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WH’s Sanders Cites MRC Study in Heated Debate with NBC’s Welker

December 12th, 2017 5:26 PM
During Tuesday’s White House briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders cited the latest Media Research Center study showing that the Trump coverage on the major broadcast network evening newscasts was 90 percent negative toward the President. Sanders was being openly lobbied by NBC's Kristen Welker to accept a congressional investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against the…

Even As Media Whine About Trump, Hostile Coverage Shows No Let Up

December 12th, 2017 1:15 PM
As yesterday’s throwdown in the White House press room made clear, relations between the President and the press corps are as bad as they have ever been during the Trump administration. But as the Media Research Center has been documenting all year, the media have approached the Trump presidency with unrelenting hostility. Our latest numbers show that coverage of Trump on the ABC, CBS and NBC…

NBC ‘Christmas Special’ Stars Atheists and Activists Galore

Culture
December 11th, 2017 4:48 PM
Should a major network give voice to one of the most vitriolic, hateful personalities in Hollywood under the guise of a Christmas special?  
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NBC Touts Left-Wing Activist Demanding Defeat of GOP Tax Bill

December 11th, 2017 1:29 PM
While covering President Trump making a “final pitch” for the Republican tax bill, on Monday’s NBC Today, correspondent Peter Alexander declared that the legislative push came “despite criticism it benefits the wealthy more than the middle class.” He even promoted a social media video of a Democratic Party activist calling on Republicans to reject the plan.
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NBC Dismisses Media Screw Ups, Attacks Trump Instead

December 11th, 2017 11:25 AM
On Monday’s NBC Today, correspondent Peter Alexander briefly noted that “the President ratchets up his war on the news media” with tweets criticizing liberal press for a recent series of high-profile mistakes and fake news stories. However, the reporter was more interested in turning the topic into an excuse to slam Trump for his own “misleading claims.”

Bob Mueller vs. Ken Starr: A Classic Media Double Standard

December 11th, 2017 8:00 AM
Liberal reporters are scandalized by what they say is President Trump’s effort to “discredit” and “undermine” special counsel Robert Mueller, worried that it could presage an attempt to “remove Mueller, or end his investigation.” But when President Bill Clinton was being investigated by Ken Starr, journalists applauded Democratic and White House attacks on the independent counsel, and frequently…
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Todd Frets to Sanders: Have Dems ‘Done Enough’ to ‘Stop’ Tax Bill?

December 10th, 2017 1:31 PM
During an interview with Vermont Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday’s Meet the Press, moderator Chuck Todd exposed just where he stood on the GOP tax reform bills making their way through Congress. And after questioning Sanders about the Democratic Party’s efforts to halt tax reform, he wanted to know about the Democratic Party’s latest efforts to impeach President Trump.
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NBC’s Engel: Palestinian ‘Day of Rage’ About ‘Faith and Justice’

December 8th, 2017 4:16 PM
For the third day in a row, NBC’s Today turned to Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Richard Engel to provide the latest Palestinian talking points denouncing President Trump’s decision to acknowledge Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Reporting from the city once again on Friday, Engel warned of an “Israeli crackdown” against violent “day of rage” protests being encouraged by Palestinian…
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ABC Spends More Time on Franken’s ‘Irony’ Than Actual Resignation

December 7th, 2017 9:25 PM
In a Thursday morning address on the Senate floor, Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken announced that he would step down from office as pressure mounted from his female colleagues. But he went down swinging, noting what he called “irony” in Donald Trump being president and Republican Roy Moore still running for Senate. ABC’s World News Tonight got his hint and spent more time harping on the “…

Help Wanted: World News Spends Half the Time on Jobs As Competitors

Business
December 7th, 2017 1:58 PM
ABC’s World News Tonight with David Muir may have clinched the most viewers, but it spent the least amount of time on the nation’s 1.7 million job gains when compared to rivals on CBS and NBC.
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NBC: Trump’s ‘Betrayal’ of Palestinians ‘Killed’ Peace Process

December 7th, 2017 12:19 PM
Reporting live from Jerusalem on Thursday’s NBC Today, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Richard Engel made it clear that he was only interested in pushing the Palestinian narrative opposing President Trump’s decision to recognize the city as Israel’s capital. He sympathized with their “outrage” and “sense of betrayal” over the decision.
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Nets Omit Embarrassing Failure to Impeach Trump By House Dem

December 6th, 2017 11:53 PM
In a brazen move on the floor of the House Wednesday, Texas Democratic Representative Al Green introduced Articles of Impeachment against President Trump. Citing accusations of racism and the mocking of Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson, the Congressman was only able to rally 57 other members of his party to join him. The embarrassing failure of the impeachment went completely unreported…
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Nets Freak: Trump ‘Reversing’ 70 Years of US Policy With Embassy Move

December 6th, 2017 9:58 PM
The three network newscasts seemed to be doing their best to stir the public up into a full-blown panic Wednesday evening, feverishly slamming President Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. They were clutching their pearls as they freaked out about how Trump was “reversing nearly 70 years of U.S. policy.”
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Todd Hopes Dems Regain ‘High Ground’ With Franken Resignation

December 6th, 2017 5:19 PM
During NBC’s Wednesday special coverage of President Trump’s White House address, anchor Lester Holt also covered breaking news about a growing list of Democrats calling on Minnesota Senator Al Franken to resign amid sexual harassment allegations. Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd hoped the move would help the Democrats regain the “high ground” on the issue.