20 Years of Bias: Evil America

October 25th, 2007 9:49 AM
To commemorate the Media Research Center’s 20th anniversary this month, we’ve just published a special expanded edition of our ‘Notable Quotables’ newsletter with more than 100 of the most outrageous, sometimes humorous, quotes we’ve uncovered over the past 20 years. Earlier this week, I presented quotes showing the media’s hostility towards Ronald Reagan and other conservatives, and sycophantic…

California Wildfires: Media Blame Another Natural Disaster on Bush

October 24th, 2007 2:49 PM
As wildfires rage throughout Southern California, media have predictably begun to blame this awful natural disaster on President George W. Bush much as they did almost exactly two years ago when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. On Tuesday evening, MSNBC's Dan Abrams set up an interview with California Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-Cal.) thusly:But the fire storms in California`s raising…

The Worst ‘Notable Quotables’ of the Past 20 Years: The Clintons

October 24th, 2007 9:46 AM
To commemorate the Media Research Center’s 20th anniversary this month, we’ve just published a special expanded edition of our ‘Notable Quotables’ newsletter with more than 100 of the most outrageous, sometimes humorous, quotes we’ve uncovered over the past 20 years. Earlier this week, I presented quotes showing the media’s sympathy towards totalitarian communism and hostility towards Ronald…

Plame Blows Kisses at CBS, NBC, Bloggers; Husband Hails Hillary

October 24th, 2007 7:57 AM
As Valerie Plame does the interview rounds – CBS, NBC, CNN, NPR – someone might miss the far-left, Bush-hating blog interviews. On Firedoglake, the most notable pro-Plame blog, Plame did a typewritten chat with her leftist admirers on Monday. She loved the leftist bloggers at FDL – even had them to her home for dinner -- and declared her interviews on CBS and NBC were fair.

Will Pete Stark’s Apology to President Bush Get Reported

October 23rd, 2007 6:04 PM
As NewsBusters reported Friday, Rep. Pete Stark (D-Cal.) made some rather disgusting comments on the floor of the House last week about kids being sent "to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the president`s amusement." On Tuesday, Stark took to the floor once again, this time remarkably to apologize for his previous statement. As the broadcast networks almost completely ignored Stark's…

The Worst ‘Notable Quotables’ of the Past 20 Years: Conservatives

October 23rd, 2007 10:26 AM
To commemorate the Media Research Center’s 20th anniversary this month, we’ve just published a special expanded edition of our ‘Notable Quotables’ newsletter with more than 100 of the most outrageous, sometimes humorous, quotes we’ve uncovered over the past 20 years.Yesterday, I wrote about the liberal media’s softness when it came to totalitarian communism. Today’s installment: The liberal media…

The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: October 13 to 19 (Al Gore Edition

October 20th, 2007 10:21 AM
Al Gore: He Speaks for Us AllIt would be quite the understatement to say that members of the media approved of Al Gore's Nobel Prize win. Sam Donaldson lauded Gore for doing something "very important." Cokie Roberts justified the former vice president's inaccuracies by claiming that even if it was propaganda, Gore made an important issue popular. Over on CNN, reporter Miles O'Brien, once again,…

CBS Bashes Bush through Controversial Children’s Show

October 18th, 2007 4:08 PM

Katie Couric to Interview Valerie Plame Wilson on ‘60 Minutes’ Sun

October 17th, 2007 6:02 PM
Get ready to learn everything you ever wanted to know about the Valerie Plame Wilson affair, for she is going to be interviewed by CBS's Katie Couric this Sunday on "60 Minutes."And you can bet your bottom dollar the former CIA agent is going to be grilled like a terror suspect at Guantanamo Bay. Or, maybe not. As reported at CBSNews.com moments ago:

The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: October 6 to

October 13th, 2007 9:48 AM
Ignoring the Donkey in the RoomAppearing on Wednesday's "Good Morning America," media critic Howard Kurtz and co-host Chris Cuomo marveled at the media's ability to turn Americans against the war in Iraq. Kurtz, who has a new book on the subject, claimed that the top three network anchors kept "framing the story in such a way" that the bad news finally had an impact. While Cuomo and Kurtz …

NYT Hits Rita Braver's Conflict of Interest -- But Not With Hillary

October 11th, 2007 11:19 PM
New York Times media reporter Jacques Steinberg picked up criticism of CBS reporter Rita Braver’s Sunday Morning interview on October 7 with vice presidential wife Lynne Cheney and her continuous conflict of interest with super-lawyer husband Bob Barnett in Thursday’s newspaper. But Steinberg allowed Braver to suggest something untrue: that she’s "stayed away" from Clinton interviews after her…

The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: September 29 to October

October 6th, 2007 10:35 AM
Great Job, Boss!ABC anchor, and former Clinton employee, George Stephanopoulos interviewed his old boss on ABC’s "This Week." Stephanopoulos sycophantically highlighted a story in The Atlantic about the ex-President's  philanthropy. Stephanopoulos quoted the author, "'History may remember Bill Clinton as the philanthropist who happened to be President" and then asked if Clinton was "okay" with…

Death By Stoning: Hollywood vs. Real World

October 4th, 2007 3:38 PM

Networks Help Democrats Target Blackwater; Only ABC Notes Firm’s Per

October 3rd, 2007 5:26 PM