WEAK! Networks Reluctant to Give Trump Credit for Jailing Scammers

MRC analysts examined ABC, CBS, and NBC evening and morning news programs from May 1 through June 1 and found that the Big Three networks devoted a scant 7 minutes and 12 seconds of coverage to stories involving arrests and/or sentencing of fraud suspects. 

Geoffrey Dickens
June 3rd, 2026 2:20 PM

PAY ATTENTION TO ME: Scott Pelley Releases New Cartoonish Statement

Fired longtime CBS correspondent and host Scott Pelley — who believes he’s on par with American war heroes — sought to keep his aircraft-carrier-sized ego and farcical martyrdom alive Wednesday with a second statement about his firing over his ambush Monday of new 60 Minutes boss, Nick Bilton. This time, he said news reports about Wednesday morning’s editorial meeting in which editor-…

Curtis Houck
June 3rd, 2026 1:37 PM

Bozell on the LA Mayoral Primary & Pratt's Creative Campaign Strategy

Media Research Center President David Bozell joined Ray Stevens of the Ray Stevens Show on Wednesday morning to discuss how emerging technologies are changing the media landscape of local political races, using the recent Los Angeles mayoral primary as a case study.

Reagan De Luca
June 3rd, 2026 1:11 PM

MS NOW: Boycott Sports in 'Confederate States' For Redistricting

The dumbing down of “voting rights” to simply mean “Democrats win” continued on MS NOW on Wednesday as host Ana Cabrera teamed up with NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson to attack the Supreme Court for greenlighting Alabama’s new congressional map after a lower court inexplicably struck it down despite the recent Callais ruling. With the court process exhausted, the duo suggested…

Alex Christy
June 3rd, 2026 1:04 PM

Yahoo News Promotes Scott Pelley Firing with Biased, Anti-Trump Slant

Yahoo News featured a left-leaning story on Scott Pelley’s firing from CBS News, the headline framing it as resistance to Trump, rather than focusing on Pelley's reported outburst at leadership. Yahoo ignored more balanced coverage from centrist or right-leaning outlets, highlighting concerns about media bias.

Michael Morris
June 3rd, 2026 12:56 PM

Bye-Bye Scott! The Worst of CBS 60 Minutes Correspondent Pelley

The following are just a few of the most obnoxious outbursts during Pelley’s career at CBS News (via the MRC archives).

Geoffrey Dickens
June 3rd, 2026 12:26 PM

CBS Show Addresses Pelley Firing, NBC Fears for Future of ‘60 Minutes’

Wednesday’s CBS Mornings opened with a surprising yet short acknowledgment of the drama surrounding the network with Tuesday night’s firing of longtime host and correspondent Scott Pelley for rancorous insubordination and preposterous martyrdom a day earlier, berating new 60 Minutes boss Nick Bilton to his face and accusing editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of murdering the uppity…

Curtis Houck
June 3rd, 2026 11:33 AM

CNN Shields Maine Senate Candidate from Dangerous Details in Scandal

As Democratic Senate Candidate Graham Platner (ME) suffers repeated scandals, the CNN News Central crew has been playing interference for his campaign, avoiding coverage of the most concerning details of the whole ordeal during their Monday show. From his sexual messages on an app referred to as a ‘Predator’s Paradise’, to his Nazi tattoo cover-up, nobody over at CNN News Central…

James Waterman
June 3rd, 2026 10:20 AM

Kimmel Attacks Critics For Questioning His Peabody Worthiness

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel attacked critics—specifically Fox News host Laura Ingraham and contributor Raymond Arroyo—on Tuesday who do not think his fart jokes should have led him to winning a Peabody Award. Kimmel had no compelling comeback but did suggest that if they are concerned about undignified behavior, they start with President Trump.

Alex Christy
June 3rd, 2026 9:33 AM

CBS and ABC Remain Silent as NBC Covers Brutal Murder of Henry Nowak

The senseless murder and callous police intervention in the murder of Henry Nowak have stirred outrage and protests in the United Kingdom but had not yet garnered coverage in the United States. NBC Nightly News is now the first network evening newscast to cover that awful story.

Jorge Bonilla
June 3rd, 2026 8:00 AM

Column: Ali Velshi's 'Deep Unease' Over America at 250

One way you can appreciate that America is a free country is that the Left feels free to dump on the 250th anniversary of America. The New Yorker can ask “How Problematic Is Patriotism?” MS NOW host Ali Velshi channeled this spirit on May 31. "I feel a deep unease about the celebrations to which I am invited to mark the 250th anniversary of our so-called democracy.”

Tim Graham
June 3rd, 2026 6:10 AM

Today's Highlights: What MRC's Media Watchdogs are Saying

MRC Watchdogs churn out breaking news on a daily basis. Don't miss Today's Highlights, where you can keep up with the top MRC content, whether it's the latest study on media bias, a glaring omission from the elitist media, or how the Big Tech companies are serving up the same leftist spin as the media. 

 

Catherine Mortensen
June 3rd, 2026 5:30 AM

BREAKING: Scott Pelley FIRED From CBS News After ‘60 Minutes’ Crashout

Yesterday, Scott Pelley lectured his new 60 Minutes boss on how the network was “MURDERING” the Elitist Media’s most hallowed news magazine. In the process, he ended up committing career seppuku and has just been shown the door by CBS News.

Jorge Bonilla
June 2nd, 2026 10:14 PM
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Democrat Strategist Jim Messina: Karen Bass Should Be 'Very Worried’

How bad has Karen Bass's performance been as mayor of Los Angeles? Bad enough that even an MS NOW host and a successful Democrat strategist are acknowledging it.

Mark Finkelstein
June 2nd, 2026 10:04 PM