NPR Attacks Rush Limbaugh and Salem Radio in Seven-Minute Hit Piece
On Friday's Morning Edition, co-host Steve Inskeep broadcast some unintentional hilarity when offering a seven-minute attack on conservative talk radio starring Katie Thornton, who has a liberal podcast series called "The Divided Dial." NPR's website summarized the segment as NPR "examines how right-wing radio spreads misinformation." The lodestar of this "misinformation"? The late…
PBS Pits McCarthy, ‘Hard-Line’ Right:‘Trump Is These People’s Demigod'
On the Tuesday edition of Amanpour & Co on PBS, host Christiane Amanpour interviewed former moderate Republican Rep. Will Hurd, who served three terms in office but didn’t seek reelection in 2020. Amanpour led off with the fight for Speaker of the House and with unsympathetic labeling of the “hard-line” opponents of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
NPR Gushes Over Non-Binary Author of Explicit Book 'Gender Queer'
On Wednesday, NPR boosted Maia Kobabe, author of the comic-book memoir Gender Queer, celebrated throughout Liberal Land for having the “Most Challenged” book of 2021. Not only was there a seven-minute interview on Morning Edition with anchor Rachel Martin. There was also a Kobabe essay on NPR.org. claiming "Struggling kids told me my book helped them talk to parents."
PBS Offers Softballs to Democrat Leahy, Hardballs to Republican Davis
In the final week of 2022, the PBS NewsHour put on display the kind of double standard that the liberal media typically show in its treatment of Republicans and Democrats as defeated Republican Congressman Rodney Davis and retiring Democrat Senator Patrick Leahy were interviewed within days of one another.
Silly PBS Sendoff: Judy Woodruff Puffed as 'Neutral and Objective'
One of the silliest myths in TV newscasting is that objectivity is still a lodestar. As PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff was wrapping up her last show in the anchor chair on Friday, pundits David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart both pretended Woodruff exemplified neutrality. Do they think Republicans never watch this show?
PBS Drops Barrel of 'Far Right' Labels on New Netanyahu Team in Israel
Thursday's PBS NewsHour broke out every term for extremism in reporting on the new Israeli government. The online headline for the segment was "Netanyahu once again prime minister with most far-right government in Israel’s history."
NBC Gushes Over PBS 'Legend' Ken Burns and His New $75 Photo Book
The PBS-branded "American icon" Ken Burns appeared on Wednesday’s Today on NBC to plug his latest book of photographs, Our America: A Photographic History. This 5.75-pound coffee-table book will set you back $75 ($65 at Amazon). At Amazon, you can find the PBS logo hawking several Ken Burns products -- pretty slick for "non-commercial" TV.
PBS Openly Provides Forum for Liberal Activist Pushing Gun Control
On Friday's Amanpour & Co., Sara Sidner devoted a segment to promoting the agenda of a gun control advocate as the fill-in host made no serious effort to challenge her liberal guest's claims.
NPR: Apple Slammed for Working Conditions, Pandering to CCP
Tech giant Apple is facing renewed criticism as protests in China have highlighted bad working conditions and Apple’s censorship support, according to NPR.
On PBS, David Brooks Puts Biden Aide Ron Klain on Santa's 'Nice' List
On Friday, PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff asked their regular pundits David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart who should be on Santa's Naughty List and Nice List. Brooks suggested a model train set for "long-suffering, neglected" White House chief of staff Ron Klain, since "The White House has had a good year."
Column: Coddling Kamala Harris at Christmas
At year’s end, Vice President Kamala Harris is making the rounds of syrupy and supportive interviews, but you can still wonder which of her communications staffers is going to quit after aerobically trying to prepare her for these softball sessions. NPR let the VP talk ad infinitum, leading one to think that the Democrats absolutely own NPR. They are dominant, and NPR is submissive.…
NPR, NY Times Explore 'Beautiful Issues' of Teenage Gender Confusion
Sometimes you can hear some confounding snippets when you flip over to National Public Radio. On Tuesday's talk show Fresh Air, the guest was New York Times reporter Matt Richtel, discussing his series about teenage angst in a series called "The Inner Pandemic."
NPR Touts Biden's 'Pretty Respectable List of Accomplishments'
As Christmas nears and the year comes to a close, NPR's Mara Liasson grew warm and fuzzy about Joe Biden's legacy, living up to his promises of bipartisanship and creating a "pretty respectable list of accomplishments." Is this news, or advertising? At NPR, it's tickling the tummies of its Democrat listeners and donors.
Twitter-Suspended CNN Journo Warns Of 'Chilling Effect'
CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan was one of the journalists suspended by Twitter on Thursday for spreading information that Twitter considers to be reach the threshold of doxing. On Friday, he traveled over to Amanpour and Company which airs domestically on PBS and internationally on CNN International to warn of the “chilling effect” this may have on other journalists who cover Elon Musk.
