Kimberly Atkins Lohr MSNBC The Weekend 8-31-24

MSNBC Logic: Kamala's 'Quote-Unquote' Policy Changes Were NOT a Shift!

On MSNBC's The Weekend, MSNBC political analyst Kimberly Atkins Stohr, who's also a Boston Globe columnist, claims that Kamala Harris' "quote-unquote" policy changes are NOT a "shift," but simply a matter of "pragmatism."

Mark Finkelstein
September 1st, 2024 2:37 PM

The Aggressively Anti-Trump Media STILL Insist They’re Not Biased

In the last eight years, the media have left their biased fingerprints all over the news, starting with their hostile coverage of Trump. Yet our archives are full of quotes from journalists insisting that they have no partisan axe to grind.

Rich Noyes
September 1st, 2024 10:05 AM

NPR Pundit: Harris Did Fine on CNN Because Conservatives Trashed Bash

On their regular "Week In Politics" chat on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, host Scott Simon asked NPR senior Washington correspondent Ron Elving how Kamala Harris and Tim Walz performed in their sit-down CNN interview. Elving said you knew they were fine because conservatives trashed CNN and Dana Bash after it aired.

Tim Graham
September 1st, 2024 6:32 AM

Shameless! New York Times CENSORS Zuckerberg's Censorship Mea Culpa

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed public regrets for censoring so-called "misinformation" about Covid and the Hunter Biden laptop, but The New York Times -- the "All The News That's Fit to Print" people -- has blatantly ignored this story, because they're one of the biggest pushers of social-media censorship.

Clay Waters
September 1st, 2024 6:01 AM

MSNBC's Mohyeldin Lets Israel-Hating Guest Rant Into Next Host's Slot

As he filled in on Alex Wagner Tonight on Thursday, MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin allowed his anti-Israel guest to rant so that he took a full minute from his colleague Lawrence O'Donnell's show -- a fact that O'Donnell made sure to point out as he joined.

Brad Wilmouth
September 1st, 2024 5:37 AM

PBS Hosts NYT Reporter Boosting ‘Kid’ Jihadists' vs Israeli Occupiers

Anchor Amna Nawaz hosted on Thursday’s PBS News Hour as her expert Steven Erlanger, chief diplomatic correspondent and former Jerusalem bureau chief and fiercely pro-Palestinian voice for years at the paper. They spoke about Israel killing young Islamic Jihad leader Mohammed Jaber in a West Bank action.

Clay Waters
August 31st, 2024 10:44 PM

The Third Party Under Campaign Scrutiny: The Media

Popular wisdom has it is that there are two candidates on the election ballot this fall: former President Donald Trump for the GOP, and for the Democrats, Vice President Kamala Harris. But the Media Party is also under scrutiny.

Jeffrey Lord
August 31st, 2024 4:00 PM

CBS Hypes Stunt Lawsuit Against Florida's School Library Law

For Friday’s edition of CBS Evening News, guest host Nancy Cordes and Miami correspondent Cristian Benavides hyped a rather silly lawsuit that argued that the state’s law allowing for people to challenge books in school libraries on the grounds they are inappropriate for children violates the First Amendment. At the same time, Cordes hyped a scientifically dubious bill from California…

Alex Christy
August 31st, 2024 2:02 PM

Facebook Blocks ‘Reagan’ Posts with Joe Rogan, Megyn Kelly

“There they go again.” No, that wasn’t President Ronald Reagan but Dennis Quaid, the actor who brings the late leader to life in “Reagan.” The movie, out Aug. 30, recalls the president’s remarkable life from his days as a humble lifeguard to leader of the free world.

Christian Toto
August 31st, 2024 1:30 PM

Snopes Defends Walz In One Of The Worst Fact-Checks Ever Written

Fact-checks should be, as the name suggests, about checking facts, but a Friday piece from Alex Kasprak at Snopes showed aspiring fact-checkers how not to do their jobs as he defended Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz on the accusation he banned Christians, Jews, and Muslims from teaching in the state.

Alex Christy
August 31st, 2024 11:22 AM

'One Of The Lowest Moments': PBS Attacks Trump's Arlington Visit

Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr and New York Times counterpart David Brooks agreed on Friday’s PBS News Hour that Donald Trump’s recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery was “really one of the lowest political moments” they could recall.

Alex Christy
August 31st, 2024 10:00 AM

‘Joyful,’ ‘Happy’ Harris-Walz Vs. ‘Dark,’ ‘Dangerous’ Trump-Vance

The following are the most egregious examples of leftist journalists holding up the Harris-Walz ticket, while trashing Trump-Vance over the last month.

Geoffrey Dickens
August 31st, 2024 9:00 AM

PBS Pounces on Trump ‘Conspiracies' Arlington, Gives Dems Pass on Lies

As the election looms and the media burrows deeper into the bag for the Democratic presidential ticket, the online headlines at PBS News Hour are getting sharper and more partisan, like this one to accompany a Wednesday evening segment by the show’s most partisan reporter, Laura Barron-Lopez: “Harris kicks off Georgia tour as Trump posts grievances on social media.” The contrast was…

Clay Waters
August 31st, 2024 7:19 AM

NewsBusters Podcast: Dana No-Bash Lets Harris & Walz Talk, Talk, Talk

Kamala Harris finally submitted to an interview after 39 days as Biden's sudden replacement. There were a few tough questions, but then came really long answers without much follow-up. Jorge Bonilla sat through it all and has thoughts. 

Tim Graham
August 30th, 2024 10:00 PM