Media Research Center (MRC) President David Bozell joined Mark Halperin on the Next Up podcast Thursday afternoon to take aim at the latest instances of elitist media bias from legacy outlets, news apps and individual left-wing podcasters like Jennifer Welch.
When discussing how the media covered the midterm elections, Bozell quipped that the legacy media did an effective job at hiding various scandals involving Democrats such as Graham Platner and Abdul El-Sayed.
Bozell continued:
The media hid any positive economic news from the Trump administration while burying Democrat scandals. @DavidBozell discusses with @MarkHalperin. https://t.co/NBKaDL69g5
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) November 12, 2026
Beyond hiding information that would harm the Democratic Party, the elitist liberal media love shielding their best players when they can. Bozell shared that El-Sayed received a softball interview on NBC's Meet the Press, explaining that “there were opportunities that some of the big legacy guys missed, and [Kristen] Welker’s chief among them.”
While they can be credited for their polling efforts, the major networks overlooked a major issue, Bozell indicated. He echoed a CNBC poll indicating that housing was “the number one issue for young Americans” aged 18 to 35 and for men aged 18 to 49. He touched on the deeper reason for this: that, for Americans, owning a “roof over their head is the best brick and mortar example of pursuing the American dream.”
The elitist media have a tremendous influence on Americans, their reasons for voting and their overall perceptions.
Cable ratings may be down, but information from CNN and NBC is spread through aggregators like Apple News and Google News. @DavidBozell breaks down why interviews with the media are still beneficial with @MarkHalperin. https://t.co/O8lmZjtzrk
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) November 12, 2026
In other words, the legacy media and their bias are not confined to a television screen. Bozell shared his insight:
“What's happening is that the distribution apps on your phone, Apple and Google News, are picking up these things. They're picking up ABC, NBC, CNN, and they're broadcasting them on their own outlets. So these interviews find other ways to get out there.”
Bozell and Halperin discussed another concrete example of that ever-present media bias, which is one of MRC’s latest findings: “49 of 96 Trump headlines on Apple News were negative, 0 were positive.” Bozell hammered the point home, stating, “I mean, yes, 47 of them are neutral. But you'd think you'd find something positive to say about the administration. Something out of 100 stories.” This is significant, Bozell noted, as 48% of Americans get their news from either Apple News, Google News, or MSN.
The bias extends beyond news apps to individual left-wing podcasters, of whom Jennifer Welch is a prime example. Bozell shared that “she went after one of [MRC’s] employees,” and would give her “the top award for … [being] the nastiest woman on podcasting toward Republicans and conservatives.” Halperin pointed out her recent laughing fit while reminiscing about Charlie Kirk's assassination.
In regard to Welch losing podcast sponsors and later publishing an insincere “apology” for her reaction to the tasteless joke, Bozell remarked:
“The New York Times should be covering that non-apology apology with equal vigor as they've covered all the little squabbles between Tucker and Fuentes and Candace and Ben and Megyn and Mark.”
Whether the liberal media take the form of major news outlets, apps or podcasters, they always find a way to miss the mark of respectable journalism and infuse their biased “news” with toxic negativity.
Watch the full segment here:
