David Gregory: ‘It Has Been Faith That Steadied Me'
September 14th, 2015 10:18 AM
Last week, David Gregory, former NBC Moderator of Meet the Press, spoke about his difficult departure from the show and his journey towards spiritual renewal in the aftermath.
Gregory reflected on moments from his past in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. In coming to terms with being dismissed from Meet the Press and the controversy and humiliation surrounding that situation, he…
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MSNBC Accuses Iran Deal Opponents of ‘Making it Partisan’
September 8th, 2015 4:35 PM
Despite the bipartisan opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, on Tuesday, MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell and Wall Street Journal political editor Jeanne Cummings accused critics of the plan of being “partisan.” Mitchell began by touting a video of former Vice President Dick Cheney being shouted down by a left-wing protester: “Dick Cheney today speaking about Iran with a very tough attack on the…
Ignatius Discloses Source's Lack of Objectivity — In a Separate Column
September 5th, 2015 10:43 AM
In the past week, several pundits and alleged "experts" have been on a mission to tell us rubes that Hillary Clinton's email and private-server controversy doesn't rise to the level of being a scandal. They have absurdly argued that even if she "technically" violated State Department protocols and even broke some pesky laws in handling her communications while she was Secretary of State, Mrs.…
NY Times Runs Interference as Hillary Bogusly Takes 'Responsibility'
August 26th, 2015 11:07 PM
I'm sure we all feel better now that Hillary Clinton, as reported by the New York Times late Wednesday afternoon, "took responsibility" for "her decision to use only private email while she was secretary of state."
Well, no — and Times reporter Maggie Haberman should (and probably does) know why that doesn't cut it. Mrs. Clinton still maintained on Wednesday that investigations currently in…
Venezuela's Govt. Largely Avoiding Media Blame For Economic Calamity
August 26th, 2015 11:44 AM
As Venezuela's Chavista economy under Nicolas Maduro continues to crumble, the Associated Press and others in the media to describe its problems as if they came out of nowhere instead of originating with its statist, oppressive government.
Examples follow the jump.
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CBS Skips Reports ISIS Used Chemical Weapons to Attack Iraqis
August 13th, 2015 10:16 PM
On Thursday night, the CBS Evening News omitted reports that the Islamic terrorist group ISIS used chemical weapons in multiple attacks in Iraq over the past week against Kurdish forces the group claimed responsibility for a bombing in Iraq earlier in the day. In contrast, ABC’s World News Tonight and NBC Nightly News offered news briefs on the development with the latter program also providing a…
Networks Ignore Latest ObamaCare Audit Findings
August 10th, 2015 7:56 PM
The Big Three broadcast evening newscasts tonight ignored a new audit showing that the government may have paid out subsidies to ObamaCare purchasers who were not eligible for them.
Liberal Comcast, NBCUniversal Set to Invest in BuzzFeed, Vox Media
July 30th, 2015 6:48 PM
Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal company is close to a deal in which the “media giant” will invest a staggering $250 million to increase its holdings in several liberal websites -- including BuzzFeed and Vox Media -- as the corporation searches for ways to reach younger audiences, according to an article written by Shalini Ramachandran and Lukas Alpert for the Wall Street Journal's website on…
Absurd CNN Email: (Annualized) 2.3 Percent Is 'Solid' GDP Growth
July 30th, 2015 5:45 PM
The bar-lowering in the business press continues.
In the wake of today's disappointing news from the government on U.S. economic growth, an email from CNNMoney.com failed to properly describe reported second-quarter growth, and falsely characterized today's results as "solid":
Jonathan Who? AP, NY Times Set the Stage For Gruber News Blackout
June 23rd, 2015 10:55 PM
Two recent NewsBusters posts have demonstrated that the major broadcast networks other than Fox News have failed to cover new information reported Sunday evening at the Wall Street Journal. Newly available emails reveal that MIT's Jonathan Gruber "worked more closely than previously known with the White House and top federal officials to shape" the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.
Monday…
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Nets Again Skip E-Mails Showing Gruber’s Deeper WH Role on ObamaCare
June 23rd, 2015 12:23 AM
The top English and Spanish-language broadcast networks again ignored on Monday night a new development in the Jonathan Gruber saga as new e-mails have surfaced that revealed how his role with the White House on ObamaCare was more detailed than previously thought. As initially reported by The Wall Street Journal, e-mails “show frequent consultations between Mr. Gruber and top Obama administration…
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BREAKING: Brian Williams Will Not Return to NBC Nightly News [UPDATED]
June 17th, 2015 7:49 PM
According to CNN's Brian Selter on Wednesday night, NBC News will announce that suspended NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams will not return to the anchor desk when his six-month suspension ends in August for having perpetuated lies about numerous stories he’s covered in his career. The network has stated that Williams will assume a new role in the network.
NY Times Editorial Regurgitates Obama Attack on Obamacare 'Cynics'
June 14th, 2015 10:13 PM
The New York Times might resent the impression that they merely recycle and re-sell warmed-over Obama talking points, but James Taranto at The Wall Street Journal displayed the echo under the headline “Our Fearless Independent Press.”
Preelection FBI Study Team Admits Media Distorted It — 6 Months Later
June 13th, 2015 1:18 PM
In late September 2014, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released "A Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States, 2000-2013." To say the least, the report's issuance, timed six weeks before the midterm elections, and its topic ("a specific type of shooting situation law enforcement and the public may face") were curious. Given the press's inclination to sensationalize and…