Journalistic Issues
Rep. Jordan: Big Media and Dems 'Colluded to Bury' Hunter Laptop
It’s amazing how the narrative of media, Big Tech and Democrats on the Hunter Biden laptop scandal has changed, now that even biased, left-wing media are admitting the truth about it, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said Tuesday at a House Judiciary Committee meeting.
Help Pick the MRC Bulldog Awards for the Best in Journalism
The Media Research Center has had fun bestowing our DisHonors Awards on those members of the media least deserving of accolades. Now, we want to recognize those most deserving of accolades and we’re looking for the guidance of NewsBusters readers to help us select the deserving winners of the Media Research Center’s Bulldog Awards for the best in journalism.
High Gas Prices? Economist Says ‘Time for More Stimulus’ in CNN Op-Ed
CNN Business published an opinion piece that acknowledged soaring inflation and rising gas prices. The economist author absurdly recommended applying a band-aid to the problem, suggesting the government should spend even more money.
But in this case, the supposed cure really is worse than the disease.
Cadenas en español difunden desinformación acerca de 'No digas gay'
Los medios hispanos no perdieron el tiempo en unirse a la campaña de desinformación sobre la nueva ley titulada ‘Derechos de los padres en la educación’, aferrándose en vez al alias ‘No digas gay’ adoptado por los activistas para describir la legislación que les otorga a los padres de niños en los grados desde preescolar al tercero, derechos ejecutables sobre su educación, y en particular,…
Univisión olvida su propia encuesta para impulsar la inmigración
LaLa urgencia por una reforma migratoria integral que asegure su supervivencia a largo plazo vive tan engranada en la psiquis de los medios noticiosos nacionales en español, que una presentadora de Univisión abrió un informe sobre el discurso del Estado de la Nación del presidente Biden diciendo que la inmigración es el tema que más preocupa a los latinos, ello contrario a los resultados…
Univision Forgets Its Own Poll In Order To Pump Immigration Post-SOTU
The need for comprehensive immigration reform to ensure their long term survival is so embedded into the psyche of the national Hispanic news networks, that one Univision anchor opened a report on President Biden's SOTU address and "the subject that worries Latinos most –immigration" – despite the findings of an exclusive UNIVISION survey of Latino voters that places immigration at the bottom…
NewsGuard GM Minimizes Steele Dossier, Champions ‘100’ BuzzFeed Rating
NewsGuard has reaffirmed its perfect rating of BuzzFeed News, even though the outlet continues to host the bogus Steele dossier on its website.
UH-OH: Gallup Poll Finds National News Usage Tanking Among Democrats
Here's an obvious sign that the Biden presidency isn't going well! Sara Fischer at Axios reports a new poll from Gallup and the Knight Foundation finds that "younger Democrats are driving a huge decline in national news consumption in the U.S."
Univision’s Chief Newsroom Editor Backs Trudeau's Trucker Crackdown
In an eye-popping opinion column, Univision’s chief newsroom editor displays his contempt for the Canadian trucker protest and further clarifies the deep-seated institutional biases at the nation’s largest Spanish-language media outlet.
DEATH TO FREE MARKETS: Libs Throw $41M at Dethroning Capitalism
The usual suspects have declared war on free enterprise. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Omidyar Network reportedly pledged a total of $41 million to bury free market economics and neoliberalism, once and for all, but The New York Times barely mentioned both foundations have long supported far left causes.
NewsBusters Podcast: The Media on Palin Smears and Durham Fears
The media cheered a judge and jury dismissed Sarah Palin's lawsuit against The New York Times over their smears claiming she incited a mass shooting in Arizona. The media feared that John Durham's probe of the origins of the Trump-Russia obsession would ruin their narrative.
WH Avoids Talking Unemployment & Struggling Businesses, Blames Omicron
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki blamed the COVID-19 omicron variant for job losses in advance of a potentially terrible jobs report scheduled to be released on Feb. 4 by the Department of Labor.
NewsGuard Offers Lame Rebuttal to MRC Study Exposing Left-Wing Bias
The leftist ratings firm NewsGuard criticized a Media Research Center study of the site’s ratings, calling it “fundamentally flawed.”
Big Three Downplay Stumbling S&P’s ‘Worst-Ever’ First 16 Trading Days
The Dow Jones industrial average took an icy plunge of more than 1,000 points on Monday — its worst start “ever” — but ABC, NBC, and CBS chose to whitewash the shocking news and gave the story just minutes of coverage.