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Despite Complete Lack of Solid Sources, Networks Push Cruz Smear Again

March 28th, 2016 1:29 PM

Despite the fact that there’s a complete lack of solid sourcing in the sleazy National Enquirer allegations against Ted Cruz, all three networks on Monday morning reported on the story again, offering an additional three minutes and 44 seconds. This is on top of 11 minutes and 43 seconds devoted to the sketchy claims from Friday through Sunday. In total, the ABC, CBS and NBC morning and evening…

By 15:1 Margin, Nets Blame Trump, Not Lefties, for Campaign Violence

Rich Noyes

March 14th, 2016 4:37 PM

Since Friday night’s mayhem in Chicago, all three broadcast networks have made the violence surrounding Donald Trump’s rallies the near-exclusive focus of their campaign coverage. But an MRC analysis of ABC, CBS and NBC news coverage found that the left-wing protesters who forced the cancellation of a presidential campaign event escaped nearly all blame, as reporters dumped 94% of the blame on…

Nets Ignore Report on Anti-Christian Genocide

Mike Ciandella

March 13th, 2016 9:00 AM

Despite all three broadcast evening news shows running stories on ISIS on March 10, not one of them mentioned a report submitted that day to Secretary of State John Kerry documenting that ISIS’s persecution of Christians has reached the level of genocide. In fact, in all of 2016 so far, the topic of Christian persecution by ISIS hasn’t been mentioned even once.

TV News Gives Trump Three Times More Airtime Than Cruz or Rubio

Rich Noyes

March 2nd, 2016 3:58 PM

Once again in February, ABC, CBS and NBC devoted a majority of their Republican primary coverage to Donald Trump, who received three times more attention than his top competitors, Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. Since the start of the campaign, Trump has received a total of 923 minutes of airtime from the three broadcast evening newscasts, or 54 percent of the total GOP coverage. This is more…

Networks Devote Over 62 Percent of Super Tuesday Eve Coverage to Trump

Curtis Houck

February 29th, 2016 9:58 PM

On the eve of Super Tuesday, the network evening newscasts went all out with 24 minutes and 31 seconds of 2016 coverage and made it clear Donald Trump was far and away the most important story to them with over 62 percent of that time spent salivating on how “there’s not much” Trump opponents “can do to stop him from getting the nomination.” Trump fetched an astonishing 15 minutes and 19 seconds…

Networks Hyped Perry Indictment in 2014; Silent on Dismissal

Mike Ciandella

February 25th, 2016 10:21 AM

Political scandals make for juicy journalism, but apparently a politician being cleared of wrong doing isn’t even worth a mention. When the initial story of Rick Perry’s indictment broke in August 2014, ABC, CBS and NBC devoted 25 minutes in just two days to topic, speculating that the controversy could “end any chance” for Perry in 2016. But when Perry was cleared of any wrongdoing, all three…

Network News Disses Ted Cruz After Surprise Iowa Victory

Rich Noyes

February 9th, 2016 8:45 AM

A Media Research Center study of ABC, CBS and NBC evening news coverage finds Ted Cruz has actually received a negative bump in the week since Iowa, garnering fewer minutes of total TV news airtime (16 minutes, vs. 21 minutes before the caucuses) and a significantly smaller share of GOP campaign coverage than he had in the week leading up to the caucuses (17.8%, vs. 24.8% earlier). Not only did…

TV Keeps Touting Trump Over His GOP Competitors

Rich Noyes

February 1st, 2016 7:11 AM

A new analysis by the Media Research Center finds Trump continued to receive the vast majority of TV news coverage throughout the month of January, leading up to tonight’s crucial Iowa caucuses. An examination of all campaign coverage on the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts from January 1 through January 31 finds Trump received nearly 157 minutes of airtime, or almost 60 percent of the total…

Nets Give Trump Boycott 3 Times More Coverage Than Actual GOP Debate

Kyle Drennen

January 29th, 2016 10:14 AM

After devoting nearly ten minutes of air time to Donald Trump’s boycott of the Republican debate on Thursday’s evening newscasts (rather than preview the debate itself), on Friday morning, the three broadcast networks offered over 21 minutes of political coverage continuing to hype Trump’s absence while only managing 7 minutes for the GOP contenders who participated in the event.

Nets Waste Nearly 10 Mins on Trump; Barely Preview Actual GOP Debate

Curtis Houck

January 28th, 2016 8:16 PM

In the latest sign that the liberal media loves the candidacy of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the “big three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC devoted nearly 10 minutes of their Thursday evening newscasts to capitulating to the “master of stealing the show” in Trump but only one minute and 29 seconds for previewing the actual debate with the top seven candidates that don’t include Trump. …

TV Touts Trump Controversies But Avoids His Past Liberalism

Rich Noyes

January 28th, 2016 9:30 AM

As of Friday, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s seven-month-old candidacy has been the focus of an incredible 684 minutes of coverage on the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts, far more than any of his GOP rivals. But amid that sea of Trump news, the networks have spent only about nine minutes (1.3% of Trump’s overall coverage) discussing the candidate’s clearly documented past support for…

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ABC, NBC Ignore ‘Dangerous Precedent’ to Journalism by CMP Indictment

Mike Ciandella

January 27th, 2016 4:17 PM

Undercover journalists from both sides of the political spectrum could be severely limited by a Texas grand jury indictment against pro-life activists. The charges are so sweeping that they could affect the entire journalism industry, everything from the network news to environmental activists. Yet, out of the three broadcast evening news shows, only CBS Evening News has noticed the “dangerous…

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Networks Cover Panda Cub’s Debut 26x More than March for Life

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Katie Yoder

January 26th, 2016 11:17 AM

Contrary to popular media belief, the blizzard didn’t scare prolife marchers away. It scared reporters away. Either that, or their allegiance to the liberal agenda did the job. Tens of thousands of Americans filled Washington, D.C., Friday for the annual March for Life commemorating the nearly 60 million babies snuffed out since 1973’s Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. During their…