‘Fetus’ Means Death, Abortion in Media Talk
July 29th, 2013 9:54 AM
A couple definitions from the media’s unofficial abortion lexicon:
Baby (n) any infant, pre- or postnatal, whose existence is welcome and not seen as “punishment” for the mother. Often used to gush over celebrity offspring. Example: “The world is impatiently waiting for the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, to give birth the baby that will be heir to the British throne.
Fetus (n) any…
Chuck Todd: 'NBC News Has Nothing To Do With Clinton Miniseries
July 27th, 2013 6:00 PM
As NewsBusters reported, NBC announced Saturday that it will be airing a four-hour miniseries about Hillary Clinton.
Shortly after the announcement, NBC's chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd tweeted, "NBC News has nothing to do w/Clinton mini series":
NBC Trying to Keep Leno Around After Fallon Replaces Him
July 27th, 2013 4:08 PM
NBC is apparently trying to figure out a role for Jay Leno at the Peacock network after Jimmy Fallon replaces him as host of the Tonight Show in February.
NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt told the Television Critics Association's summer tour Saturday that Leno could be like the network's new Bob Hope.
NBC Entertainment Chairman on Lousy Ratings: 'Flat Is the New Up
July 27th, 2013 3:46 PM
"At this point in our business, flat is the new up.”
So said NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt at the Television Critics Association's summer tour Saturday regarding his network's poor ratings.
NBC To Air Four-Hour Miniseries About Hillary Clinton
July 27th, 2013 2:27 PM
As NewsBusters has been reporting, the media are now in a full court press to get Hillary Clinton elected president in 2016.
Apart from a new biopic set to be released in the middle of the campaign season, it was announced Saturday that NBC has purchased the rights to a four-hour miniseries about the former first lady starring Diane Lane.
Leno: Obama Says We’re Distracted By Phony Scandals, Time to Get Dis
July 27th, 2013 1:42 PM
Jay Leno once again took some comedic swipes at the current White House resident Friday.
During his NBC Tonight Show monologue, the host said, "In his speech about the economy, President Obama said we've all been distracted by phony scandals, and it's time we started getting distracted by the phony recovery."
Leno: Pope Told Brazilians ‘Give Up False Idols of Success and Money
July 26th, 2013 11:46 AM
Jay Leno took some more comedic shots at NBC Thursday.
During his Tonight Show opening monologue, Leno said, “In his speech earlier this week in Latin America, the Pope told the people to give up the false idols of success and money. That's the same thing NBC just told me.”
On Media Mash, Brent Bozell Slams Media's Effusive Coverage of Obama's
July 26th, 2013 10:53 AM
On FNC's Hannity last night, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell teed off on the media's effusive reaction to President Obama's remarks last Friday about race and the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman case. Various journalists had described the President's speech as "extraordinary," "beautiful," and "a symphony." Bozell had a different word: "dishonest." (Video and partial transcript below the…
Dems Leave Detroit in Ruins; Networks Won't Say Which Party Is to Blam
July 26th, 2013 10:09 AM
It's now been a week since Detroit filed for bankruptcy and yet ABC, CBS and NBC have resisted considering what caused the financial failure, details such as the city's massively high tax rate, failed educational system and the total Democratic dominance for over 50 years. On Sunday's Meet the Press, anchor David Gregory bluntly asked Chuck Todd, a former Democratic operative, who was…
CBS, NBC Acknowledge ObamaCare Approval At All-Time Low; ABC Skips
July 25th, 2013 6:16 PM
On Wednesday's CBS This Morning, Norah O'Donnell zeroed in on her network's latest poll that found that "more Americans than ever want the health care law repealed". However, she tried to explain it away by asserting that the public just needed to be educated: "This is the same problem the White House has faced from the very beginning about a lack of understanding about what is involved in…
NBC's Mitchell Swoons: Caroline Kennedy 'Born to Be an Ambassador
July 25th, 2013 12:19 PM
On Thursday's NBC Today, chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell couldn't contain her glee over Carolina Kennedy being appointed U.S. ambassador to Japan: "Caroline Kennedy was almost born to be an ambassador, a picture perfect daughter in a telegenic first family. She captured our hearts all the way through her intense personal heartbreak." [Listen to the audio or watch the video…
Busy on Royal Baby Watch, Nets Ignore Jihad Against Mid-East Christian
July 25th, 2013 9:21 AM
Everyone’s happy about the arrival of the future king of Britain – that is, everyone at leisure to take note. Presumably, Middle Eastern Christians have been too busy trying to survive to worry over whether the Duchess of Cambridge was in false labor.
And while the hard-nosed journalists at ABC, CBS and NBC have been knitting booties and speculating on names, Middle Eastern Christians have…
In Three Days, Network Morning Shows Devote More Airtime to Royal Baby
July 25th, 2013 9:21 AM
In a mere three days, the Big Three network morning shows have devoted more coverage to the birth of the British royal baby then they gave to news of the IRS scandal since that story broke 74 days ago.
Since Monday morning, ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today show and CBS This Morning deluged American viewers with 187 minutes worth of hype about another country's monarchy. In contrast,…
NBC: Huma Abedin Learned From 'Master' Hillary Clinton, Her 'Political
July 24th, 2013 4:45 PM
Throughout the coverage of the latest Anthony Weiner sex scandal on Wednesday's NBC Today, hosts and correspondents repeatedly made comparisons between Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin, and her long-time boss Hillary Clinton. At one point, Morning Joe host Mika Brzezinski declared that Abedin "has learned from the master, Hillary Clinton" on how to deal with scandal. [Listen to the audio or watch the…
