ABC and CBS Use 4th Anniversary of Hussein Statue Toppling to Relay Ir

Brent Baker
April 9th, 2007 9:39 PM
Both ABC and CBS on Monday night used the fourth anniversary of the toppling of the Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad as a chance to highlight the regret of a man who used a sledgehammer to destroy the pedestal. After starting her story with anti-U.S. protests inspired by Moqtada al-Sadr, ABC's Hilary Brown, presumably referring to ABC's March poll of Iraqis, asserted that “the appalling…
 

The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: March 31 to April

Scott Whitlock
April 7th, 2007 11:45 AM
"Just Because You’re Getting Married, Doesn’t Mean You Need Electricity" Members of the media are working environmental bias into the oddest segments. "Good Morning America" weatherman Sam Champion reported this week on the trendy new concept of "green weddings." According to Mr. Champion, "more and more Americans" are embracing ideas such as not using electricity during their wedding and holding…
 

As Temps Go Below Freezing & Snow Falls in April, Net Hype 'Dire' Glob

Brent Baker
April 6th, 2007 8:34 PM
The ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts on Friday all hyped the “dire” warning on global warming from the UN's “prestigious” Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), with the CBS Evening News leading with two full stories. But ABC's Charles Gibson acknowledged “a bit of irony on the day global warming report was released,” given “parts of the Northeast are digging out from April snow” as…
 

CBS: American Taliban 'Victim of Timing' in 'Harsh Atmosphere

Brad Wilmouth
April 5th, 2007 12:27 AM
 

Gray Favored by Networks for Hurricane Forecasts, Cast Out of Global W

Julia A. Seymour
April 4th, 2007 2:15 PM
 

Airline Passengers Complain Less; CBS and NBC Make Up For It

Julia A. Seymour
April 3rd, 2007 5:20 PM
 

CBS on Supreme Court's EPA Ruling: 5 Non-Ideologues Vs. 4 'Most Conser

Brent Baker
April 2nd, 2007 8:53 PM
 

Fight Global Warming, Apply for CBS News Summer Internship

Tim Graham
April 1st, 2007 7:51 AM
 

The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: March 24 to

Scott Whitlock
March 31st, 2007 11:00 AM
Limbaugh. Rush Limbaugh. This week, the Media Research Center celebrated 20 years of busting news bias. At the annual MRC 20th Anniversary Gala, Conservative legend Rush Limbaugh brought down the house with his closing speech on the success of the alternative media. Welcome to Hillary TV: All Hillary, All The TimeOn Monday, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received a gift from "Good Morning…
 

CBS Evening News Touts Harkin’s Claim That Iraq War Hurts War on Can

Matthew Balan
March 29th, 2007 3:38 PM
 

CBS Blames TV for Making Kids 'Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs

Julia A. Seymour
March 29th, 2007 1:33 PM
 

NBC's Brian Williams Gratuitously Shows Bush Holding Hands with Saudi

Rich Noyes
March 29th, 2007 11:03 AM
 

Networks Champion Global Warming Warnings from 'A Movie Star Named Al

Brent Baker
March 21st, 2007 9:06 PM
ABC anchor Charles Gibson teased his lead Wednesday night story by touting how “Al Gore goes back to Capitol Hill for the first time since the year 2000 and finds a heated debate on global warming.” But the broadcast network evening newscasts didn't get to the debate. They were too busy trumpeting Gore's cause and barely touching his critics. ABC's Kate Snow gave a doubter ten words before…
 

Couric Sings Hosannas Following Gore's 'Triumphant' Return to Capitol

Ken Shepherd
March 21st, 2007 6:17 PM
Perhaps channeling her youthful experience as a cheerleader, CBS's Katie Couric pumped her rhetorical pom poms for Al Gore in a "Couric & Co." blog today. Below you can see how she lauded his "triumphant" return to Congress on her "Couric & Co." blog at CBSNews.com, all the while insisting "scientific consensus" is on Gore's side and that Congress should "act boldly" on the issue.…