Nick Schifrin
PBS Marks October 7 Massacre of Jews by Fretting Over Hamas, Hezbollah
How did PBS, which has displayed anti-Israel bias while whitewashing the radical nature of Hamas and its American supporters, handle the tragic anniversary Monday of Hamas’s invasion of Israel, which resulted in the murder of 1200 civilians, including women and babies, and the taking of over 200 hostages? Poorly -- focusing on Gaza and Hamas, just as they have every other day of the year, and…
ICYMI: NBC’s Alexander Grills Lloyd Austin on Hiding Hospital Stay
On Thursday, the Pentagon press corps were able to question Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for the first time since his secret December hospitalizations and prostate cancer diagnosis he hid from the American public and President Biden until early January. There were plenty of tough questions, but most notable was NBC’s Peter Alexander (pinch-hitting for Pentagon correspondent Courtney Kube,…
PBS Puts Onus on Israeli Victims: ‘Carrots’ for Hamas to Free Hostages
One way to demonstrate the slant in PBS’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war is to compare and contrast how their interviewers treat representatives of the respective sides. On Monday’s edition of the PBS NewsHour, reporter Leila Molana-Allen conducted a friendly interview with Mohammad Shtayyeh, the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, which represents the West Bank, and who…
PBS Won’t Trust Israel on Hospital: It’s ‘Carried Out Strikes' Before
On Wednesday’s edition of the PBS NewsHour concerning an errant Palestinian rocket that landed near a hospital in the Gaza Strip and killed many, show host Amna Nawaz offensively attempted to leave the question of responsibility open: Could the untrustworthy Israeli military still be blamed for the bombing? Nawaz talked to National Security Adviser Jon Finer and led off with the…