ABC Makes Hooker Headlines, But Scorned Dick Morris Story as 'Nasty Li
April 30th, 2007 3:41 PM
On the heels of his award-winning destruction of Congressman Mark Foley over inappropriate instant messages to teenaged House pages, ABC investigative reporter Brian Ross is on the sex beat again. On Monday's Good Morning America, Ross highlighted ABC’s plans to rummage through a D.C. madam’s list of prostitution clients for "people in the Bush administration." But in 1996, when the tabloid…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: April 21 to
April 28th, 2007 10:35 AM
MSNBC: Fair and BalancedAccording to MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani committed "terrorism" when he suggested that the country would be "playing defense" if a Democrat was elected president in 2008. And this is the network that’s hosting a Republican presidential debate? Americans Making Lots of Money: Good or Bad? On Monday, an ABC graphic provided a shining example…
GMA Salutes Departing Rosie as a ‘Pioneer’; Omits 9/11 Conspiracy
April 26th, 2007 1:12 PM
On Thursday’s "Good Morning America," ABC reporter John Berman discussed Rosie O’Donnell’s departure from "The View" and described the comedienne as "something of a pioneer." The piece, which was extremely favorable to Ms. O’Donnell, omitted her well documented 9/11 conspiracy theories and also portrayed Rosie as someone who broke ground for women: John Berman: "Plenty of people didn't like her…
GMA Wonders Who Gets ‘Credit’ For Public Shift on Global Warming
April 24th, 2007 5:23 PM
On the Sunday edition of "Good Morning America," co-host Ron Claiborne narrated a celebratory piece on the origins of Earth Day. He noted how the opinions of Americans on environmental issues have changed and asserted, "at least some of the credit goes to former Vice President Al Gore." Additionally, Claiborne interviewed the founder of Earth Day, Denis Hayes. Labeled as simply the first event’s…
GMA Spins Crow Toilet Paper Comments as 'Quirky Solution
April 24th, 2007 12:35 PM
Considering that "Good Morning America" has repeatedly adopted left-wing solutions to environmental issues, it’s not surprising that the program acted as a press agent for singer Sheryl Crow on Tuesday’s program. (After all, ABC allowed Crow to kick off her global warming tour on GMA.) Anchor Chris Cuomo claimed that Crow’s assertion (she called for a limit to the amount of toilet paper Americans…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: April 14 to
April 21st, 2007 9:40 AM
Use Electricity: Don’t Watch GMA ABC’s weatherman, Sam Champion, continued his crusade to get every American to adopt liberal environmental polices. While standing in front of a massive bank of televisions, he lectured viewers on their contribution to global warming: "If you think you have nothing to do with global warming, think again. From the car you drive, to the house you live in, it all…
