President Bush came before the White House press corps for the last time on January 12 to thank them for doing their jobs. This exercise was akin to thanking the sharks who ate you.
The…
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January 15th, 2009 12:00 AM | Erin Brown
Headline News “Showbiz Tonight” host A.J. Hammer began a Jan.14th segment with this little number: “So is Ann Coulter the worst guest ever or is she just plain good TV?” The question was plainly…
January 14th, 2009 11:40 PM | Mike Bates
We've seen the mainstream media afflicted with Palin Derangement Syndrome. We've experienced the media in the throes of Bush Derangement Syndrome. Over at CNN, which modestly styles itself as…
January 14th, 2009 10:25 AM | Noel Sheppard
Don't listen to folks in the media claiming conservatism is either dead or dying, for on Monday night the premiere of Fox News's "Hannity" attracted more viewers than CNN's "Larry King Live" and…
January 14th, 2009 8:16 AM | Jeff Poor
CNN's Lou Dobbs opened this segment by saying this was a CNN exclusive, something you wouldn't see anywhere else. And unfortunately, he was right for the most.
The Jan. 13 broadcast of CNN…
January 14th, 2009 7:00 AM | Tim Graham
CNN President Jon Klein recently announced to a Huffington Post interviewer that CNN beats Fox News overall, and at 4, 5, 6, and 10. That would mean Klein boasted about Lou Dobbs at 6, even though…
January 13th, 2009 4:09 PM | Matthew Balan
CNN correspondent Jim Acosta hyped the forthcoming inaugural address of President-elect Barack Obama during a report on Tuesday’s American Morning: “...Barack Obama’s inaugural address may be more…
January 13th, 2009 2:17 PM | Rich Noyes
Starting this week, MRC’s Notable Quotables newsletter is evolving from a printed hard-copy product to an all-electronic Web and e-mail publication, complete with audio and video clips of the…
January 13th, 2009 7:32 AM | Tim Graham
CNN.com may have tired of the idea of Barack Obama as a political Messiah, so they’re switching it up. On Monday night, it posted a report from rural Mississippi headlined "Grandson of slaves:…
January 12th, 2009 4:59 PM | Matthew Balan
CNN correspondent Alina Cho devoted an entire report on Monday’s American Morning program to how the Obama presidential run has apparently served as an inspiration for ad campaigns by big…
January 12th, 2009 12:21 PM | Brad Wilmouth
Add NBC to the list of news organizations that have shown a clip of two doctors, one of whom is the controversial pro-9/11 Norwegian doctor, Mads Gilbert, supposedly trying to revive a deceased…
January 11th, 2009 11:43 PM | Brad Wilmouth
Dr. Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian doctor who has long been a pro-Palestinian activist and critic of Israel, and who, according to an article released by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East…
January 11th, 2009 1:03 AM | Brad Wilmouth
On World News Saturday, during the show’s "A Closer Look" segment, ABC anchor David Muir gave attention to those who question whether CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta has sufficient qualifications to be…
January 9th, 2009 11:27 PM | Tom Blumer
This post follows up on last night's NewsBusters post ("They Never Learn: CNN Withdraws Apparently Faked Video of CPR Attempt on 'Dead' Palestinian Child").
CNN has reposted a video it…
January 9th, 2009 3:56 PM | Matthew Balan
During a breaking news brief on Friday’s Newsroom program, CNN anchor Kyra Phillips failed to identify the party affiliation of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, a Democrat, who earlier in the day had…
January 9th, 2009 2:31 PM | Julia A. Seymour
Weighing the pros and cons of a plan, particularly one that could cost $1 trillion taxpayer dollars, should mean all perspectives were considered. But that wasn't what it meant to CNN in one Jan.…
January 9th, 2009 11:55 AM | Ken Shepherd
Noting that "supply has far outpaced demand," Washington Post staffer David Nakamura filed a story in the January 9 Metro section on how "Inaugural Rentals [Are] Begging For Takers."
While I…
January 8th, 2009 9:16 PM | Tom Blumer
See Jan. 9 Follow-up -- "CNN Doubles Down: Reposts Withdrawn Video of Apparently Faked CPR Attempt on 'Dead' Palestinian Child"
Not that it ever really went away, but fake news is…
January 8th, 2009 12:57 PM | Matthew Balan
On Thursday’s Newsroom program, CNN correspondent Jim Acosta indirectly compared the Obama family to the pregnant Virgin Mary and St. Joseph looking for a place to stay in Bethlehem during a…
January 8th, 2009 12:10 PM | Julia A. Seymour
It took pornography to hear some economic sense from CNN on the issue of bailouts.
"American Morning" reported on Jan. 8 that Larry Flynt, of Hustler magazine, and Joe Francis, of Girls…
January 8th, 2009 11:56 AM | Julia A. Seymour
It took pornography to hear some economic sense from CNN on the issue of bailouts.
“American Morning” reported on Jan. 8 that Larry Flynt, of Hustler magazine, and Joe Francis, of Girls Gone…
January 8th, 2009 10:43 AM | Kerry Picket
As a follow up to a previous post of mine regarding Rachel Maddow's hissy fit over the Obama family having to endure staying at the fancy Hay-Adams Hotel, the mainstream media jumped into the…
January 7th, 2009 8:37 PM | Mike Bates
On today's CNN Newsroom, anchor Kyra Phillips let viewers know exactly what she thinks of Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber. On the 2:00 PM (ET) segment she teased the…
January 7th, 2009 5:26 PM | Ken Shepherd
Shortly before noon today, CNN anchor Tony Harris turned to producer Tyson Wheatley for a look at the latest from CNN's "iReport" desk. Wheatley proceeded to show Harris and the viewers at home…
January 7th, 2009 3:59 PM | Julia A. Seymour
Chances are you’ve seen the PSAs telling you how to prepare for the end of analog television broadcasting on Feb. 17. If you still own an analog TV, the ads tell you, you must purchase a converter…