Brian Williams Excited Over 'Queen' Rose Kennedy's Closet Cleaning

October 6th, 2006 3:13 PM

Media Focus on Foley, Ignore Good Economic Signs

October 6th, 2006 10:50 AM
Yesterday the Dow Jones average hit its third straight record high while a retail report for September showed strong sales at most retailers, including apparel and department stores.Yet ABC, CBS, and NBC all ignored both developments in their newscasts.For more, see my story at the MRC's BusinessandMedia.org Web site.

Evening News on All Three Nets Ignore View That Tax Cuts Have Helped S

October 4th, 2006 2:49 PM

In Midst of Media Delivering Bad News for Repubs, NBC Highlights Falli

October 3rd, 2006 9:58 PM

Brian Williams Under Fire for Leaving Medal of Honor Ceremony

October 3rd, 2006 12:20 PM

The Ups and Downs of Gas Price Coverage

September 29th, 2006 4:36 PM

NBC Serves as CBS's Press Agent, Plugging '60 Minutes' Segment on Bush

September 28th, 2006 8:35 PM

CBS, NBC Downplay Good Economic News by Raising Specters of Hurricanes

September 27th, 2006 11:26 AM

Instead of Assessing Clinton's Claims, Nets Portray Strategy to Motiva

September 26th, 2006 9:33 AM
Instead of exploring the accuracy or inaccuracy of former President Clinton's claims during his temper tantrum directed at Chris Wallace in an interview aired on Fox News Sunday, the ABC and NBC evening newscasts on Monday suggested a larger strategy to motivate Democrats. ABC anchor Charles Gibson framed the event: “When asked about efforts he made to get Osama bin Laden, the former President…

NBC Whitewashes Clinton Tantrum

September 25th, 2006 6:57 PM
On tonight's Nightly News, NBC anchor Brian Williams played excerpts from former President Bill Clinton's meltdown on Fox News, then turned to an "expert" for "perspective" - former Clinton staffer David Gergen. Gergen and Williams downplayed Clinton's display of anger, calling it a "four or five on a scale of ten" compared to previous private Clinton hissy fits.

NBC Nightly News Reads Viewer Mail, Williams Pleads for Dictator Inter

September 22nd, 2006 7:37 AM

NBC Nightly News Hypes Allen's 'Macaca' and Heritage Stories, Puffs Op

September 21st, 2006 7:23 AM

Williams Leads 'Nightly News' with Plunging Gas Prices, But Raises Ele

September 21st, 2006 1:30 AM

Gasoline Now at $2.50 a Gallon, Nets Couldn’t Care Less

September 19th, 2006 1:35 AM
Remember last year at this time when you couldn’t turn on your television set without coming across a story on rising gasoline prices? Well, a year later, gas is now $2.50 a gallon, down 50 cents in just one month, twenty-nine cents lower than last year, and the broadcast network news programs couldn’t care less. As reported by Reuters Monday:The freefall in U.S. gasoline prices continued as the…