Live Earth's TV ratings might have been dismal, and the extravaganza took heat for the liberal use of profanity by its performers. But at least the concert series served some purpose: providing…
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July 9th, 2007 7:32 AM | Mark Finkelstein
July 7th, 2007 11:09 PM | Brad Wilmouth
Among Friday's broadcast evening newscasts, NBC Nightly News uniquely reported a federal appeals court ruling, tagged by anchor Lester Holt as a "victory for the Bush administration," regarding…
July 6th, 2007 1:51 PM | Rich Noyes
A federal appeals court today overturned a Carter-appointed judge's opinion last August that the National Security Agency's terrorist surveillance program, dubbed by opponents as "domestic spying…
July 6th, 2007 8:21 AM | Mark Finkelstein
H/t NB reader PawpawN.
As noted here, MSNBC's John Ridley went off on Al Gore this morning, suggesting he should hug his kid rather than the planet, save his son, not ice caps. But NBC's "…
July 6th, 2007 7:14 AM | Mark Finkelstein
John Ridley might be an NPR regular, someone who says he likes the "center-left" and even professes admiration for Al Gore's work. But that didn't stop the "Morning Joe" panel member from ripping…
July 3rd, 2007 11:32 PM | Brad Wilmouth
On Tuesday's Countdown, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann used his latest "Special Comment" to call on President Bush and Vice President Cheney to resign because of the commutation of Scooter Libby's…
July 3rd, 2007 1:08 PM | Ken Shepherd
The following was submitted by Jason Aslinger, a private practice attorney in Greenville, Ohio. Portions in bold below are the added emphasized of NB managing editor Ken Shepherd. It's a long post…
July 2nd, 2007 9:48 PM | Brad Wilmouth
On Monday's Countdown, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann opened his show railing against President Bush, contending that the President "lied us into a war" and "needlessly killed 3,584 of our family and…
July 2nd, 2007 5:12 PM | Geoffrey Dickens
Chris Matthews, presumably away on vacation, handed the reigns of MSNBC's Hardball to Democratic activist Reverend Al Sharpton. The first two guests, in the first half-hour, of the Sharpton hosted…
July 2nd, 2007 12:00 AM | Kristen Fyfe
The headlines tell the tale: Cohabitation, Unwed Motherhood Soaring in Younger Generation (USA Today); To Be Happy in Marriage Baby Carriage Not Required (The Washington Post); Key to a…
June 30th, 2007 3:45 AM | Ken Shepherd
The following was written for NewsBusters by Jason Aslinger, a private practice attorney from Greenville, Ohio. Portions in bold below reflect the editor's emphasis.The media’s contempt for the…
June 28th, 2007 3:54 PM | Scott Whitlock
On the Thursday edition of MSNBC’s "Morning Joe," host Joe Scarborough slammed media outlets, such as AP and The Hill for misrepresenting what Ann Coulter said in her now famous on-air debate with…
June 28th, 2007 1:03 PM | Geoffrey Dickens
Still stoking the flames of the fire it started on its cable outlet, MSNBC, NBC kept pushing the Ann Coulter vs Elizabeth Edwards fight, this time on this morning’s Today show. Substitute host…
June 28th, 2007 12:50 PM | Scott Whitlock
Elizabeth Edwards appeared on the Thursday edition of "Good Morning America" and was portrayed by co-anchor Chris Cuomo as simply the wife of Democratic ‘08 contender John Edwards. However, Cuomo…
June 28th, 2007 11:11 AM | Tim Graham
On his Political Punch blog, ABC correspondent Jake Tapper is calling out the media who have misquoted Ann Coulter -- but he also suggests Coulter has mischaracterized leftist comedian Bill Maher…
June 28th, 2007 8:29 AM | Tim Graham
(Updated 10:00 see below) For anyone who thinks newspapers are much better than those television types at avoiding the manufacture of quick sound bites out of context, see today’s Washington Post…
June 28th, 2007 1:32 AM | Brad Wilmouth
On Wednesday evening, ABC's World News with Charles Gibson and the NBC Nightly News both covered the Elizabeth Edwards/Ann Coulter controversy, noting that the Edwards campaign has eagerly used…
June 27th, 2007 4:55 PM | Mark Finkelstein
Understanding fellow, that Jonathan Alter . . .
On this afternoon's "Tucker Carlson" on MSNBC, the eponymous host mentioned that Barack Obama had travelled to NYC to seek the support of…
June 27th, 2007 3:08 PM | Ken Shepherd
The June 27 edition of "MSNBC Live" was sponsored by liberal filmmaker Michael Moore.
"'MSNBC Live' is brought to you by 'SiCKO', a Michael Moore film in theatres everywhere Friday," read…
June 27th, 2007 2:48 PM | Noel Sheppard
In response to Elizabeth Edwards’ attack on Ann Coulter Tuesday during an installment of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” the President of the Media Research Center, Brent Bozell, has issued the following…
June 27th, 2007 11:56 AM | Scott Whitlock
On Wednesday’s "Good Morning America," co-anchor Chris Cuomo portrayed the previous day’s on-air debate between Elizabeth Edwards and Ann Coulter as a one sided lecture from the ‘08 contender’s…
June 27th, 2007 11:52 AM | Noel Sheppard
By now, most people in America have viewed the scene from Tuesday’s “Hardball” when Elizabeth Edwards, wife of presidential candidate John Edwards, called in to dress down Chris Matthews’ guest,…
June 27th, 2007 11:51 AM | Geoffrey Dickens
Update with transcript of Matthews on MSNBC appended below.
After yesterday's ambush of Ann Coulter by Elizabeth Edwards on Hardball, MSNBC's Chris Matthews was rewarded a victory lap by…
June 27th, 2007 8:02 AM | Mark Finkelstein
Update (Ken Shepherd | 09:16 EDT): Matthews appeared with Joe Scarborough a few minutes ago on MSNBC to discuss the matter. Expect more coverage in a followup post on NewsBusters shortly.
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June 27th, 2007 7:31 AM | Tim Graham
It'll be busy at MRC this morning, as both ABC and NBC played up Elizabeth Edwards dressing down Ann Coulter by phone on "Hardball" last night. (Matthews trashed Coulter as a "Today" guest this…