NBC Nightly News host Lester Holt crossed the line from observation to advocacy in his reporting last night about the immigration crisis along the Southern border. Holt put the responsibility of children being separated from parents away from the parents committing a crime — illegal entry — as determined by Congress. Holt also failed to report […]
On Tuesday, one could scroll the entirety of the Washington Post’s web page and not find a story that essentially acquitted EPA of some of the most serious accusations of excess the media has labeled against him over the past year. The story, buried on page A8 of the print edition with a small headline […]
NBC retracted its false reporting that Michael Cohen’s phones were wiretapped prior to the FBI raiding his home, office and hotel room last month. NBC later changed its story. NBC then reported that investigators weren’t recording calls of Cohen, a longtime lawyer for President Donald Trump, but simply tracking phone numbers, or logging metadata about […]
It’s not as fun or easy to take pot shots at a conservative president when that president fights back, according to Variety. In Ted Johnson’s piece, headlined, “Inside the Intense, Combative World of Covering the Trump White House,” White House reporters admitted they work harder to ensure their stories are accurate, that the Trump administration is […]
NBC News, in its Saturday report “Superman celebrated in honor of 80th anniversary,” left out a key component of Superman’s legacy. NBC reports that “The iconic superhero made his debut in Action Comics #x51 in 1938, evolving into cartoons, a TV series and the big screen.” But the NBC report failed to mention that for […]
NBC chimed in on the Golden Globes last night with a tweet supporting Oprah Winfrey as “OUR Future President.” Nothing but respect for OUR future president. #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/h4hkjewu0K — NBC (@nbc) January 8, 2018 The tweet came right after host Seth Meyers made reference to a potential Winfrey candidacy in his opening monologue: “In 2011, I […]
President Trump said Tuesday that one of the things that surprised him the most after he took office was the “dishonesty in the media,” calling CNN “a joke” and NBC “a total joke.” Trump spoke with WMAL radio host Chris Plante at the White House as part of the administration’s effort to push for tax […]
Chuck Todd, host of NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ show, quoted Roy Moore, the Alabama Republican Senate candidate, and thought he was misquoting the U.S. Constitution. Todd said the following: “First off, he doesn’t appear to believe in the Constitution as it’s written,” Todd said, before playing a clip of Moore referencing what is written in […]
If you think you know a lot more about Donald Trump Jr.’s 20-minute meeting with a group of Russians lobbying him on adoption than Hillary Clinton arranging for Russia to acquire a fifth of our uranium, you’re probably right. And it’s probably because, according to an analysis released last week, the Trump Jr. story received […]
If you think you know a lot more about Donald Trump Jr.’s 20-minute meeting with a group of Russians lobbying him on adoption than Hillary Clinton arranging for Russia to acquire a fifth of our uranium, you’re probably right. And it’s probably because, according to an analysis released last week, the Trump Jr. story received […]