played clips of the “uncomfortable" question, but they also made sure to promote her non-answer. 
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Supergirl's Not-So-Subtle Hit at Opponents of Illegal Aliens

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January 26th, 2016 1:25 AM
In tonight’s episode of CBS' Supergirl, “Strange Visitor From Another Planet,” Senator Miranda Crane portrays a "bigoted" anti-alien politician rallying supporters with a message that monsters are coming for the families of National City. Clearly, Senator Crane is written to take a swipe at American politicians like Donald Trump who denounce America’s open borders.
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CBS Maintains Blackout on Bloomberg's Gun Control Stance; ABC Covers

January 26th, 2016 12:27 AM
Monday's CBS Evening News followed the example of CBS This Morning earlier in the day in failing to mention Michael Bloomberg's outspoken gun control stance in their coverage of the former New York City mayor's potential presidential run. By contrast, Jonathan Karl gave ABC's first mention of this liberal political position on Monday's World News Tonight: "He [Bloomberg] is a socially-liberal New…
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NBC, CBS Tout Indictment of Pro-Life Activists Behind Undercover Vids

January 25th, 2016 10:37 PM
On Monday, NBC Nightly News and CBS Evening News both spotlighted how a Texas grand jury indicted two people from the pro-life Center for Medical Progress on the felony charge of tampering with a government record. One of the two was also charged with purchasing and selling human organs, a misdemeanor. The grand jury also cleared Planned Parenthood of the Gulf Coast of any crime, despite the…
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CBS Uncritically Touts Bernie Sanders Making College ‘Free’

January 25th, 2016 3:40 PM
CBS This Morning journalists on Monday uncritically promoted Bernie Sanders’s plan to make college “free” and that his contention that such an idea isn’t “radical.” The segment allowed no contrasting voices. Instead, co-host Norah O’Donnell hyped, “In Iowa, Sunday, he highlighted his plan to lower student loan interest rates and make public colleges tuition free.”
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Nets Tout Possible Bloomberg Run, Only NBC Notes His Anti-Gun Crusade

January 25th, 2016 12:07 PM
On Monday, all three network morning shows hyped the possibility of former New York City mayor and liberal activist Michael Bloomberg entering the 2016 presidential race. However, only NBC’s Today made any mention of Bloomberg’s nationwide anti-gun crusade as a stumbling block for him.

5 Ways the Liberal Media Devoted a Decade to Gore’s Climate Apocalypse

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January 25th, 2016 9:42 AM
2016 was supposedly the “point of no return” for taking action on global warming, according to former Vice President Al Gore. His tipping point received widespread scorn on the right, resulting in an “Armageddon” clock posted on Rush Limbaugh’s site -- that turns zero Jan. 27. But don’t expect the liberal news media to remind anyone of Gore’s hyperbolic claim 10 years  later. After all, the…
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Cowan, Obama Take Spin Down Memory Lane; Presidency Wasn't 'Dismal'

January 24th, 2016 2:19 PM
Just under two weeks after ABC’s Terry Moran took a fawning trip down memory lane longing for the days when he covered the 2008 Obama campaign, former NBC News correspondent and current CBS News Sunday Morning correspondent Lee Cowan followed suit as Sunday’s program featured an interview with President Obama. “He’s overseen shrinking unemployment, a growing job market, a reduction in the number…
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'Blue Bloods' Mixes Bunny Ears and Violent Interrogations

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January 23rd, 2016 10:35 PM
Blue Bloods is the show where more is discussed in more real terms in eight minutes at the dinner table than has been discussed and accomplished on Capitol Hill in the last eight months.