NewsBusters Podcast: CNN Ratings Crash Matches Doubling Down on Bias
The media are not trusted. They're not popular. Now, they're not very profitable. The anti-Trump business model is failing, and CNN's ratings are cratering. Last week, they had the worst ratings in nine years, drawing under 450,000 viewers in prime time, while Fox News had over 2 million.
Unhinged CNN Attacks DeSantis's 'White Nationalist Agenda'
CNN Newsroom host Bianna Golodryga invited former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on to the Thursday program to discuss the latest developments surrounding the College Board and AP African-American Studies. If the point was to educate the audience, then Duncan failed as he claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has “a white nationalist agenda” and that “something insidious is happening…
Netanyahu Schools Tapper For Calling Reforms 'Pretty Outrageous'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu politely, but firmly educated CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday on the alleged threat to democracy his “pretty outrageous” supreme court reforms pose by pointing out that what he is proposing is not all that different from countries like Canada and the United Kingdom.
Fox Is #1, While 'CNN Just Suffered Its Worst Ratings Week in 9 Years'
TheWrap.com reported terrible ratings news under the headline "CNN Just Suffered Its Worst Ratings Week in 9 Years." CNN This Morning also suffered its worst number since its launch just three months ago.
CNN Slams 'He Gets Us' Ads for Jesus As a...Right-Wing Conspiracy?
On Friday, The Lead with Jake Tapper on CNN investigated the currently prominent "He Gets Us" TV ads promoting Jesus in terms meant to please centrists and liberals. Comically, CNN presented this largely as a right-wing conspiracy.
Bash Asks Schiff, Swalwell & Omar About Their Lies & Chinese Ties
In a random act of journalism on Sunday by CNN’s State of the Union co-moderator Dana Bash, three Democrat members of Congress were questioned about their controversial comments and actions that caused them to be kicked off of their respective committees. Representatives Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell, and Ilhan Omar were given an opportunity to answer for their lies, ties to Chinese…
Van Jones Claims Black Police Officers Are Still Motivated By Racism
Van Jones joined CNN Tonight early Saturday morning to react to the horrible video of Tyre Nichols being beaten to death by five Memphis police officers by trying to inject racial politics into the matter early Saturday morning, claiming “we sometimes forget, unfortunately, African-Americans can also be guilty of hatred and bias and bigotry against other African-Americans.”
Journos Demand Minority Chief of Staff, Cops Having ‘Violence’ in DNA
Friday’s White House press briefing saw more hardballs about President Biden’s documents scandal, but also plenty of eye-rolling questions lobbying for a female person of color to become White House chief of staff, how Biden processes racial tensions, whether “the culture of policing” has “a comfort with violence and” implants inside the minds of police officers “an entitlement to use violence…
Lemon MELTS DOWN Over 'Outrageous' DeSantis Who Wants Kids 'Ignorant'
On Thursday's CNN This Morning, co-host Don Lemon went on a rant, describing himself as "riled up" at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over the Republican's education policies as the CNN host reacted to a report about state schools covering up some of their library books with paper until they can have them screened for appropriateness.
CNN Declares Banning Critical Race Theory Isn't Conservative
If someone really wanted to get the conservative perspective on the news, one of the last places they would turn would be CNN, but that didn’t stop a Thursday CNN Tonight panel from declaring that GOP efforts to stop Critical Race Theory are not conservative.
CNN Backtracks After Calling COVID Death Inflation 'Conspiracy Theory'
This past week, CNN again backtracked on a COVID-related issue the liberal news network had previously dismissed as a right-wing "conspiracy theory" as network medical contributor Leana Wen admitted that overcounting of COVID deaths and hospitalizations is likely a problem that needs to be corrected -- a subject she covered in a couple of Washington Post op-eds.
To Jog the Media’s Memory, Here’s a Supercut of Adam Schiff Lying
It’s remarkable to see a group of people who call themselves “journalists” so aggressively defending a Congressman who strung them along for more than three years with false promises and empty assertions.
Don Lemon Spurs Giggles: Our 'Fact Checker' Checks All Powerful People
Don Lemon inspired giggles by claiming "The House speaker, Kevin McCarthy, has had his hands on the gavel for just over two weeks now, and if you're a person in power, you better believe your expert fact checker Daniel Dale is watching your words."
CNN Pelosi Interview Could Be Titled 'Who's Chris Wallace Flattering?'
How bad could the Chris Wallace talk show on CNN be? Could it be as liberal-leaning as their longtime star Larry King? There were a few Sunday-show questions, but mostly it was gush: "Is that part of your superpower? Just be tougher and more relentless and wear the other guy out?"
