WOMP, WOMP: Journalism Union in Disarray Over Support for Hamas

November 27th, 2023 12:56 PM

Semafor’s Sunday media newsletter offered a scoop from media reporter Max Tani spotlighting discord within the union representing journalists as, led by union reps at The Wall Street Journal, “[i]nfluential members of the country’s largest journalist union are resisting calls to release a statement supporting a ceasefire in Gaza.”

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Sunny Hostin Brags About Watching Anti-Semitic News, ‘Everyone Should’

November 27th, 2023 12:55 PM

ABC’s The View kicked off their first post-Thanksgiving break show with a bang, featuring racist and anti-Semitic co-host Sunny Hostin openly bragging about getting her news of the Israel-Hamas War from anti-Semitic/pro-Hamas news outlets like Qatar-based Al Jazeera (Qatar funds Hamas’s terrorism) and the U.K.-based BBC. On the bright side, co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin and Sara…

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The Daily Show Enables John Leguizamo’s Unfunny Tantrum Over Univision

November 26th, 2023 11:25 PM

I’m old enough to remember when comedy, especially late-night comedy, used to be funny and mostly devoid of the screeching leftwing neopuritanism we endure today. John Leguizamo’s recent opinion segment on The Daily Show, with its attendant rant on the kerfuffle surrounding Televisa’s interview of former President Donald Trump, was an even more painful reminder of when comedy used to be funny…

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NBC’s Welker Whatabouts Dem J6 Video Cherry Picking When Pushed Back

November 26th, 2023 9:29 PM

An interesting exchange at the end of Kristen Welker’s interview with House Intel Chair Mile Turner shows how critical it is to the January 6th narrative that the Capitol security video not be released. But it was, and Welker quickly tried to pivot when Turner responded to accusations of the GOP cherry picking video to release.

Jorge Ramos Column Makes Trump-Televisa Interview All About Himself

November 26th, 2023 4:17 PM

It was a matter of time before Univision senior anchor and Special Editorial Advisor to the CEO Jorge Ramos weighed in on the controversy surrounding Televisa’s interview of former President Donald Trump. And, in a manner similar to his own interactions with Donald Trump, he made it all about himself.

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PBS Swipes at GOP’s ‘Anger Caucus’ and ‘Dehumanizing’ Mike Johnson

November 25th, 2023 12:40 PM

The antipathy most inside-the-Beltway journalists have for conservatives was on display on Friday’s Washington Week on PBS. Viewers heard how the Republicans’ “anger caucus” was “willing to blow things up” in Washington, while new Speaker Mike Johnson was a “deeply, deeply religious conservative” who has “dehumanized the LGBTQ population in this country.”

AGAIN! Nets Hide the (D) on NYC Mayor’s Sex Assault Charges

November 24th, 2023 10:40 AM

After the Democratic Mayor of New York City was hit with a $5 million sexual assault suit, ABC and CBS hid Eric Adams’ party identification in their Thursday evening and Friday morning coverage. NBC failed to cover the story at all.

NRO Calls Out MD Official Saying Hamas Murdering Babies Is ‘Fake’

November 24th, 2023 8:05 AM

The great Haley Strack at National Review wrote Tuesday that Zainab Chaundry, a member of Maryland’s Commission on Hate Crime Response who was appointed by Attorney General Anthony Brown (D), has claimed that it’s “fake” news to say Hamas murdered Jewish babies during their barbaric terror attacks on October 7.

What’s Hidin’ Biden: Thanks-for-giving Edition

November 22nd, 2023 6:32 PM

‘Tis the season to be thankful. If you’re President Joe Biden, you’re extra thankful for a press corps that insists on giving you cover by reporting on anything and everything EXCEPT the corrupt dealings between his family and Burisma, 166 days and counting since the scandal broke.

Facebook's Fact-Checkers Differ on KJP's Cost of Thanksgiving Claim

November 22nd, 2023 12:56 PM

PolitiFact and Factcheck.org are both part of Facebook’s fact-checking program that rates and suppresses online content, but what is Facebook to do when the two have a disagreement? A Wednesday article from PolitiFact rates a claim about the cost of Thanksgiving from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre “mostly true,” while Factcheck.org accused both her and the RNC of partisan…

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DERANGED MSNBC: Trump Is ‘Even More Dangerous’ Than Hitler, Mussolini

November 22nd, 2023 12:20 PM

The next time a liberal journalist, academic, or family member tries to insist fear-mongering is a “right-wing media” phenomenon, show them a segment like this from MSNBC’s Deadline: White House. On Tuesday, former Senator-turned-bitter pundit and MSNBC contributor Claire McCaskill (D-MO) seethed with hatred that former President Donald Trump is “even more dangerous” than Adolf Hitler…

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Oliver: I 'Talk S***' About America, Guns As Way Of 'Expressing Love'

November 22nd, 2023 10:19 AM

HBO’s Last Week Tonight host John Oliver traveled over to his old stomping grounds at Comedy Central and The Daily Show on Tuesday where he and temp host Ronny Chieng discussed what it is like to be an immigrant in America who tells jokes about America. Using the specific issue of guns, Oliver tried to argue that he can “talk shit” about America as a way of “expressing love…

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Fox Highlights L.A. Gun Owner Who Lost Permit After Defending Himself

November 22nd, 2023 9:20 AM

On Saturday's Fox & Friends Weekend, the show gave coverage to how atrocious California's gun rights situation is as the Fox weekend anchors spoke with a Los Angeles resident whose concealed carry permit was revoked after he used his firearm to fight off two armed home invaders who are still at large.

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Good News, For A Change: ABC News Spotlights Adoption Day

November 22nd, 2023 12:17 AM

When covering the news, it is usually a steady stream of doom and gloom. But on occasion, there are stories that brighten one’s day, especially in today’s polarized news environment. One such story: ABC World News Tonight’s feature on National Adoption Month.