Jobs Growth ‘Explodes:’ ABC, NBC Give It Just 39 Seconds Combined
Business
March 12th, 2018 4:27 PM
February job gains came in at a whopping 313,000 new jobs, so much that NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt acknowledged it “blows away economists’ expectations.” The Wall Street Journal said expectations were at only 205,000. Unemployment also remained at the 17-year-low of 4.1 percent. But only one of the big three networks gave the good news any serious attention.
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ABC, NBC Neglect Support for Tariffs from Some Senate Democrats
March 8th, 2018 8:58 PM
As unpopular and questionable as President Trump’s new tariffs on steel and aluminum were, they did have some appeal to a seemingly unlikely group: Senate Democrats (along with a few House members). With the President signing the necessary documents in front of the cameras on Thursday flanked by American steelworkers, Senators let the press know they supported the move. But if you were only…
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CBS, NBC Ignore Failed School Bombing by ISIS-Inspired Student
March 7th, 2018 10:57 PM
In the wake of any school shooting, the liberal media trip over themselves in a mad dash to cram their gun control agenda down America’s throat. Damn be the facts as they glorify those who push gun control and ignore anything that doesn’t fit the agenda. While major liberal network news outlets (ABC, CBS, and NBC) had hyperventilated about AR-15’s on their morning and evening shows, they either…
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NBC Adopts Gov. Brown’s ‘War on California’ Narrative Against Sessions
March 7th, 2018 8:56 PM
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was in California on Wednesday as part of his effort to end their so-called “sanctuary city” and “sanctuary state” policies that forbid local law enforcement from working with federal agents on immigration matters. During NBC Nightly News hours later, the network showed who’s side they took in the debate when they framed the story using Democratic Governor Jerry…
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Shoddy: NBC Fails to Note Democratic Affiliation of Disgraced Mayor
March 6th, 2018 9:00 PM
The former mayor of Nashville, Tennessee Megan Barry was arraigned Tuesday on charges of felony theft for using taxpayer funds to support her affair with her bodyguard. It was one of the big stories of the day with all three of the evening network news broadcasts giving it airtime. The only problem was with NBC Nightly News not reporting Barry’s Democratic Party affiliation. Between anchor Lester…
TV vs. Trump in '18: Lots of Russia, and 91% Negative Coverage (Again)
March 6th, 2018 8:40 AM
A Media Research Center analysis of the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts in January and February found ten times more negative comments (91%) about the President than positive statements (just 9%). Out of 851 total minutes of airtime devoted to the administration, the networks spent almost one-fourth of it (204 minutes, or 24%) on the Russia investigation, eclipsing other major topics such as…
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Nets Go Gaga for Wild Nunberg Speculation About Trump Collusion
March 5th, 2018 9:23 PM
Monday was marked by the rolling train wreck that was former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg’s seemingly non-stop appearances on cable news shows taunting Special Counsel Robert Mueller for subpoenaing him. During his wild interviews (which lasted from mid-afternoon into the night), Nunberg made numerous suggestions that federal investigators may have a case against President Trump. And that was…
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ABC’s Karl Whines About Republicans Rejecting Trump’s Gun Control Push
March 1st, 2018 9:25 PM
After a televised meeting between Republicans and Democrats at the White House in which President Trump championed numerous gun control proposals, the liberal media were enthralled by the President’s efforts. But by Thursday, congressional Republicans were vocal in their opposition to the President’s ideas, and during ABC’s World News Tonight, Chief White House Correspondent Jon Karl bemoaned how…
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ABC, NBC Celebrate Dick’s Sporting Goods Pulling ARs from Stores Again
February 28th, 2018 11:32 PM
The liberal media were jubilant when news broke Wednesday morning that Dick’s Sporting Goods planned to stop selling AR-15’s at all their stores and would impose age restrictions on those looking to purchase a weapon. But what they were championing as growing momentum for their gun control cause may just be a case of political opportunism because Dick’s made the same announcement in 2012 after…
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Now They Like Him: Nets Tout Trump Siding With Dems on Gun Control
February 28th, 2018 8:56 PM
In a nationally televised negotiation with Republican and Democratic leaders at the White House Wednesday, President Trump appeared to back many liberal gun control proposals much to the delight of the liberal media. During their evening broadcasts ABC, CBS, and NBC touted how the President “stood up to the National Rifle Association” and pushed back against Republicans.
Tooth Fairy Payouts Get Attention, But Nets Ignore Consumer Confidence
Business
February 28th, 2018 2:09 PM
Consumer confidence reached the highest level since November 2000, but that good economic news went unmentioned by the three broadcast networks’ evening newscasts.
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor all ignored the update from The Conference Board on Feb. 27. NBC Nightly News spent 21 seconds discussing the trivial (and…
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ABC Shows Video of Women Using Guns to Fight Off Armed Robbery
February 25th, 2018 11:19 PM
Over the weekend, ABC gave substantial attention to riveting surveillance video of a mother and daughter using guns to fight off an armed robbery in a liquor store where they work in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After first running a full report on Saturday evening's World News Tonight, the network ran additional full reports on Sunday's Good Morning America and World News Tonight, while CBS, NBC, and CNN…
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ABC Hypes Claims of 'Racist' Ingraham Comments, Edits Her Response
February 18th, 2018 11:39 PM
On Sunday's World News Tonight, the show picked up on complaints by liberals accusing FNC host Laura Ingraham of making "racist" comments about the NBA's LeBron James on her show in which she criticized him for his recent slam against President Donald Trump. The worst thing about ABC's pre-recorded report was that, although the news team were clearly aware of Ingraham's response since they used a…
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Nets Push Fake News Trump Made It Easier for Mentally Ill to Buy Guns
February 15th, 2018 9:04 PM
Fresh off their disinformation campaign in the immediate aftermath of the Parkland, Florida school shooting in which they falsely claimed there had been 18 school shootings this year, the three major network news outlets (ABC, CBS, and NBC) moved on to another fake news topic they wanted to push on the American people: President Trump and the GOP made it easier for mentally ill people to buy guns…