This Week in Media Bias History: A ‘Fantasy’ That Press Was Pro-Obama

Sometimes it’s an understatement to say journalists live in a bubble. On the one hand, they thrill over Barack Obama as “God.” Yet, on March 23, 2009, MSNBC anchor David Shuster called it a “fantasy” to say that the press was pro-Obama. Other examples from This Week in Media Bias History: That time Ted Turner created a slobbering propaganda film on the Soviet Union, a country that “belongs to the…
Scott Whitlock
March 24th, 2018 12:15 PM

MSNBC Smears NRA: ‘Not a Sponsor of Safer Schools and Safer Streets'

Saturday was marked the so-called March for Our Lives rally where gun control advocates descended on Washington, DC to call for restrictions on Americans’ gun rights. Liberal journalists rejoiced as the event allowed them to put aside the illusion they were objective reporters and become active participants. MSNBC start the day off with Ali Velshi and Alex Witt attacking the NRA by claiming they…
Nicholas Fondacaro
March 24th, 2018 11:49 AM

CNN's Clapper Suggests His 'Evil Twin' Gave Inconsistent Testimony

Do you remember when CNN's James Clapper was caught lying to the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2013 when he was still the Director of National Intelligence in response to a question about whether the NSA collected data on millions of Americans? Well, the good news for Clapper is he might be exonerated since it could be that it was not him but his "evil twin" that was the one who was doing the…
P.J. Gladnick
March 24th, 2018 11:11 AM

Bozell & Graham Column: Don't Politicize Sports and Entertainment

One thing that defines liberals is their incessant desire to push political messages into every time and space. In a national poll of 1,000 likely voters by McLaughlin & Associates, 75 percent of the respondents said they agreed with this statement: “When I watch live sports or entertainment shows on television, I am trying to get away from politics and do not want to be bombarded with…
Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
March 24th, 2018 6:37 AM

MSNBC's Melber Frets Media Not Covering Police Excessive Force Enough

On Friday's The Beat on MSNBC, host Ari Melber claimed that the media do not spend enough time on stories of excessive force committed by police officers as his panel that included rapper Vic Mensa and conservative commentator Bill Kristol all seemed to prejudge Sacramento police officers as having behaved improperly in the shooting death of 22-year-old Stephon Clark. No one mentioned that the…
Brad Wilmouth
March 23rd, 2018 9:43 PM

NBC Plays Mouthpiece for Lefty Students Ahead of ‘Powerful’ March

Giving viewers a preview of their gushy Saturday coverage for the pro-gun control March for Our Lives, NBC Nightly News willfully played the role of stenographer for the radical students and their incendiary leader David Hogg, touting the “massive,” “powerful,” and “remarkable” event akin to the Vietnam War protests even though it hasn’t even happened yet.
Curtis Houck
March 23rd, 2018 8:18 PM

Stelter: Bolton News Timed to Distract From Affair Accuser's Interview

Thursday, CNN's Brian Stelter theorized, both on the air and in a tweet, that the Trump administration timed its announcement of National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster's departure, and the appointment of former UN ambassador John Bolton as his replacement, to distract from his network's upcoming interview of Karen McDougal, the former Playboy model who claims to have had an affair with Donald…
Tom Blumer
March 23rd, 2018 8:01 PM

'Today' Touts Gun Rally as ‘Protest Voice’ to ‘Teach Grown-Ups'

Don’t expect any balance or objectivity in how the media will cover Saturday’s March for Our Lives rally. What is actually a call for massive gun control was portrayed by NBC’s Today show on Friday as a “protest voice” to “teach the grown-ups a lesson.” 
Scott Whitlock
March 23rd, 2018 7:50 PM

Media Love Stormy Daniels – But How Did They Treat Clinton's Accusers?

Donald Trump is not the first President to have been accused of sexual improprieties. When President Bill Clinton faced allegations of sexual harassment from Paula Jones and even a rape charge from Juanita Broaddrick, the media looked for reasons not to cover those charges.
Bill D'Agostino
March 23rd, 2018 6:20 PM

Not a Journalist: Baldwin Partners with Anti-Gun Group for CNN Panel

Ahead of Saturday’s anti-gun, liberal media-supported March for Our Lives, Friday afternoon’s CNN Newsroom showed just how far left most of the network lies on the spectrum. “Fake news hypocrite” host Brooke Baldwin openly tag-teamed with the Michael Bloomberg-funded, pro-gun control Everytown for Gun Safety for over 14 minutes of discussion with families who’ve lost loved ones to gun violence…
Curtis Houck
March 23rd, 2018 6:17 PM

Bill Murray: Parkland ‘Kids’ Like Students Who Helped End Vietnam War

As the fallout continues regarding the Valentine’s Day shooting in which 17 people were killed in Parkland, Florida, Bill Murray’s view of the ongoing demand for stricter gun control was posted on Wednesday, when the comedian/actor claimed that “the kids” from Stoneman Douglas High School are reminiscent of “the students that began the end of the Vietnam War” decades ago.
Randy Hall
March 23rd, 2018 5:28 PM

NPR Touts 'Underground Railroad' For Abortion in Ireland

NPR's All Things Considered on Thursday promoted an activist's own spin about her abortion campaign in Ireland, which likened the cause to the 19th-century effort that helped slaves escape bondage in the Southern United States. Lauren Frayer spotlighted how "there's a sort of modern-day underground railroad discreetly shuttling thousands of Irish women to abortion clinics" outside of the Emerald…
Matthew Balan
March 23rd, 2018 5:01 PM

FLASHBACK: Zell Miller Challenges Chris Matthews to a Duel

Sad news today, as former Democratic Senator Zell Miller passed away. But here at NewsBusters we choose to honor the Senator from Georgia – who wasn’t afraid to go against progressives in his own party – with a fond memory of him challenging Chris Matthews to a duel. That’s right, a duel. The back-and-forth took place during the 2004 Republican National Convention, where Miller was scheduled…

Geoffrey Dickens
March 23rd, 2018 4:30 PM

Nets Fear ‘Controversial’ Bolton, Trump’s ‘Very Hardline’ Advisors

Friday’s network morning shows were horrified to report that President Trump had decided to replace General H.R. McMaster as National Security Adviser with former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton. Journalists on the NBC, ABC, and CBS broadcasts feared that the “controversial” pick would only add to Trump’s “very hardline” national security team. 
Kyle Drennen
March 23rd, 2018 3:49 PM