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Nets Hail Obama’s Commencement Cudgel, Look Forward to More Attacks

Kyle Drennen
May 18th, 2020 2:04 PM

On Sunday and Monday, all three broadcast networks cheered former President Obama’s decision to use a virtual commencement address as an opportunity to launch a nasty partisan attack against President Trump. Instead of criticizing such unseemly political rhetoric being used during a speech to students across the country in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, network anchors and reporters…

 
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Nets Ignore Radical Provisions in Dems' $3 Trillion Stimulus Package

Ryan Foley
May 14th, 2020 9:33 PM

All three of the morning news shows on the alphabet soup networks mentioned that House Democrats had unveiled a $3 trillion stimulus package that included economic relief for Americans facing economic hardship because of Coronavirus. All three reports made sure to mention that President Trump and/or the Republicans had vowed to block the bill. None of the reporters mentioned that radical…

 
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Nets Tout Whistleblower Testifying Today, Ignore Dem Ally Ties

Kristine Marsh
May 14th, 2020 10:03 AM
ABC, NBC and CBS spent Thursday morning eagerly touting anti-Trump “whistleblower” Dr. Rick Bright testifying against the Trump administration on Capitol Hill today for their response to the coronavirus, but left out a crucial detail surrounding his testimony. Namely, that he was going to be questioned by a friendly Democrat ally, who’s district benefited financially from him.
 

Study: Nets Bury Important Facts Corroborating Biden Sex Assault Claim

Scott Whitlock
May 13th, 2020 9:00 AM
After hiding the Joe Biden sexual assault story for weeks, the networks caved and finally reported the accusations by Tara Reade. But while the ABC, CBS and NBC morning and evening shows have now reluctantly covered the claim itself, they have ignored or downplayed important circumstantial evidence that corroborates Reade’s shocking allegation against the presumptive Democratic presidential…
 
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ABC Ignores Tara Reade Interview, NBC & CBS Push Biden Denials

Kyle Drennen
May 8th, 2020 11:59 AM
As former Senate staffer Tara Reade gave her first on-camera interview detailing her sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden on Thursday, neither ABC’s World News Tonight that evening nor Friday’s Good Morning America mentioned the important development. While NBC and CBS did cover the story, both networks framed Reade’s public comments as a “response to Joe Biden’s strong denial.”
 
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Nets Gush Over Obama Netflix Doc: Will ‘Break All Kinds of Records'

Kyle Drennen
May 6th, 2020 1:25 PM
On Wednesday, the network morning shows gushed over a new fawning Netflix documentary about former First Lady Michelle Obama’s 2018 book tour promoting her memoir, Becoming. The film had only been released on the streaming service for a matter of hours when ABC, NBC, and CBS journalists began urging viewers to go watch the sycophantic biopic.
 
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NBC’s Melvin Urges Dem Whitmer to Arrest Michigan Protesters

Kyle Drennen
May 5th, 2020 2:55 PM
During a softball interview with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday, NBC’s 3rd Hour Today show co-host Craig Melvin urged the Democrat to arrest protesters objecting to her strict coronavirus stay-at-home order in the state. He even compared the peaceful demonstrators to violent rioters in Ferguson, Missouri after the Michael Brown shooting in 2014.
 
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And It’s Gone: Nets Already Tired of Covering Rape Claim Against Biden

Nicholas Fondacaro
May 4th, 2020 11:28 PM
Just four days after the broadcast network evening newscasts finally covered the rape allegation against presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden for the first time, after ignoring it for over a month, ABC, CBS, and NBC had had enough. During their Monday evening newscasts, none of them ran stories on the subject despite developments still breaking over the course of the day. NBC’s Today was the…
 
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Light Bulb Moment? NBC: 'Conservatives' See Biden Hypocrisy on MeToo

Scott Whitlock
May 4th, 2020 5:49 PM

It was a small moment, but still a surprising one. A note of reality seeped into NBC’s Sunday night coverage of the Joe Biden sexual assault claim. On the NBC Nightly News, reporter Ali Vitali showcased claims of hypocrisy in the Tara Reade case. She noted, “Conservatives point out the response to Reade stands in stark contrast to the way Democrats and Biden rallied around Supreme Court…

 
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FLASHBACK: NBC Employed Lauer, But Buries Tara Reade Sex Abuse Story

Scott Whitlock
May 2nd, 2020 12:15 PM
The networks and cable channels have been dragged, very slowly to the Tara Reade sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden. After not covering it at all, CNN last Saturday broke down and offered stories. So did ABC on Thursday. NBC finally did so on Thursday, previewing Biden on Friday's Morning Joe. But what took the network so long? Well, one might recall that NBC hired and employed Matt…
 
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Nets Give Pence Not Wearing Mask 3x More Coverage Than Biden Scandal

Curtis Houck
April 29th, 2020 7:29 PM

The liberal media have shown an aversion to covering Tara Reade’s sexual assault allegations against 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. But when it came to Vice President Mike Pence not wearing a mask Tuesday at the Mayo Clinic, the same liberal networks were decided it was a scandal worthy of their attention, giving it three times more airtime in 24 hours compared than they…

 
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Burns Dismisses ‘Individual Freedom,’ Cheers Government ‘Central Role’

Kyle Drennen
April 29th, 2020 5:04 PM
Appearing on NBC’s Today show Wednesday morning, liberal flimmaker Ken Burns brushed aside the concept of “individual freedom” as he hailed the “central role” of government during a time of crisis like the coronavirus pandemic. He hoped the national emergency would usher in “fundamental change” and that “we don’t then just go back to the old ways.”
 
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NBC Provides Platform for Chinese Propaganda Bashing U.S.

Kyle Drennen
April 29th, 2020 11:48 AM
On Wednesday, NBC’s Today show provided a megaphone to the Chinese Communist Party to spread propaganda about the coronavirus pandemic and bash the United States. Throughout a softball report on China rejecting criticism from President Trump, a top official of the authoritarian regime was repeatedly allowed to push misinformation without challenge.
 
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NBC Blames Trump for ‘Growing Discrimination’ Against Asian Americans

Kyle Drennen
April 24th, 2020 12:42 PM
During a nearly six-minute long report on Friday, NBC’s Today show tried to directly lay blame for “growing discrimination” against Asian American at the feet of President Trump. The coverage suggested that Trump’s use of the phrase “Chinese virus” in the early days of the pandemic inspired hate crimes across the country.