Networks an ‘Inferno’ of Hype for Dan Brown

May 14th, 2013 1:10 PM
If “Inferno” is anything like Dan Brown’s other novels, we can count on two things: crackpot conspiracy theories from the author and breathless hype from his fans in the media. “The Da Vinci Code,” author’s new thriller hits bookshelves May 14, 2013. “Inferno” takes place in Italy, where the protagonist, “battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a…

Leno: 'I Was Going to Start Off Tonight With an Obama Joke But I Don't

May 14th, 2013 11:13 AM
Not surprisingly, Jay Leno on Monday had a lot of jokes in his monologue about the various scandals facing the White House. Right off the get go, the Tonight Show host said, "I was going to start off tonight with an Obama joke but I don't want to get audited by the IRS."

For First Time, All Three Networks Cover Gosnell

May 14th, 2013 11:09 AM
“In Philadelphia today,” anchor Scott Pelley said on the May 13 CBS “Evening News,” there was a verdict in a murder trial that got national attention.” He was talking about the murder trial of Kermit Gosnell, and whatever “national attention” it received was given grudgingly by the media – including Pelley’s own network.  In fact, it took 56 days, multiple letters from members of the House of…

NBC's Gregory Grills Rep. Issa for 'Politically Overreaching' on Bengh

May 13th, 2013 4:52 PM
In an interview with House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa on Sunday's Meet the Press, host David Gregory attempted to dismiss the growing Benghazi scandal for the Obama administration as a GOP political attack: "You've got Republicans talking about this being Watergate. One Republican raising the specter of impeachment. Conservative groups raising money off of the Benghazi story. Are…

Amid Scandals, NBC Portrays Obama As 'Victim' of 'Second-Term Curse

May 13th, 2013 12:18 PM
During a report on Monday's NBC Today about the Benghazi and IRS scandals wracking the Obama administration, a headline on screen wondered if they were the result of "Obama's Second Term Curse?" White House correspondent Peter Alexander lamented: "Fewer than four months since his ambitious inaugural address, President Obama is facing significant political obstacles.... Some observers are…

NBC Hypes ‘Pediatricians Tak[ing] on Gun Lobby

May 13th, 2013 10:53 AM
In another case of advocacy journalism by NBC, the network's NBCNews website published an article pushing for greater gun control, citing the work of a pediatrician trade group. NBCNews.com senior writer Maggie Fox began her story by approvingly gushing that "to pediatricians, gun control is a public health issue, not a political one." The entire article is full of quotes portraying the…

Chuck Todd: 'IRS Story Has More Legs Politically in 2014 Than Benghazi

May 13th, 2013 10:52 AM
It only took four and a half years, but the liberal media finally found something to criticize President Obama for. After former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw excoriated the administration on MSNBC's Morning Joe Monday for using the Internal Revenue Service to intimidate political opponents, NBC's chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd said, "This story has more legs politically in…

Brokaw on IRS Scandal: 'Welcome to the Second Term, Mr. President

May 13th, 2013 10:05 AM
It appears that there is something not all liberal media members are willing to defend a Democratic administration from: using the Internal Revenue Service to intimidate political opponents. So outraged by Friday's revelations was former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw that on MSNBC's Morning Joe Monday, he called the tactic "outrageous,"  "unacceptable," and mocked, "Welcome to the second…

Benghazi Whistleblower's Attorney Claims NBC Spiked Him Being a Democr

May 12th, 2013 1:56 PM
If you were a journalist reporting on Benghazi whistleblower Gregory Hicks, wouldn't you find it interesting that he was a Democrat who voted for Barack Obama twice? Someone at NBC News didn't according to Hicks's attorney Victoria Toensing who disclosed the spike job to NewsMax host Steve Malzberg on WMAL radio Saturday (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

Joe Klein: Hillary's 'One of the Most Experienced Candidates We've Eve

May 12th, 2013 11:25 AM
"Everybody knows that she's one of the most experienced candidates we've ever had running for president. She practically doesn't have to say it." So said Time magazine's Joe Klein about Hillary Clinton on Sunday's syndicated Chris Matthews Show (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Leno: ‘Today at a Press Conference Even a Non-Fox Reporter Asked Abo

May 11th, 2013 3:15 PM
Jay Leno on Friday continued mocking the left's handling of new revelations concerning last year's attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya. During the opening monologue of NBC's Tonight Show, the host joked, "Today at a press conference, even a non-Fox reporter asked about Benghazi" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

NBC Cancels 'Rock Center

May 10th, 2013 6:17 PM
In a serious blow to NBC News and Brian Williams, it was announced Friday that NBC is canceling Rock Center. TVNewser moments ago published a note from NBC News Group chief Pat Fili-Krushel sent to staff Friday afternoon:

Leno: ‘The White House Has a New Slogan About Benghazi - Hope and Ch

May 10th, 2013 11:27 AM
Jay Leno continues to show why folks at NBC want him off the air despite his first place ratings. On Thursday’s Tonight Show, the host joked, “The White House has a new slogan about Benghazi: Hope and change the subject” (video follows with commentary):

NB's Bozell: Maybe Media Should Pretend Obama's a Republican, Then The

May 9th, 2013 3:05 PM
The revelations made during the May 8 Benghazi hearings "open up a new can of worms with even more serious questions," NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell argued today. "Five major bombshell revelations emerged that have, so far, only been given lip service by the three broadcast networks," the Media Research Center (MRC) founder noted. They are: