CBS Fail: Clarence Thomas Graphic Used for Wrong Story
March 1st, 2016 12:36 PM
CBS decided against running a story on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaking up from the bench, but they apparently their graphics team didn't get the memo.
Networks Devote Over 62 Percent of Super Tuesday Eve Coverage to Trump
February 29th, 2016 9:58 PM
On the eve of Super Tuesday, the network evening newscasts went all out with 24 minutes and 31 seconds of 2016 coverage and made it clear Donald Trump was far and away the most important story to them with over 62 percent of that time spent salivating on how “there’s not much” Trump opponents “can do to stop him from getting the nomination.” Trump fetched an astonishing 15 minutes and 19 seconds…
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CBS Blames Rubio’s ‘Inner Trump’ for ‘Obscuring’ Debate on Businessman
February 29th, 2016 4:36 PM
On the same day that the CBS President admitted that Donald Trump’s “circus” is “damn good for the network,” reporter Major Garrett blamed Marco Rubio for “obscuring” the debate on the businessman. All three networks on Monday slammed the Republican primary as “ugly,” “strange” and hitting “new lows.”
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CBS Celebrates ‘Politically Charged’ Oscars Sending a ‘Message’
February 29th, 2016 3:20 PM
Reporting for CBS This Morning on Monday, Entertainment Tonight host Kevin Frazier offered rave reviews of Sunday’s Oscars pushing one liberal agenda item after another: “You know, there was no way last night's broadcast could be just about the awards....the real spotlight was on Oscars lack of diversity and the show's host Chris Rock owned the night.”
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CBS Chides Rubio for Hitting Trump; Escalated a 'Crippling Civil War'
February 26th, 2016 10:55 PM
Pretending to show compassion and interest in the future of conservatism and the Republican Party, Friday’s CBS Evening News and anchor Scott Pelley lectured Marco Rubio for triggering “a crippling civil war” by attacking Donald Trump in Thursday’s debate that “reached lows that many Republicans would say are beneath the dignity of the office that the candidates are seeking.”
Former Candidate Gilmore: FCC Needs to Address Media's Trump Coverage
February 26th, 2016 12:15 PM
Despite not openly endorsing or dismissing any presidential candidate, former candidate Jim Gilmore criticized the media for giving free air time to Trump, during an interview on CNBC’s Sqauwk Box.
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Rubio Slams ‘Biased’ Media for Covering Up Trump’s Liberal Past
February 26th, 2016 11:47 AM
Marco Rubio on Friday appeared on all three morning shows and denounced the “biased” media for ignoring Donald Trump’s liberal past, asserting that journalists were enabling a “con artist” to take over the conservative movement. Talking to Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos, the Senator speculated on what a Trump nomination might mean: “For those who are biased, this means you will…
Holy Birthday Surprises, Batman! Big Bang Theory Celebrates Sheldon
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February 25th, 2016 10:41 PM
To celebrate CBS’s The Big Bang Theory’s 200th episode, “The Celebration Experimentation” features Sheldon’s (Jim Parsons) birthday party. No big deal, right? Wrong. His friends convince him that it will be a fun thing, not the disappointing experiences of his childhood. His big surprise present? A visit from Adam West, television’s original Batman.
Networks Hyped Perry Indictment in 2014; Silent on Dismissal
February 25th, 2016 10:21 AM
Political scandals make for juicy journalism, but apparently a politician being cleared of wrong doing isn’t even worth a mention. When the initial story of Rick Perry’s indictment broke in August 2014, ABC, CBS and NBC devoted 25 minutes in just two days to topic, speculating that the controversy could “end any chance” for Perry in 2016. But when Perry was cleared of any wrongdoing, all three…
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CBS Hosts Excuse Hillary’s Lies: We’re Liars, Too!
February 24th, 2016 3:11 PM
After playing a clip of Hillary Clinton being confronted about her dishonesty during a CNN town hall event, on Wednesday’s CBS This Morning, co-host Norah O’Donnell tried to defend the Democratic frontrunner by pointing to the dishonesty of herself and her fellow journalists.O’Donnell turned to fellow co-hosts Gayle King and Charlie Rose, asking: “Have you guys ever told a lie?” After they both…
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Networks Move to Crown Trump; ‘Too Little, Too Late’ for Rubio
February 24th, 2016 12:53 PM
Continuing a push for Donald Trump over Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio, the three network morning shows on Wednesday attempted to declare the nomination over, despite the fact that the businessman has less than ten percent of the needed delegate to win. Even though 2341 delegates have not yet been allocated, CBS This Morning’s Charlie Rose demanded of Rubio, “Is it simply too little, too late to stop…
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CBS, NBC Skip Ruling on Clinton Aides Testifying About Her E-Mails
February 23rd, 2016 8:14 PM
On Tuesday night, the CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News , Noticiero Telemundo, and Noticiero Univision saw no reason to inform their viewers that a federal judge ruled hours earlier that State Department officials and aides to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton can be questioned under oath about their knowledge and role in Clinton’s private e-mail scandal.
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First Networks Touted Hillary as 'Unstoppable,' Now It's Trump
February 23rd, 2016 4:43 PM
One day after hyping the “re-energized” Hillary Clinton and her “impregnable lead” on Democrat Bernie Sanders, the networks switched focus and similarly touted Donald Trump’s “unstoppable” momentum in the Republican primaries. CBS This Morning co-host Charlie Rose wondered, “But is Trump becoming unstoppable and therefore the party either does something now or it's too late?”
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ABC Ignores Biden Hypocrisy on Supreme Court Nominees
February 23rd, 2016 11:25 AM
On Tuesday, while both CBS This Morning and NBC’s Today covered newly released video of Joe Biden as a senator in 1992 demanding President George H.W. Bush not name any Supreme Court nominees in an election year, ABC’s Good Morning America ignored the clear evidence of the Vice President’s hypocrisy.