Accuracy in Media

If you’re waiting for Jennifer Rubin to say something positive about this most conservative president since Ronald Reagan, you may be waiting a long time. Rubin writes a blog in the Washington Post called “The Right Turn,” which is promoted as a conservative take on the news. But as Charles Cooke wrote in a piece […]

In the media bias analysis business, we look at news pieces differently compared with opinion pieces or columns. For news pieces, we expect the facts and allow for some context, although that’s where most of the bias seeps in. For opinion, we expect facts to be arranged in a way to make the writer’s case, […]

The liberal media, almost hell-bent on guaranteeing a Democratic Party win in Georgia’s 6th district, is convinced that the Democrats have made progress in their anti-Trump rhetoric. Jon Ossoff, the Democratic candidate in the district, narrowly missed the 50% share of the vote to avoid a run-off (he garnered 48%) and to win the election […]

Episode 47. This week we tackle all the noise about Russian hacking and alleged influence on the presidential election, the spread of fake news, Trump’s latest cabinet picks, Kanye West’s visit with Donald Trump, Nate Silver on Comey and Clinton, Electoral College voting and more.

The mainstream media have become too comfortable following the legislative and policy agendas set by the White House and other liberals, so that when a truly newsworthy story comes to the fore, it is sidelined as “local news” instead of getting the front-page coverage it deserves. When the Newtown Massacre occurred, for example, the front […]

CNN’s “Reliable Sources” host Howard Kurtz discussed on Sunday’s show whether or not the media is biased against presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. “Politico has also weighed into the debate saying Republican complaints against bias often ring true,” Kurtz said. Guest commentators Jennifer Rubin and David Shuster engaged in a heated discussion on matters such as […]