Networks Notice 4.1% GDP, But CBS Sees ‘Mirage’ in the Numbers
Business
July 31st, 2018 9:42 AM
After ignoring all three estimates of first quarter GDP growth, ABC, CBS and NBC found the second quarter estimate too good to overlook. The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced on July 27, that the economy grew by 4.1 percent in the second quarter, the highest quarterly growth in nearly four years. It was a strong number, but the networks were quick to look for problems with it — especially CBS…
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FNC Highlights Cop Murdered By Illegal Immigrant as Other Nets Ignore
July 31st, 2018 7:11 AM
After Fort Myers police officer Adam Jobbers-Miller passed away over the weekend because of injuries sustained when he was shot on duty a week earlier, FNC's Fox and Friends ran updates on the sad news on both Sunday and Monday morning as the other networks ignored the story. FNC also informed viewers that the killer, Wisner Desmaret, is an illegal immigrant with a previous criminal record who…
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Media Relieved Ginsburg Plans to Stay on Court ‘Five More Years’
July 30th, 2018 4:42 PM
On Monday, the liberal media breathed a collective sigh of relief over 85-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s announcement over the weekend that she plans to stay on the high court for at least another five years. The coverage demonstrated how even the thought of Donald Trump naming the liberal justice’s replacement strikes terror into the hearts of reporters.
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NBC’s New Anti-NRA Attack Line: They’re Infiltrated By the Russians!
July 29th, 2018 2:33 PM
It was only a matter of time before the liberal media’s derangement got so out of control that they would start accusing the entire conservative movement of working for Russian interests, and it finally happened. During Sunday’s Meet the Press, NBC moderator Chuck Todd used the recent indictment of Russian national, Marina Butina to suggest that not only was the National Rifle Association…
Morning Shows Spend 16x More on Cohen Claim Than N.K. Remains Transfer
July 27th, 2018 5:20 PM
If you were watching one of the Friday morning cable or broadcast networks, chances were you didn’t hear about news late Thursday into Friday that the North Koreans handed over what purported to be remains of U.S. soldiers who went Missing In Action (MIA) during the Korean War. A NewsBusters analysis found that 16 times more coverage was dedicated to former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s unverified…
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NBC’s Chuck Todd Fears Trump ‘Over-Hyped’ Strong Economy
July 27th, 2018 12:37 PM
Seconds after President Trump concluded a White House address on Friday rightfully touting strong economic growth, Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd joined NBC live special coverage to immediately throw cold water on the news and accuse the president of having “over-hyped” the 4.1% increase in the gross domestic product.
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CBS Credits Tax Cuts for Booming Economy; ABC Skips
July 27th, 2018 12:35 PM
Only CBS This Morning on Friday previewed America's surging gross domestic product. The network even credited the tax cuts for the booming economy. ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Today both ignored the news, despite a combined six hours of available air time.
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ABC, NBC Ignore Trump Fighting for American Pastor Captive in Turkey
July 27th, 2018 12:12 AM
On Thursday, President Trump tweeted out a threat og levying “large sanctions” against Turkey for their arrest of American pastor Andrew Brunson on trumped up charges of espionage related to the failed 2016 military coup. Both ABC and NBC omitted the President’s efforts from their evening broadcasts and CBS seemed shocked that he would threaten a NATO ally in that sort of way.
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Nets Uninterested in Twitter ‘Shadow Banning’ Conservatives [UPDATED]
July 26th, 2018 9:18 PM
The liberal media love to pretend that their news cycles are dictated entirely by President Trump’s Twitter feed. It’s their number one excuse when average Americans complain they’re not covering other and arguably more important topics. But oh how quickly their fascination with his account fades when he mentions something they rather keep hidden. For Thursday’s evening broadcasts on ABC, CBS,…
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Nets Mostly Ignore Good Guys With Guns, But Hype One Bad Case
July 26th, 2018 3:45 PM
Over the past several days, the broadcast networks and CNN have shown a blatant double standard in showing more interest in a concealed carry holder who may have abused his right to self-defense by picking a fight with a man before shooting him, in contrast with several other cases from recent weeks in which gun owners more sympathetically used their weapons to defend themselves against…
‘Occupy ICE’ Protesters Terrorize Portland, Assault Feds; Media Yawn
July 26th, 2018 2:45 PM
As of July 25, network newscasts have completely ignored the violence caused by the Occupy ICE PDX antifa group in Portland, Oregon, despite their usual penchant for covering pro-immigration protests. MSNBC has been equally silent on the leftwing group’s attempted occupation of an ICE facility since the protest began on June 19.
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Nets Refuse to Declare Trump Victorious as E.U. Buckles on Trade
July 25th, 2018 9:09 PM
At a Wednesday press conference in the White House Rose Garden, President Trump and E.U. Chief Executive Jean-Claude Juncker announced that the two trade partners were moving forward on a plan to end their trade war. Juncker’s presence at the White House illustrated that it was the E.U. that caved under pressure, but the liberal broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) were having none of it and…
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ABC, NBC Skip CBS Scoop that Toronto Attacker Visited ISIS Websites
July 24th, 2018 8:49 PM
Tuesday afternoon, CBSNews.com broke a big scoop concerning the Sunday night mass shooting up in Toronto, Canada that left two people dead and 13 wounded. According to the piece on their website, the attacker frequented ISIS propaganda websites and may have lived in the Middle East for some time.
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NBC/WSJ Poll Finds Majority Support Abortion Law. Here's What's Wrong
Culture
July 24th, 2018 4:08 PM
When it comes to polling, sometimes the questions reveal more than the answers. On Monday, an NBC/WSJ poll found that 71% of voters support Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the U.S. on a federal level. That should be a surprising number. But it’s not – simply because of the poll’s wording.