ABC Gives Oxygen to Dangerous Trend: Moms Smoking Pot to Combat Stress
Amid its fight to renew the broadcast licenses from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its owned and operated affiliates, ABC’s Good Morning America probably thought it was fulfilling a public service on Thursday in calling out a (supposedly) viral trend of moms becoming hooked on marijuana to relieve stress, but its “both-sides-ing” negated any positive public service.…
ABC's 'Bona Fide News Program' Turns into Dems 2028 Struggle Session
As the Media Research Center and NewsBusters warned the Federal Communications Commission last month, ABC’s so-called “bona fide news program” The View engages in electioneering to promote Democratic Party candidates over Republicans. On Friday, they wrapped up the week with a struggle session as they tried to figure out which Democratic politician to support for president in 2028.…
What’s the Real ‘Defining Image’ of Race in America'?
Reuters published a photograph taken during the weekend of America’s 250th birthday celebration. It depicted a young black woman seated by herself on a packed D.C. Metro train. Standing and sitting around her were white men wearing white masks. They belong to a white nationalist organization called Patriot Front, a group involved in the violent 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia, rally that…
Stewart Gushes After Interviewing Jack Smith: 'Those Guys Have Balls'
Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart welcomed former special counsel Jack Smith and former FBI acting director Brian Driscoll to Wednesday’s episode of The Weekly Show podcast. After lamenting all things Trump, DOJ, and FBI, Stewart would tell his producers, "Those guys have balls.”
CNN's Cornish Pleads: Don't Tar Abdul El-Sayed With the Platner Brush!
The extent to which the Platner fiasco is fracturing the left was on full display on CNN today. Former NPRer turned CNN This Morning host Audie Cornish interrupted Dem panelist Meghan Hays, calling her out over what Cornish saw as an attempt at "smearing" other Democrat candidates — and in particular, radical Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan.
CNN Buries Immigrant’s Vehicle Attack & Illegal Status to Slander ICE
Given its political bent, CNN is no stranger to anti-ICE hit pieces. This Thursday, News Central finally covered the shooting of a Mexican immigrant by an ICE agent on Tuesday. Despite the facts appearing to justify ICE’s actions, CNN…
CNN's Tapper Takes Issue With Trump Calling Iranian Leaders 'Crazy'
When Iran's aggression caused President Trump to respond, CNN host and former Obama aide Jim Sciutto tried to play the moral equivalence game, that there have been "repeated violations in both directions of this ceasefire." He lamented "there's more shooting than negotiating." Jake Tapper took exception to calling the Iranian regime "loco," but he calls Trump "deranged."
Chieng: Only Collins Would've Voted For Platner After Rape Allegations
According to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show host-of-the-week Ronny Chieng, Graham Platner had to end his Senate campaign after being credibly accused of rape and sexual assault because nobody would vote for him except the woman who would have been his opponent: Sen. Susan Collins. In order to make such a claim, Chieng simply assumed the evidence against Planter is as strong as the…
Morning Joe Continues Platner Defense and Gives Warning to D.C. Dems
After Democrat Graham Platner finally dropped out of the Maine Senate race on Wednesday night, Thursday’s Morning Joe continued to try to defend him. Co-host Joe Scarborough said Republicans would be “beyond hypocritical” to wade into the issue, as he said it was “fascinating” that some were “summarily calling him a rapist now.” His co-host, and wife, Mika Brzezinski also joined in as…
Alert the Media! PolitiFact Located a Lying Democrat
PolitiFact did something truly shocking on July 2. They tagged a Democrat with their harshest judgment, “Pants On Fire.” It’s been almost two years since the last time. On July 31, 2024, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker was flagged for suggesting J.D. Vance had sex with a couch. In between those, I counted 32 "Pants On Fire" tags for Donald Trump.
NBC Is the First to Report Molotov Cocktail Attacks on NYC Churches
An arrest was made after a series of disturbing Molotov Cocktail bombings of houses of worship in New York City. The sole national evening newscast to report the bombings was NBC Nightly News.
CBS’s Tony Dokoupil DESTROYS Dems’ Coddling of Graham Platner
In a rare editorial that will surely send the media hall monitors into fits, CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil absolutely eviscerated the Democrats for coddling Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner (he hasn’t withdrawn yet). But Dokoupil was only half right.
NewsBusters Podcast: Epstein Obsession, Graham Platner Omission
The latest NewsBusters study from Curtis Houck underlined that ABC, CBS, and NBC unloaded more than 27 hours of coverage on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, mostly playing up his association with President Trump (and not Bill Clinton). By contrast, the networks spent months ignoring Graham Platner's Nazi tattoo and other embarrassing scandals.
CIA Director Who Burned Navy Vet to CNN Worked for Network for Years
As NewsBusters reported, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was hassling Navy veteran Zachary Young as he tried to get a book published about his successful defamation trial against CNN, even demanding he delete everything to do with his manuscript. While the CIA never cited what exactly it objected to, it seems as though the Agency was more interested in protecting themselves from…
