CMPA's Lichter Finds the Obvious: Media Overwhelmingly Positive on Oba
October 20th, 2008 1:55 PM
It is no surprise that Barack Obama receives much better treatment in the media than John McCain, but the non-partisan Center for Media and Public Affairs actually conducted a study that concluded just that. The Center’s evaluation found that since both candidates were formally nominated "Senator Obama on the network evening news shows have been 65% positive, compared to only 36% positive about…
MRC/NB's Bozell Comments on Sen. Obama's Complaints About Fox News
October 16th, 2008 10:34 AM
Spreading the WordAs we reported earlier, in an interview for the upcoming New York Times's Sunday Magazine, and again in last night's Presidential debate, Illinois Senator Barack Obama singled out the Fox News Channel for scorn for how he feels they are covering his campaign. Excerpted Sen. Obama quotes from the Times Sunday Magazine: "I am convinced that if there were no Fox News, I might…
Obama Hits Fox News for Painting Him as 'Latte-Sipping, NYT-Reading' L
October 15th, 2008 10:19 PM
The New York Times posted on its website Wednesday political writer Matt Bai's long profile of Barack Obama, which will be featured in the next edition of the Times Sunday Magazine. Near the end of the 8,800-word piece, in which Bai talked to Obama on his campaign plane, the Democrat dropped a backhanded tribute to Fox News, which by his lights is not only frustrating him in the polls, but is…
Obama: Fox News to Blame for Elitist Perception
October 15th, 2008 7:43 PM
With Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin receiving some return fire from the media for their criticism of the press, it's interesting to note that they are not alone in criticizing the media at this point in the campaign cycle. In an interview with the New York Times Magazine, Democratic candidate Barack Obama lashed out at Fox News Channel, accusing it of portraying him as an "arrogant…
Bernie Goldberg Notes Double Standard on Right vs. Left Hate
October 14th, 2008 11:10 AM
Shocker! The mainstream media highlights right wing hate, but nearly ignores hate coming from the left. Such a topic best selling author and former CBS insider Bernard Goldberg exposed appearing on the October 13 "O’Reilly Factor." Host Bill O’Reilly scorned the media for accusing John McCain of "fostering and encouraging hatred" from a few crazies at his rallies, but give Democrats "a complete…
Tammy Bruce: Palin 'C***' Shirts Caused by Obama Campaign's Tone
October 14th, 2008 1:05 AM
Is the sexist, misogynist tone that the Obama campaign established to defeat Hillary Clinton in the Democrat presidential primaries responsible for the disgusting Sarah Palin t-shirts being worn by some Obama supporters?Feminist radio host Tammy Bruce thinks so, and believes that is what "upset so many Hillary Clinton supporters from the beginning of [Obama's] presidential run" making "this…
The Huffington Post Is Lying About Us
October 4th, 2008 2:51 PM
Update: Matthew Vadum responds to the questions that the Huffington Post refused to ask him.Specifically, their "reporter" Seth Colter Walls in "Fox News, GOP Tag-Team Obama With Voter Fraud Smear." Let's begin the deconstruction. Friday morning, I made a 7:45am appearance on the Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends to discuss how nearly every media outlet is avoiding like the plague any coverage…
Weekend Captionfest
October 3rd, 2008 4:00 PM
Sen. Joe Biden speaks to Gov. Sarah Palin after their VP debate in St. Louis, Missouri, October 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Emmert)
After Giving Obama Round One, FNC's Luntz Gives Nod to Palin
October 3rd, 2008 2:04 PM
With all the hysterical leftwing hyperbole about Fox News being a Republican talking points echo chamber, its post-debate coverage in the past week has been far more fair and balanced than others in the media.Take for example FNC contributor and pollster Frank Luntz who having declared Barack Obama the victor of last Friday's presidential debate (video embedded below the fold) gave Sarah Palin…
MRC's Seton Motley on FNC's Fox & Friends
October 3rd, 2008 11:38 AM
The Media Research Center's Director of Communications and NewsBusters.org Contributing Editor Seton Motley appeared this morning on the Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends to discuss the media's ongoing silence about the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, better known by it's acronym, ACORN. Seton asserts that the media has remained steadfastly silent about ACORN due to the…