CNN Spends Nearly 3x More in 12 Hrs on Cheney Than Economic Crises

On Wednesday, CNN showed a further commitment to unseriousness and a refusal to engage in basic journalism by spending nearly three times (2.72) times more time over a 12-hour period on Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) losing a role in House GOP leadership than the multiple economic crises facing the country, ranging from the Colonial pipeline hack to gasoline shortages to inflation to stagnant…

Curtis Houck
May 13th, 2021 1:10 AM

Cuomo Grills CDC Boss for Dragging Feet, Frames GOP as Villains

Instead of just admitting that Republicans and many other Americans had legitimate reasons to be frustrated with the CDC guidance on masks and whatnot for vaccinated people, and how they weren’t providing enough carrots, CNN Prime Time host Chris Cuomo used the former as a foil as he pressed CDC Administrator Dr. Rochelle Walensky in an interview on Wednesday.

Nicholas Fondacaro
May 13th, 2021 12:57 AM

Racist Streaming Comedy: ‘Not Worth Being Friends with White People'

Hollywood has long attempted to make racism towards white people not only acceptable but also humorous. The award for the most amount of derogatory “white people” lines, however, just might go to Peacock’s newest streaming comedy Rutherford Falls.

Dawn Slusher
May 12th, 2021 11:30 PM

Woke Med Drama: ‘Global Warming Is a Healthcare Emergency’

Another week, another social justice crusade on the NBC medical drama New Amsterdam. This time it’s global warming, which, according to the show, “means human suffering on a scale that we can't even imagine.”

Alexa Moutevelis
May 12th, 2021 10:30 PM

NEW NewsBusters Podcast: Border Crisis Worsens...AND Vanishes?

On the latest NewsBusters Podcast, we explore just how Biden's border crisis is actually getting worse, and yet, the network news coverage of that subject fell dramatically last month. Our look at ABC, CBS, and NBC evening news coverage shows border coverage dropped 61 percent in April, even as the number of "border encounters" increased. It doesn't matter whether Vice President Kamala Harris…

Tim Graham
May 12th, 2021 9:41 PM

CBS Skips Israeli Boy Killed by Hamas Rocket, Blames Violence on Jews

This week, a five-year-old boy in Sderot, Israel was killed after a Hamas rocket broke through the Iron Dome defense system and blew up his family’s house. His death went unreported on the CBS Evening News that night, even after NewsBusters called them out on Tuesday for underreporting Israeli casualties. On top of that, none of the broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, or NBC) retracted…

Nicholas Fondacaro
May 12th, 2021 8:42 PM

WashPost Media Writer Laughably Implies CNN Just Dropped Objectivity

If there's a phrase about journalism that should bowl people over with laughter in 2021, it's the phrase "industry-wide standards of impartiality." But there was Washington Post media reporter Jeremy Barr sounded like Rip Van Winkle in a gushy article about the "new CNN," suddenly liberated from its stodgy objectivity:  

Tim Graham
May 12th, 2021 5:49 PM

Chuck Todd Hurls Dem Attacks at GOP Pick for Virginia Governor

Just hours after businessman Glenn Youngkin was elected as the Republican gubernatorial nominee in Virginia, on Tuesday, Meet the Press host and reliable Democratic Party hack Chuck Todd took to his MSNBC show and was already attacking the GOP candidate with talking points that perfectly matched DNC tactics. He spent the entire segment trying to tar Youngkin as a dangerous radical.…

Kyle Drennen
May 12th, 2021 4:56 PM

‘Déjà Vu’? CNBC’s Kernen Warns of 1970s Stagflation Repeat Under Biden

Déjà vu? That’s exactly what CNBC Squawk Box co-anchor Joe Kernen said he was experiencing when it came to the nightmarish 1970s stagflation and the current state of the U.S. economy under President Joe Biden.

Joseph Vazquez
May 12th, 2021 4:51 PM

Gal Gadot Worries For Family in Israel, Gets Torrent of Twitter Hate

Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot can’t even express worry for her friends and family in Israel as it’s being attacked by terror group Hamas without receiving backlash from Palestinian sympathizers.

Gabriel Hays
May 12th, 2021 4:40 PM

Dem PR Machine: CBS Donates 41 Minutes to Michelle O in Just 5 Days!

CBS is cementing its status as the official network of the Obamas. After donating 18 minutes to Michelle Obama from Friday to Monday, Stephen Colbert on Monday night offered up his entire show to her, totaling 23 minutes towards promoting the former First Lady. That’s 41 minutes in four days. Back in November, the network devoted 48 minutes to promoting Barack Obama’s memoir. 

Scott Whitlock
May 12th, 2021 3:55 PM
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Scarborough: I'm with Sharpton, Warren, Bernie -- for Democracy!

On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough claims that despite their ideological differences, he, Liz Cheney, Al Sharpton, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren are all on the same side when it comes to supporting "liberal democracy."

Mark Finkelstein
May 12th, 2021 3:38 PM

INSANE: Twitter IGNORES Tweets Calling for Violence Against Israel

Terrorist rockets continue to slam into the state of Israel. Yet on Twitter, Palestinians were encouraged to keep “[f]ighting this despotic regime” by the leader of the world’s biggest exporter of terror — Iran. But Twitter removed former President Donald Trump following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol after he called for “peace.” The platform has now turned a blind eye to multiple anti-…

Kayla Sargent
May 12th, 2021 3:38 PM

Alicia Keys Hypes Crackpot ‘Divine Feminine’ Hokum in USA Today

G.K. Chesterton may or may not have said, “When a man ceases to believe in God, he does not believe in nothing. He believes in anything.” But we know beyond doubt that pop star Alcia Keys believes in anything. USA Today let her write about it in it’s “Health and Wellness” section.

Matt Philbin
May 12th, 2021 3:02 PM