Hack Harwood: Unlike Dems, GOP Has 'No Reverence for Institutions'

CNN White House correspondent John Harwood joined CNN Newsroom host Kate Bolduan on Wednesday to recap night two of the Republican National Convention where he declared Democrats defenders of revered institutions against a Trumpian Republican Party that has no such reverence for them.

Alex Christy
August 26th, 2020 6:30 PM

Report: Google Engineers Confused by Platform's Privacy Settings

Google doesn’t seem to understand privacy. Perhaps its employees need to Google it. A recent lawsuit against Google included emails from employees claiming that the company’s privacy settings are so complicated, even its own engineers don’t fully understand them.

 

Kayla Sargent
August 26th, 2020 5:05 PM

Brian Stelter and Katy Tur Team Up to Trash 'Absurd' Unreality of Fox

CNN host Brian Stelter appeared on MSNBC a second time to plug his new book Hoax on Tuesday afternoon with Katy Tur. There were no challenging questions, just softballs. Tur mentioned at the end that both of them had the same person editing their anti-Trump books. Isn't that special? 

Tim Graham
August 26th, 2020 5:02 PM

NY Times Smears Nicholas Sandmann, Trump With Racist Canards

Night Two of the Republican National Convention is in the books, and the New York Times' “On Politics” newsletter editor Giovanni Russonello found racism everywhere he looked, both in what was said and what was not said on stage. The “racist” drumbeat continued with Lisa Lerer and…

Clay Waters
August 26th, 2020 4:40 PM

Nets FREAK OUT Over Night Two of RNC: ‘Was it Illegal?’

After another successful night of the Republican National Convention, panicked reporters on Wednesday’s network morning shows wildly declared that the entire event could be “illegal” and “possibly a violation of the Hatch Act,” which regulates how and when government officials engage in campaign politics. Making it clear who was issuing the marching orders, the broadcasts touted “House…

Kyle Drennen
August 26th, 2020 4:11 PM

Scarborough Savages Melania as 'Shameless' Over Trump Tweets

On Morning Joe, a hate-fueled Joe Scarborough slams First Lady Melania Trump as "shameless, absolutely shameless" for having criticized, in her speech at the second night of the RNC convention, people who are mean on social media, while she did not criticize President Trump's past tweets about Mika and Joe.

Mark Finkelstein
August 26th, 2020 4:07 PM

Big Tech on Notice: Melania, Tiffany Trump Blast Social Media Tyranny

First Lady Melania Trump and the president’s youngest daughter Tiffany Trump blasted Big Tech during their speeches at the Republican National Convention. Many members of the Trump family have given the 2020 Republican National Convention a personal touch. They used it as an opportunity to defend their family patriarch’s presidency while raking the far-left over the coals.

Alexander Hall
August 26th, 2020 4:03 PM

'Hostage Situation'? Celebs Melt Down Over Speakers at RNC Night 2

Depending on your perspective, the second night of the Republican National Convention was either a patriotic display of all the freedoms and blessings America can offer hardworking people, or an evil showcase, where the worst of our racist, white, Christian heritage was on display in all its jingoistic glory.

 

Gabriel Hays
August 26th, 2020 4:01 PM

Democrat Talking Points: Clippers' Rivers Hammers Republicans

Race, politics and social justice are the over-arching themes in the NBA bubble press room at Disney World in Orlando, day-in and day-out. The ongoing playoff games are practically a mere side show for Black Lives Matter, marginalizing police departments, fighting systemic racism and voter suppression. Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers proved that again Tuesday while holding court in the…

Jay Maxson
August 26th, 2020 3:20 PM

YouTube AI Censors Twice as Many Videos in Second Quarter

When faced with the choice earlier this year, YouTube chose to censor more content on its platform during its second quarter than it had in any previous quarter.


YouTube reported that it removed twice as many videos in its second quarter than its first after sending its content moderators home during the COVID-19 shutdowns earlier this year in its…

Kayla Sargent
August 26th, 2020 3:03 PM

Report: Activision Removes Tiananmen Square from Cold War Game Trailer

Activision apparently never read its own tagline “KNOW YOUR HISTORY OR BE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT.” The company edited its new video game, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War to cater to ommunist China. Activision quietly replaced the game trailer with one far shorter. The new one noticeably omitted footage from the famous Tiananmen Square crackdown by the communist Chinese government, which…

Alexander Hall
August 26th, 2020 12:43 PM

AP Won't Quote Opponents of Removing Robert E. Lee Statue

When it comes to debating the removal of  statues of Confederate generals, it’s clear Associated Press thinks one side doesn’t have “very fine people” on it. AP reporter Sarah Rankin explained the legal tussles over the (now-vandalized) Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond’s Monument Avenue, and only one side was quoted.

Tim Graham
August 26th, 2020 12:11 PM

CNN Analyst Gets Burned for Bitter Tweet Against Nick Sandmann

Looks like the sore losers at CNN are looking for reasons to get sued again. After former Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann roasted the media last night at the Republican Convention, CNN analyst Joe Lockhart couldn’t help himself and had to send out a bitter tweet attacking Sandmann.

Kristine Marsh
August 26th, 2020 11:39 AM

Column: The Convention Tone Police

The conventions have one long-standing trend in media bias: the description of tone. Every Republican convention is dark and divisive and angry and ultraconservative. Every Democrat convention is soothingly centrist and stuffed with "inspirational" speeches. 

Tim Graham
August 26th, 2020 6:52 AM