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ABC Offers Little Criticism for Cuba Move: It 'Helped Thaw a Cold War'
December 18th, 2014 11:38 AM
The journalists of Good Morning America on Thursday cheered Barack Obama's efforts to "help thaw a Cold War" and offered little in the way of criticism for the President's actions to normalize relations with Cuba. Reporter Jim Avila hyped, "Well soon many more Americans will be able to hop a plane to Havana, take a tour, even legally buy one of those famous cigars."
ABC Skips Own Poll Finding Percentage of Dems in U.S. at 'Record Low'
December 17th, 2014 5:01 PM
ABC News on Wednesday ignored its own poll, one finding that the percentage of Americans who call themselves Democrats is at a "record low."
75% of Network Stories Ignore Law That Might Derail Newtown Gun Suit
December 17th, 2014 2:58 PM
A class action suit filed by families of Sandy Hook shooting victims could “go nowhere” because of a 2005 law protecting gun makers, but that crucial point was ignored in most network stories about the lawsuit.
A lawyer representing the families of ten victims of the horrible school shooting that took place in Newtown, Conn., two years ago announced a lawsuit on December 15 against Bushmaster.…
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Nets Fret Over Continued Bush 'Dynasty,' But What About the Clintons?
December 17th, 2014 1:16 PM
All three networks on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning worried if yet another addition to the Bush "dynasty" will be good for the country. Yet, these same networks were excited earlier this year about the continuation of the Clinton brand.
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ABC, NBC Yawn at Crackdown on Hong Kong Democracy Protests
December 11th, 2014 5:30 PM
CBS This Morning was the sole Big Three morning newscast on Thursday to report that the police in Hong Kong cleared out the main camp of pro-democracy protestors in the former British colony. Anchor Charlie Rose gave a 20-second news brief on the government's crackdown on the demonstrators. BBC News reported that "more than activists have been arrested...after police cleared the main pro-…
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ABC, NBC Skip Poll Finding Massive Support for the Second Amendment
December 11th, 2014 5:12 PM
In January of 2013, in the wake of the tragic Sandy Hook school shooting, the networks aggressively pushed gun control and compared the struggle for new restrictions to the battle against the Nazis and segregationists. On Thursday, a new poll showed support for gun rights to be at the highest point in 20 years. Yet, ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today skipped the new survey. CBS This…
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CBS, NBC Skip Liberal Hollywood's Race Jokes About Obama
December 11th, 2014 12:01 PM
CBS and NBC on Wednesday and Thursday ignored the revelation that a hacking attack has exposed liberal Hollywood executives making racial jokes about Barack Obama.
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Jorge Ramos to Obama: Did George W. Bush 'Betray American Values?'
December 10th, 2014 12:12 PM
Univision anchor Jorge Ramos scored an exclusive interview with Barack Obama on Tuesday and used the occasion to accuse George W. Bush of "betraying" America. The journalist quizzed the President on the Senate's new report on the CIA and torture. He demanded, "Is this the responsibility of President Bush? Did he betray American values?"
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Nets Obsessed Over Christie Charges, Allow 48 Seconds to Clearing
December 9th, 2014 12:08 PM
Last Friday, a Democrat-led investigation failed to find evidence linking Chris Christie to the 2013 traffic jam on the George Washington Bridge. After initially ignoring the report, ABC allowed 16 seconds on Friday's World News. Anchor David Muir briefly deemed this "welcome news" for the New Jersey Governor and 2016 contender.
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‘Big Three’ Boost President Obama Visiting ‘Colbert Report’
December 9th, 2014 11:56 AM
On Monday night, President Obama appeared on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report for a friendly interview with the liberal comedian, and Tuesday morning the “big three” (ABC, CBS, and NBC) networks predictably promoted the president’s late night stop. CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King hyped how Obama “was a guest on Comedy Central Colbert Report last night. It was his first visit to the show as…
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ABC, NBC Hype 'Explosive' 'Torture' Report; Omit Its Partisan Origin
December 8th, 2014 4:30 PM
On Monday, ABC and NBC's morning newscasts both touted the upcoming congressional report on the CIA's post-9/11 interrogation techniques as "explosive" and "damning." However, neither network pointed out that it was Democratic members on the Senate Intelligence Committee that commissioned the document. By contrast, CBS This Morning reported that "Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are…
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GMA's 'One Big Fear' About UVA: 'Other Victims' Discouraged
December 6th, 2014 9:32 AM
The University of Virginia rape story may be unraveling, but that's not stopping ABC News, or campus forces with a vested interest in the issue, from forging ahead.
On today's Good Morning America, host Dan Harris said that the "one big fear . . . is that this will scare other victims" from coming forward. But just who are the "victims" here: "Jackie" the pseudononymous accuser, or the UVA…
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Nets Obsessed Over Bridgegate Scandal, Yawn at Clearing of Christie
December 5th, 2014 11:34 AM
In January, the networks deluged Americans with coverage on Chris Christie's Bridgegate scandal, offering a staggering 88 minutes in less than 48 hours. Late on Thursday night, a Democrat-led investigation failed to find evidence conclusively linking the New Jersey governor to the 2013 traffic jam on the George Washington Bridge. On Friday, CBS and NBC allowed a scant 32 seconds to this…
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NBC Ignores 17 States Suing Obama Over Immigration Order
December 4th, 2014 11:36 AM
While both ABC's Good Morning America and CBS This Morning on Thursday offered brief reports on seventeen states suing the Obama administration over the President's executive order granting amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants without congressional approval, NBC's Today completely skipped the legal challenge to the controversial action.
