Katy Tur Confesses: I'm Not Sure There's Any Smoking Gun of Collusion

Matt Vespa at Townhall reports MSNBC host Katy Tur expressed doubt about whether Robert Mueller is going to find collusion in his investigation of the Trump campaign's associations with Russians. In an Australian interview, her questioner brought up "the holy writ of the Mueller investigation" [!] and that "a lot of people are hoping it will lead to an indictment" (of Trump).
Tim Graham

High School Drama Implies Catholic Dad 'Afraid' of Play B/C He's Gay

It may be cliché to say, but in the case of NBC’s high-school drama Rise, it’s true: Just when you think things couldn’t get any worse, Rise hits a new low.
Dawn Slusher

CNN’s Stelter Silent on NBC Pressuring Female Reporters to Back Brokaw

Early last month, CNN senior media correspondent Brian Stelter was apoplectic that Sinclair Broadcasting Group dared to have anchors on its network of local television outlets read a scripted corporate statement railing against fake news and promising to remain factual in their reporting. Flash forward to Tuesday, May 1, and the latest instance of a media corporation pressuring its journalists…
Nicholas Fondacaro

'For The People' Defends Kathy Griffin-Like Comedian In Latest Case

The ABC drama For The People has been another reliable source for liberal bias when it comes to the complex topics of profiling, racial bias, and just plain evil corporations. Now it looks like the show’s tackling the more specific topic of a liberal comedian posting a picture of herself threatening the president's life. And people say there are no original ideas left!
Lindsay Kornick

CBS Comedy Lectures Immigration ‘Isn’t Funny’ to Illegals

With a title of “The ICEMen Cometh,” the April 30 episode of CBS’s Superior Donuts had no intention of dealing with the issue of illegal immigration and lawful deportation in an honest way. The liberal narrative that ICE agents are arresting innocent people and legal immigrants are unreasonable for expecting everyone to obey the immigration process dominated the story.
Karen Townsend

Bozell & Graham Column: Harassment at the Center for American Progress

The Center for American Progress, founded in 2003 by former Clinton chief of staff John Podesta, promotes itself as pushing “bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action." On April 23, the left-leaning website BuzzFeed reported there’s a sexual-harassment problem at this “politics and policy hub of the Democratic establishment.”
Brent Bozell and Tim Graham

HLN’s Cupp Rips NBC Women for Backing Brokaw in Company-Forced Letter

Just two days after entertainment magazine Variety published former NBC correspondent Linda Vester’s sexual harassment allegations against NBC legend Tom Brokaw, more than 60 women from the network signed their names to a letter defending his character. But on Tuesday, it was revealed that NBC had put tremendous pressure on the women to sign the letter. On Unfiltered that evening, host S.E. Cupp…
Nicholas Fondacaro

NYT’s Goldberg: ‘Overwhelming Evidence of...Collusion With Russia'

Most liberal opponents of President Trump have been shamed out of throwing around the word “collusion” willy-nilly, as Robert Mueller’s investigation plods along without throwing up much in the way of evidence thus far. But not columnist Michelle Goldberg of The New York Times, still flying the flag of “collusion,” while embracing domestic surveillance organizations: “Truth vs. Power In the…
Clay Waters

AP Fact Check Hits Trump, Not Tester on False Ronny Jackson Charges

Adm. Ronny Jackson withdrew his nomination to run the Department of Veterans Affairs even though his critics lacked any evidence to match allegations of drunk driving. But the AP Fact Check headline wasn’t centered on the unsubstantiated allegations against Jackson. It asserted “Trump’s rhetoric misleading on VA issues.” Trump needed to be corrected when he claimed the Democrats smeared Jackson.…
Tim Graham

Couric Defends Lauer: 'Lots of NBC Execs’ Have Super Secret Buttons

Katie Couric, half of the former Today show duo with Matt Lauer, explained away the sketchy, secret button used by her disgraced ex-colleague: “A lot of NBC executives” have that. Appearing on The Wendy Williams Show, Couric waded into dangerous territory: “I think the whole button thing.... a lot of stuff gets misreported and blown out of proportion.”
Scott Whitlock

OMG: Ryan Wonders If Scandals Make Trump an Illegitimate President

Well, that’s one way to show your partisan colors. American Urban Radio Networks correspondent and CNN political analyst April Ryan showed why she’s a chief White House press briefing carnival barker as she used Tuesday’s installment to wonder whether the various Trump scandals lay claim to credence to the notion that he’s an illegitimate President.
Curtis Houck

Conservatives Urge Fairer Social Media Policies

MRC Founder and President Brent Bozell, MRC Censorship Project Director Allen West, and 61 prominent conservative leaders issued the following joint statement on Tuesday urging leading social media companies to adopt four key principles in order to ensure that conservatives receive equal treatment on these important platforms.

NB Staff

Creepy: Polanski’s Producer to Make ‘Erotically Charged’ Film

Since when did it become art to ruin and destroy the image of Christian religion? The Hollywood Reporter released information today about the upcoming film Blessed Virgin, a film which centers around … wait for it … a “visionary nun whose illicit relationship with another nun led to her execution.”  
Corinne Weaver

Final Tally: Nets Cover Royal Baby 10X More Than Alfie Evans

The broadcast networks are finally covering the case of Alfie Evans – but only after his death. On April 28, British toddler Alfie Evans passed away days before his second birthday. Doctors removed his ventilator against his parents’ wishes April 23, which marked the same day the new royal baby was born. While the networks understandably and rightfully celebrated Prince Louis’ birth, they…
Katie Yoder