Boko Who? Nets Keep Ignoring Islamist Group’s Atrocities

Shhhh! Religion of Peace at Work! Remember Boko Haram, the African terror group that operates – erroneously, as President Obama never fails to assure us – in the name of Islam? Oh you thought they were finished, done in by Mrs. Obama’s frowny face and the brave #Bringbackourgirls hashtag campaign she launched with the student government wannabes at the State Department? 
Matt Philbin

Media's Favorite BLM Activist Running for Mayor in Baltimore

Just before the filing deadline, BLM activist Deray Mckesson joined the mayoral race in Baltimore on Wednesday evening and the national media took note. Maybe that’s because Mckesson was already the media’s appointed spokesman for the Black Lives Matter movement, being featured everywhere from MSNBC to CNN  to C-Span. What should’ve been a local news story was highlighted by all the major…
Kristine Marsh

Nets Tout ‘Different Side’ of Hillary ‘Trying to Mark Her Turf’

On Thursday, all three network morning shows touted Hillary Clinton’s performance at CNN’s Democratic town hall event. On NBC’s Today, correspondent Andrea Mitchell gushed: “A different side of Hillary Clinton was on display Wednesday night.”
Kyle Drennen

ABC: Bernie Sanders Is ‘on Fire’ as He Fights a ‘Political Revolution’

Nightline reporters on Wednesday offered a gushing look at Bernie Sanders, hailing the “political revolution” by the socialist senator and praising his presidential campaign as “on fire.” The almost-seven minute segment was devoid of questioning the presidential candidate’s ideology. Instead, journalist David Wright informed viewers, “Integrity and authenticity are words his supporters use.” 
Scott Whitlock

Reuters Touts Ted Cruz vs. 'Liberal Media'

John Llloyd spotlighted how Ted Cruz has picked a fight with the media in a Thursday item for Reuters: "Most Republican contenders take a swing at the media, but Cruz swings more than others." Lloyd pointed out how after his victory in Iowa, Cruz "did not forget to say that it was the American people, not the media, who had chosen him. A supporter emphasized the point by waving a placard in front…
Matthew Balan

HuffPo: The Panthers Are The Most ‘Unapologetically Black’ Team Ever

So, when FS1’s Jason Whitlock spoke about the media using the racial controversy surrounding Cam Newton for “clicks and ratings,” well he just might have been on to something there.
Dylan Gwinn

Ted Cruz Schools ABC on ‘Dirty Trick’ Claim

Senator Ted Cruz on Thursday battled with ABC’s Tom Llamas after the Good Morning America reporter accused the Republican of using “dirty tricks” against Ben Carson in Iowa. Regarding a press release and a tweet sent out by the Cruz campaign on caucus night, Llamas demanded, “Will you fire or suspend anyone at your campaign for putting out misinformation?...Is it a dirty trick to confuse voters?”
Scott Whitlock

CW Network Picks Dysfunctional Live-Action ‘Archie’ TV Series

Just when you thought the once loveable “Archie” comics could not get any more racy or progressive, they just did. The CW Television Network is allowing super-producer  Greg Berlanti free range with a new live-action TV series based on the “Riverdale” comics by Archie Comics.
Mairead McArdle

AP Ignores Mark Zandi's Prediction of Near-Zero Fourth-Quarter Growth

On Wednesday, Christopher Rugaber at the Associated Press was tasked with covering ADP's morning report on January private-sector payrolls. At 8:15 a.m., the payroll and benefits giant estimated that the economy added 205,000 seasonally adjusted private-sector jobs last month. Rugaber also attended the 8:30 a.m. conference call which followed the report's release. It's clear that he was on it…
Tom Blumer

Crushing Cruz: The Media’s Worst Attacks on the Texas Senator

For the liberal media there might not be a greater hate object than Texas Senator Ted Cruz. The consistent conservative’s win in Iowa and rise in the polls will probably mean even more heightened attacks from journalists. Which would be remarkable, given liberals in the chattering class have already compared him to Nazis, the KKK and even pointed a figurative gun to his head.  
Geoffrey Dickens

Scarborough Anti-Rubio Rant: GOP Obama, Empty Suit, No Accomplishments

Joe Scarborough has denied having it in for Marco Rubio. But on today's Morning Joe, he went on an anti-Rubio rant so protracted that one segment wasn't enough to contain it. Scarborough first called Rubio the "Republican Obama," who's been marketed like a "bag of potato chips," and the "emptiest suit" in the campaign. After a commercial break, Scarborough hectored Rick Santorum, who has just…
Mark Finkelstein

CNN’s Borger: Town Hall ‘Lifted the Veil’ on Hillary’s ‘Humility'

CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger received the first chance to comment on CNN’s Democratic Presidential Town Hall on the late Wednesday edition of CNN Tonight and used the chance to proclaim how a question on ego and humility “lifted the veil on Hillary Clinton” and made for “a very telling moment for me to watch her” discuss being around the “natural” political talent of husband Bill…
Curtis Houck

Barely News: Big-Rig Orders Are in a Steep, Year-Long Decline

One of the economy's more important bellwethers has been on a steep year-long decline which shows no signs of abating this year. It's barely news, and much of the sparse reporting seen has been incomplete and sloppy. Truckinginfo.com reported today that "January was a tough month for truck manufacturers as Class 8 truck orders were down 35% compared to the previous month, according to a…
Tom Blumer

Town Hall Attendee Asks Hillary How She Stops 'Right-Wing Attacks'

Hillary Clinton faced one of the biggest softballs of the campaign yet on Wednesday night when a questioner at CNN’s Democratic Presidential Town Hall wondered about how she will “defend” herself “against right-wing attacks” “[o]nce you become the nominee and elected.” In a follow-up, moderator Anderson Cooper teed her up by wondering if she “still believe[s] there’s vast right-wing conspiracy”…
Curtis Houck