NewsBusters Podcast: Hero Acosta vs. 'Why Won't Ateba Stop Shouting?'

July 28th, 2023 10:22 PM

The New York Times and The Washington Post really demonstrated a double standard this month on confrontational White House reporters. CNN's screaming Jim Acosta was a heroic screamer in the briefing room, while screaming African reporter Simon Ateba should sit down and shut up.

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On FNC, Houck Sounds Off on PBS Garbage, Surprising MSNBC Segment

July 17th, 2023 11:06 AM

NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck made his latest appearance early Saturday/late Friday on the Fox News Channel’s Fox News @ Night and, as usual, sounded off with his picks for highs and lows of the week in the liberal media. His picks this time included a surprising take from a rabid MSNBC partisan and then another example of how PBS uses American tax dollars to peddle far-…

NB Podcast: Media Predict Jim Crow 4.0 Following Major SCOTUS Rulings

June 30th, 2023 6:03 PM

Since the last NewsBusters Podcast, three major rulings have come down from the U.S. Supreme Court: affirmative action, free speech, and student loan forgiveness. Your managing editor Curtis Houck and I discuss how the liberal media shrieked in horror at the prospect of fair admissions processes, free speech for the religious, and President Biden getting his underhanded campaign ploy trounced…

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On FNC & Newsmax, Houck Slams the Lefty Media Spinning for Biden

June 29th, 2023 12:49 PM

NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck was all over conservative media late Wednesday and early Thursday as he joined Newsmax’s Eric Bolling: The Balance and the Fox News Channel’s Fox News @ Night with Trace Gallagher to highlight the latest MRC time counts into the liberal broadcast network coverage of recent Biden family scandals as well as attempts by said networks to…

NB Podcast: Nets Mention Biden Scandals, But Buried by Trump Tsunami

June 28th, 2023 11:44 PM

Associate editor Nick Fondacaro and I reunited for Wednesday’s show to break down the NewsBusters team's new time counts of network coverage (or lack thereof) on the Trump indictment and allegations of impropriety from the Biden family. While the Biden numbers surprisingly aren't zero, the Trump numbers still dwarf them like a skyscraper-sized tsunami.

Houck, Bulldog Winner Markowicz Blast Liberal Media Over Trump Charges

June 13th, 2023 12:09 PM

NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck hopped on Newsmax Monday night during Eric Bolling: The Balance alongside New York Post columnist and 2023 MRC Bulldog Award winner Karol Markowicz to sound off on the ebullient liberal media’s coverage of the second Trump indictment and their continued penchant for hurling venom at Trump supporters.

NewsBusters Podcast: Was CNN CEO Chris Licht Doomed from the Start?

June 7th, 2023 10:14 PM

CNN CEO Chris Licht is out. But was he ever really in? Or did his predecessor Jeff Zucker still rule the radical roost? Licht was savaged for a "non-existent vision" of restoring some balance and fairness. The Zucker camp deeply admired themselves and their ranty editorializing, confusing it with "truth" and "facts."

MRC Leaders Sound Off on Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon Being Fired

April 26th, 2023 12:04 PM

On Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, the Media Research Center led the way in providing reaction to and instant analysis at NewsBusters, online, and on the radio about the bombshell firings of Tucker Carlson by Fox News and Don Lemon at CNN. This included three spots from MRC Founder and President Brent Bozell, NewsBusters Executive Editor Tim Graham, and NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis…

NewsBusters Podcast: Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon Suddenly Exit

April 24th, 2023 10:49 PM

It was a media Monday, with two bombshells in cable news: Fox News announced they were parting ways with Tucker Carlson, and Don Lemon tweeted he was out at CNN. What could be happening at these networks? And what will happen? Bill D'Agostino, Nick Fondacaro, and Curtis Houck all join the table to make sense of the breaking news on cable news.

NewsBusters Podcast: Hunter Biden Scoops, Michelle Obama's 'Epic' Goop

April 21st, 2023 10:48 PM

Surprise! Stories broke about the Hunter Biden investigation this week, and some networks actually covered them for a bit. Meanwhile, Michelle Obama drew typical goop about her "epic lines" and whether she would please her superfans by running for president someday.

NewsBusters Podcast: NPR Leaves Twitter In a Hilarious Huff

April 12th, 2023 10:52 PM

Twitter went from tagging National Public Radio as "state-affiliated broadcasting" to "government-funded media," but NPR decided to leave Twitter in a huff because Twitter was damaging its so-called image of "editorial independence." But they sound like National Public Relations for Democrats...

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MRC’s Houck Calls Out Liberal Media Defending Nashville Shooter, Soros

April 3rd, 2023 1:48 PM

NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck returned to the Fox News Channel and Fox News @ Night late Friday/early Saturday for another installment of liberal media highlights and lowlights from the past week. With plenty of options, Houck chose to train his fire on the liberal media rushing to the defense of far-left megadonor George Soros and the transgender community as the real…

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MRC’s Houck SLAMS WH for Hiding Biden From Press Amid Host of Crises

March 20th, 2023 10:34 AM

NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck was back on the Fox News Channel late Friday/early Saturday for Fox News @ Night and, with the topic in his wheelhouse, he sounded off on the latest antics from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and the White House’s purposeful restricting of press access to President Biden amid a litany of domestic and foreign crises.

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MRC’s Houck Teams With Rantz to Tee Off on Lefties Bashing Chris Rock

March 7th, 2023 10:03 AM

NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck was back on the Fox News Channel late Monday/early Tuesday for Fox News @ Night and tag-teamed with Seattle talk radio host Jason Rantz to sound off on liberal screeching over comedian Chris Rock’s Netflix special Selective Outrage that hit both sides of the spectrum and included Rock’s most extensive comments yet on the slap he…