ABC Notes Dem Refusal to Budge on Medicare, CBS Gives Impression Dems
July 16th, 2011 5:12 AM
On Friday’s World News on ABC, correspondent Jonathan Karl took a moment to go beyond the budget debate between House Republicans and President Obama with the GOP unwilling to support a tax increase, and noted that House Democrats have also been just as resistant to voting for cutting the growth of Medicare spending. But the same night's CBS Evening News focused on Republican reluctance to…
Only 2 Percent of Network Reports on Debt Ceiling Battle Mention Publi
July 15th, 2011 9:50 AM
The 2010 elections, which changed the balance of power in the House, were driven by popular opposition to government spending, debt and the threat of tax increases. Yet even with the federal debt limit already breached and only days left to prevent a national default, the media continue to ignore the public's wishes.
The theme of network reports on the debt ceiling battle is that some…
Pelley Cites Tea Party as 'Problem' as ABC Relays 'Disgust,' Pelley Pr
July 12th, 2011 9:35 PM
In a relatively inoffensive interview with President Barack Obama for Tuesday’s CBS Evening News, anchor Scott Pelley implied the Tea Party (and maybe congressional liberals too) should be blamed for blocking a debt ceiling deal (“Isn't the problem that a large number of the Members of Congress will not follow your leadership or the Republican leadership?”) and fondly recalled how “it wasn't…
ABC’s Karl Admits Dems Oppose Medicare Reform So They Can Run Agains
July 12th, 2011 7:14 AM
On Sunday’s World News on ABC, correspondent Jonathan Karl suggested that Democrats in the House, rather than take a political position based on principle, refuse to vote for a budget plan that would reform Medicare because they wish to use Medicare to run against Republicans and take back the House.
As Karl recounted that he had recently spoken with House Democratic leaders, it is unclear…
ABC World News Investigates Bachmann Clinic: 'Where You Can Pray Away
July 11th, 2011 11:36 PM
NewsBusters has been reporting for weeks that the Obama-loving media are going to do anything possible to smear all Republican contenders for the White House in the coming months.
On Monday, ABC's "World News" actually began with a segment that included undercover videos of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's husband's clinic where homosexual patients are allegedly counseled to pray to become…
'Countdown to U.S. Debt Default' Clock at ABCNews.com
July 9th, 2011 3:31 PM
It's one thing to report dishonestly. It's another to proudly display it.
The front page of the ABC "World News" website now contains a "Countdown to U.S. Debt Default' clock:
Liberal Diane Sawyer Swears Neutrality: 'People Will Know What the Tru
July 8th, 2011 4:10 PM
World News host Diane Sawyer swears she simply "brings the facts" and makes sure people "know what the truth is." The anchor appeared on Thursday's O'Reilly Factor to promote her new special on kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard.
O'Reilly pointed out that such stories of brutality infuriate him and are the reason he's a commentator and not a straight journalist. Asked if she ever shows anger as…
ABC Touts Teachers Blaming Standardized Tests for Atlanta Cheating Sca
July 7th, 2011 2:10 AM
As the broadcast network evening newscasts filed reports this week on the teacher cheating scandal in Atlanta, Georgia, ABC’s World News on its Wednesday show went furthest in seeming to sympathize with the teachers who cheated as correspondent Steve Osunami highlighted complaints about No Child Left Behind’s emphasis on standardized tests to judge teacher performance.
After recounting details…
ABC Highlights Study Linking July 4 Parade Attendance to Voting Republ
July 3rd, 2011 9:38 PM
On Friday's World News on ABC, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi detailed findings of a Harvard study which claims a correlation between attending July 4 parades and voting for Republicans. Substitute host David Muir introduced the story: "And tonight, a provocative new study suggests the simple act of taking your child to see the parade shapes not only their patriotism but their politics. Who…
ABC Highlights Bachmann’s Miscarriage and Its Effect on Her Pro-Life
July 1st, 2011 2:15 AM
On Thursday evening, uniquely among the broadcast network evening newscasts, ABC’s World News featured a report on GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann’s recent revelation that her pro-life views were influenced by a miscarriage she once endured. ABC correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi also informed viewers of the Minnesota Congresswoman’s history of giving care to foster children with her…
ABC Touts Liberal Mayors Demanding Less Defense Spending, More Money f
June 29th, 2011 8:19 AM
On ABC’s World News on Sunday, a report by correspondent Jim Avila highlighted the complaints of left-wing mayors who expressed wishes that more defense spending would be redirected at projects in their cities.
The NBC correspondent speculated about what other items could be paid for using the money used by the Pentagon in Afghanistan and Iraq, and concluded the report seeming to suggest…
Networks Omit Blagojevich's Democratic Affiliation After Conviction
June 28th, 2011 5:42 PM
ABC, CBS, and NBC all failed to mention former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's affiliation with the Democratic Party on their Monday evening news broadcasts and the Tuesday morning shows. Blagojevich was convicted by a jury on Monday on 17 out of 20 charges, mainly related to the attempt to sell the Senate seat of President Obama. Only CBS's Early Show noted his party with a "D" on-screen…
With Chris Wallace’s Help, ABC and NBC Paint Bachmann as Fact-Challe
June 28th, 2011 9:29 AM
All three broadcast network evening newscasts awarded full stories Monday night to Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign announcement, with ABC and NBC unable to resist pouncing on Chris Wallace’s “are you a flake?” question to frame their stories. ABC’s Jonathan Karl highlighted how she’s “been accused of being loose with the facts, saying, for example, that the President's last trip to…
ABC and NBC Refuse to ID Party of Mobster’s Brother, ‘Celebrated S
June 25th, 2011 2:54 PM
The ABC and NBC evening newscasts have focused stories on Billy Bulger, the long-time Massachusetts Democratic political hack who is the younger brother of just-captured reputed mass-murdering Mobster Whitey Bulger, but both refused to identify Billy Bulger’s party affiliation. (The CBS Evening News has, so far, not even mentioned Billy.)
“While Whitey Bulger was running a gang, his brother…
