The violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia were fueled by the liberal media coverage of the protests, said Accuracy in Media’s Donald Irvine. In a recent interview, Mr. Irvine pointed out how protesters arrived in droves in the city and were there to cause trouble, due to media crews being in town to cover the protests: […]
Episode 84. Rob Bluey, Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Signal steps into the co-host slot this week as we discuss Donald Trump’s first 200 days in office, an analysis of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s performance and the growing calls to replace him, Google’s diversity crisis and the role of tech and social media in the workplace, […]
A new report from the Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard confirms what many conservatives have known for months—that news coverage of President Trump’s first 100 days in office has been overwhelmingly negative. The report analyzed news reports in the print editions of The New York Times, The Wall Street […]
ESPN host Dan Le Batard said that anyone who thinks the sports cable giant has a liberal bias is dead wrong, and that their accusations are driven by the fact that they don’t approve of the network’s diversity. Le Batard fired back at critics on “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz” on ESPN Radio: “Many […]
MSNBC’s Brian Williams wasted no time in comparing President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday to President Nixon’s firing of special prosecutor Archibald Cox in 1973. Williams was wrapping up a report on the firing with NBC White House Correspondent Peter Alexander when he said, “All right, Peter Alexander at the White House. […]
During a panel discussion with fellow journalists at the National Press Club on Friday, MSNBC’s Katy Tur stated that if journalists have any bias, it’s toward the facts, not towards an issue or candidate: “Journalists aren’t biased and if they do have biases, our job is to put those aside and report fairly. If we […]
President Donald Trump is rewarding the National Rifle Association for its support of his campaign last year by speaking at the organization’s annual meeting taking place in Atlanta this week. Trump’s speech is scheduled for Friday afternoon during the NRA-ILA’s Leadership Forum. “The NRA is honored to have the president address our annual meeting at […]
Facebook, which has been under withering criticism for the amount of fake news spread by its users, announced on Thursday that they are adding an “educational tool” to help users spot fake news. The announcement was made by Facebook news feed VP Adam Mosseri in a blog post: “As part of our ongoing efforts, we’ve […]
ESPN, which has seen its ratings drop as its on-air talent has drifted into politics, issued new political and election guidelines to employees, recommending that they tie any political comments to sports whenever possible. There are different guidelines for staffers working on news reports and those providing commentary for the network. Patrick Stiegman, ESPN’s vice president of […]
The Washington Post editorial board criticized Senate Democrats for attempting to block the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court because of their anger over the failed Merrick Garland nomination last year. The editorial board called Gorsuch a “well-qualified” judge and reminded readers that Democrats had abolished the filibuster for other nominations when they were […]