N.Y. Times (Sort of) Hails New 'Glee' Movie As 'Tutorial on Tolerance

August 13th, 2011 7:25 AM
The New York Times was torn in reviewing the new move “Glee: The 3D Concert Movie.” The liberal paper felt forced to admire its LGBT sermonizing. The headline was “A Tutorial on Tolerance, with Beats and Upbeats.” But it’s also just a concert film and merchandising opportunity for a TV show, so critic Stephen Holden began by calling it a “carbonated, low-calorie, vitamin-packed high-energy…

Producers Pick Lesbian Kiss, R-Rated Movies as Teen Choice Award Nomin

August 5th, 2011 4:17 PM
A girl-on-girl lip lock, a movie in which a bulldog masturbates, and a marijuana-smoking middle school teacher are among the nominees for the 2011 Teen Choice Awards. Yes that’s right, an awards show specifically aimed at 13-19 year olds will be featuring inappropriate content more suited for the panel of adults that chose the nominees. This year, teens will vote for their favorites, ranging…

Gay Bean-Counters Give Networks Cookies for Airtime

August 4th, 2011 11:35 AM
Note to TV networks: Don't even think about downsizing the disproportionate airtime you give gay characters and issues. The bean-counters at GLAAD are watching. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), in its fifth annual "Network Responsibility Index," recently ranked 15 networks based on their inclusion of LGBT characters on original primetime shows that aired…

Before Taking Fox News Gig, Ed Henry Backed Network in Face of Left-Wi

July 27th, 2011 3:16 PM
Ed Henry's heated exchange Tuesday with White House Press Secretary Jay Carney as Fox News' newly-minted senior White House correspondent reminded NewsBusters of times when Henry, as a CNN reporter, supported his old competitor against attacks by left-wing activists and a liberal colleague.

Numbers Don't Lie: 'Daily Show's' Stewart Hammers Right Nearly Four Ti

July 18th, 2011 10:28 AM
It was contentious and dramatic. On Sunday, June 19, “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace grilled funnyman Jon Stewart on his obvious liberal bias and Stewart replied, “… there is not a designed ideological agenda on my part to affect partisan change ...” The exchange got heated when Stewart held that line, telling Wallace, “You can’t understand, because of the world you live in, that there…

NBC: 'About Time' Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. Suffer 'Damage

July 13th, 2011 6:13 PM
On Wednesday's NBC Today, correspondent Stephanie Gosk reported the latest details on the phone hacking scandal in Britain involving a Rupert Murdoch owned tabloid and declared: "Damage to the company [News Corporation] may have already been done. And some say it is about time." Gosk noted that included, "actor Hugh Grant, who in recent months has led his own campaign against the tabloids."…

Chris Wallace: Jon Stewart 'In Denial About Bias of His Program and Ma

June 23rd, 2011 4:33 PM
It's been four days since Chris Wallace and Jon Stewart squared off on "Fox News Sunday" and people still can't stop talking about it. FBN's Don Imus brought it up with Wallace Thursday, and the FNS host said of Comedy Central's feature attraction, "I think he lives somewhat in denial about the bias of his program and of the, more importantly, of the mainstream media" (video follows with…

Jon Stewart 'Apologizes' For Calling Fox Viewers 'Misinformed' By List

June 22nd, 2011 1:45 AM
Real men know how to apologize for their mistakes, especially when made on national television. Apparently we can't put Jon Stewart in this category, for after acknowledging that the fact-checking organization PolitiFact found his statement to Chris Wallace concerning "misinformed" Fox viewers false, he proceeded to childishly spend three minutes listing all the times PF determined FNC's…

Juan Williams: Hannity Would Have Been Fired For Doing Amos and Andy V

June 21st, 2011 8:55 PM
As NewsBusters previously reported, Jon Stewart earlier this month did a segment on "The Daily Show" wherein he impersonated Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain using an Amos and Andy voice. On Tuesday's "Imus in the Morning," Fox News's Juan Williams said that if Sean Hannity had done that, "He'd be out there barking with the dogs after they threw him out" (video follows with…

Jon Stewart Falsely Claims Chris Wallace Said Fox Doesn't Tell Both Si

June 21st, 2011 12:26 PM
Jon Stewart on Monday cherry-picked thirteen seconds out of a 24 minute interview to accuse "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace of claiming, "We don't tell both sides of the story." Unfortunately, that's not what Wallace said Sunday (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Lawrence O'Donnell Bashes Chris Wallace's Ratings Despite Having Half

June 20th, 2011 11:31 PM
Monday appeared to be the day that MSNBC commentators bashed the ratings of Sunday political talk shows other than NBC's "Meet the Press." After Chris Matthews ridiculed ABC's "This Week" despite it having more than three times his audience, Lawrence O'Donnell went after Chris Wallace and "Fox News Sunday" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Obama Blames High Unemployment on ATMs, Media Shrug Off Gaffe

June 15th, 2011 5:26 PM
On the June 14 edition of NBC's "Today," President Barack Obama ascribed part of the blame for the high unemployment rate to ATMs, yet most media outlets continue to ignore the gaffe. "There are some structural issues with our economy where a lot of businesses have learned to become much more efficient with a lot fewer workers," lectured Obama in an interview with NBC's Ann Curry. "You see it…

Juan Williams Spars With Chris Wallace Over Public Support For Afghani

June 12th, 2011 10:49 PM
Fox News haters love to advance the myth that the network pushes exclusively conservative views and the anchors surround themselves with right-leaning yes men who never question them. On the latest installment of "Fox News Sunday," liberal political analyst Juan Williams challenged host Chris Wallace's view of the public's support for the war in Afghanistan leading to a humorous exchange (…

MRC’s Dan Gainor Exposes Latest Soros Funded Media on ‘O’Reilly

June 7th, 2011 11:43 AM
The Media Research Center’s Dan Gainor has been digging up the dirt on the deep-pocketed lefty media mogul George Soros’ funding of media operations, and Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly invited him on to discuss Gainor's latest piece in which he says there are ‘nearly 30 Soros-funded media operations that are part of the ‘War on Fox’.”   Video below fold.