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CBS Evening News Airs Pro-Gun Rights Segment Decrying Gun-Free Zones
October 24th, 2015 11:11 AM
Friday's CBS Evening News actually gave a platform to a pro-gun rights conservative, just four days after it aired a segment from gun control advocate Andy Parker, who attacked the National Rifle Association as a bunch of "cowards" who were "blocking...sensible gun legislation." The segment featured the executive director of the Gun Owners of America, Larry Pratt, who contended that "the problem…
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Networks Censor Justice Department Ending Probe Into IRS Scandal
October 23rd, 2015 8:56 PM
ABC, CBS, and NBC's evening newscasts on Friday all failed to cover the Justice Department announcing that it would be ending its investigation into the IRS's targeting of conservative groups. The Big Three networks' news program did find time to air reporting on the top Google searches for Halloween costumes, the fewer number of turkeys available for upcoming Thanksgiving dinners, and the…
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CBS’s Dickerson Chides Benghazi Cmte for ‘Fighting Like Cats and Dogs'
October 22nd, 2015 9:31 PM
Analyzing Hillary Clinton’s performance before the House Benghazi Committee, CBS News political director John Dickerson stated on Thursday’s CBS Evening News that Clinton “avoid[ed]” falling into any “pitfalls” as those questioning her fought “like cats and dogs.”
On TV News, Non-Candidate Biden Eclipsed All Besides Clinton and Trump
October 22nd, 2015 9:59 AM
On Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden ended his flirtation with a bid for the 2016 Democratic nomination, but only after an extended period in which the broadcast networks gave his non-candidacy more airtime than that of any declared Republican or Democratic candidate other than frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. From August 1, when the networks began covering the possibility of a…
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Networks Delighted for Hillary That Biden's Not Running for President
October 21st, 2015 9:49 PM
Hours after Vice President Joe Biden decided that he would not launch a presidential campaign, the major broadcast networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC largely welcomed on Wednesday night Biden’s decision as it stands to benefit Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton one day before her testimony to the House Select Committee on Benghazi.
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Nets Skip Senate Dems Blocking Bill Cracking Down on Sanctuary Cities
October 21st, 2015 1:08 AM
The “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC punted Tuesday night on news that Senate Democrats successfully blocked legislation aimed at cracking down on sanctuary cities. Doing the job the networks could have been doing, Fox Business Network (FBN) host Lou Dobbs alerted his views on Tuesday to the story that he described as “business as usual” with “Senate Republican leadership permitting…
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Nets Cheer Leftist Win in Canada; Bashed Conservatives in Israel, UK
October 20th, 2015 9:57 PM
On Tuesday night, the “big three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC applauded the victory Monday night by the leftist Liberal Party in Canada and leader Justin Trudeau, whom they declared to be the country’s “young, new leader” possessing “a little northern star power.” In contrast, when looking at reelection victories earlier in the year by the right-leaning David Cameron in the United Kingdom and Benjamin…
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CBS Tees Up Andy Parker to Slam NRA ‘Cowards’ ‘Blocking’ Gun Control
October 19th, 2015 10:03 PM
Promising to air “all sides” in their ongoing series “Voices Against Violence,” Monday’s CBS Evening News featured its second installment with gun control activist Andy Parker, who used the occasion to blast the “cowards” at the National Rifle Association (NRA) for “blocking...sensible gun legislation.”
Robert Redford's Dan Rather Flick 'Truth' Has a Rough Box Office Start
October 19th, 2015 7:07 PM
Uh-oh. It looks like Robert Redford’s new movie Truth” is in fact, off to a bad start at the box office. The film opened in select theaters on October 16.
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CBS to Rubio: We Seeing the 'Important Historical Meltdown' of GOP?
October 19th, 2015 6:07 PM
During an interview that aired on Friday’s CBS Evening News, chief White House correspondent Major Garrett spoke with Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio and wondered aloud if the situation in the House of Representatives concerning the search for the next Speaker of the House signaled the “important historical meltdown of the Republican Party.”
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ABC, NBC Ignore Death of Canadian Diplomat Who Saved Americans in Iran
October 16th, 2015 5:32 PM
Thursday's CBS Evening News was the sole Big Three network morning and evening newscast to report on the death of Ken Taylor, the former Canadian ambassador to Iran who helped six Americans escape during the 1979 hostage crisis in Tehran. As of Friday morning, ABC's Good Morning America and World News Tonight, along with NBC's Today and NBC Nightly News, have yet to cover Taylor's death.
Media Yawn At Medal of Honor for Captain Who Rushed Suicide Bomber
October 16th, 2015 1:05 PM
ABC, CBS, and NBC's morning and evening newscasts, along with the on-air programming of the three major cable news networks, have yet to cover the Wednesday announcement that Florent A. Groberg, a retired U.S. army captain, will receive the Medal of Honor on November 12, 2015 at the White House. Captain Groberg is being recognized for "his courageous actions while serving as a Personal Security…
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Delusional Dan: Rather Still Insists Phony Career-Ending Story 'True'
October 15th, 2015 10:51 AM
In an interview on Wednesday’s NBC Today, disgraced ex-CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather told co-host Matt Lauer that he still would have reported the fraudulent story that ended his broadcast network career: “What I wouldn't do differently is back off the story. The story was true. Because it was true, undeniable facts about how President Bush got into the air National Guard to avoid service in…
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Nets Wave Pom-Poms for 'Commanding' Hillary; 'Retaken Control' of Race
October 14th, 2015 9:27 PM
The “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC offered on Wednesday night more analysis of the first 2016 Democratic presidential debate from the night before that can only be summed up a complete lovefest for Hillary Clinton for having “command[ed] the stage” and “retaken control of the conversation” as she goes “on the offensive.” NBC trumpeted on screen: “New Momentum.”