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NPR Slams 'Ugly' GOP 'Bigotry' and 'Hate Speech' on Radical Islam
It was jarring on Thursday to hear NPR Morning Edition anchor A Martinez open an hour of the “newscast” warning about anti-Muslim “lies” from Republicans.
Burnett Welcomes Cobb To Compare CNN's WH Ban To Hitler, Stalin
When CNN’s Erin Burnett wants to offer up a hot take, she launders it through former Trump lawyer-turned anti-Trump doomsday prophet Ty Cobb. Earlier this week, Burnett welcomed Cobb to spread baseless conspiracy theories about the upcoming midterms…
The Media's Determined to Proclaim Trump's Losing the War on Iran
The American media, as usual in the post-Vietnam era, really feels its need to be neutral when America goes to war. If the president is Republican, they sound determined to proclaim it's a failure from the first assault.
PBS Hates New Trump Naturalization Regs, Omit War Criminals Getting In
Thursday’s PBS NewsHour showcased the erroneous assumption that President Trump’s recent changes to the naturalization process were purposefully keeping immigrants from entering the United States and becoming citizens. While they suggested it was because of a general hatred of immigrants, PBS omitted how literal war criminals were allowed to pass through.
Evening Nets Ignore Census Report Showing Poverty at Historic Lows
The ABC, CBS and NBC evening news shows continue to do what they do best: Refuse to cover news that could potentially give the Trump brand a boost ahead of the midterms. The lowest poverty rate on record and the highest median income on record? Ignored.
NBC Acts As If Its Doxing Of Juror Had Nothing To Do With Threats
A week ago, NBC’s Saturday edition of Today highlighted what it considered an in-depth report from its Boston affiliate on the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial but in reality was just a doxing operation. Now, a week later, correspondent Emilie Ikeda reported on the threats to the juror but omitted any role NBC had in exposing the man to threats and…
Capehart Defends MS NOW: We 'Hold Power Accountable'
Whether he’s hosting an MS NOW show or contributing to Friday editions of PBS News Hour, Jonathan Capehart is your typical liberal pundit who says crazy things about Republicans while doing his best to help Democrats succeed. However, after President Trump banned MS NOW from the White House on Friday, Capehart sought to defend his employer on News Hour by claiming the network…
CNN's Goldberg Rips Macklemore, Media's Negative Obsession with Israel
Two weeks ago the opening act for Ed Sheeran's concert at MetLife Stadium, Macklemore, called for a "Free Palestine", and did his anti-Israel song, "Hind's Hall," resulting in him being dropped form Sheeran's tour. The story has fascinated the leftist media. On Thursday on CNN's The Arena, CNN contributor Jonah Goldberg ripped the media's obsession with the story.
Hayes Brings In The Nation's Zirin to Defend Rapper's Anti-Israel Rant
On Wednesday's All In show, MS NOW host Chris Hayes hosted a segment with The Nation sportswriter Dave Zirin to fret over the rapper Macklemore being dropped from a tour because of an anti-Israel rant he gave on stage.
ABC Avoids News of U.S.-Greenland Deal, Bashes Clancy Holdout Instead
On Friday, ABC’s World News Tonight was the only network evening newscast to avoid the news of a U.S. deal with Denmark that would give the U.S. military rights to Greenland and bar adversaries like China and Russia from building bases on the island.
Networks Lead with Trump White House Bans of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico
On Friday, after President Trump’s afternoon announcement that reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico would be banned from the White House, all of the broadcast network evening newscasts from ABC, CBS, and NBC led their respective shows with news of the bans. All of the networks feared for the freedom of the press, as they showed clips of the free press asking Trump questions in the Oval…
Trump Tangles With Press After Banning CNN, MS NOW, Politico From WH
Barely an hour after announcing an unprecedented ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, President Trump tangled with the press pool Friday afternoon – which coincidentally did not include any of those three outlets – about the move during a Q&A following a health care event.
Strong Teachers’ Unions Linked to Weak Student Literacy Levels
States with strong teachers’ unions are the least likely to adopt policies that improve early-literacy outcomes, Progressive Policy Institute Education Policy Director Rachel Canter explains, reporting the results of the Institute’s analysis.
BREAKING: Trump Says He’s BANNING CNN, MS NOW, Politico from WH
In an unprecedented Friday afternoon news dump, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he would be banning the liberal site Politico as well as liberal, elitist cable outlets CNN and MS NOW from the White House, citing their “constant ‘reporting’” of “FAKE NEWS” and the lack of accountability (aside from plummeting ratings and readership) for peddling “FICTION” and “LIES”…