Accuracy in Media

CNN reporter Dyland Byers ignited a firestorm on Twitter Tuesday evening when he tweeted about the “incredible drain of talent” in the media and entertainment industries due to the wave of sexual harassment scandals. The reaction was swift and severe. You know what was an actual massive drain of talent from the media/entertainment world? All […]

The New York Times reported Tuesday that 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager was apparently so bothered that the original author of the show’s 50th-anniversary book, “Fifty Years of 60 Minutes,” interviewed subjects about the treatment of women in the workplace that he took over the project himself leading to a book largely devoid of […]

During an interview on the podcast of MSNBC contributor and Washington Post writer Jonathan Capehart, Hillary Clinton was asked about the recent rash of sexual harassment claims. “It’s politics and it’s gotten very political, and there are a lot of names in this hopper,” Capehart said. “Whether it’s Franken or Moore, or Trump or Clinton … you name […]

Joe Biden’s hints he may consider a run for president in 2020 are going over like lead balloons for columnists at the both HuffPost and Daily Beast. In her column headlined “Joe Biden 2020 Is a Terrible Idea in a Post-Weinstein America,” HuffPost Washington bureau chief Amanda Terkel writes that “Biden is the wrong guy […]

Fox News announced today that the network and star host Bill O’Reilly have parted company in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against him: “After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the Company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News Channel.” For O’Reilly, who […]

Bill O’Reilly is no longer at Fox News, even after his contract was renewed and that his show has been the top-ranked cable show and beat competitors. Why? A recent report said that Fox News paid up to $13 million in settlements in five cases where people who accused O’Reilly of sexual harassment. That appears […]

Embattled Fox News host Bill O’Reilly saw his ratings rise substantially last week despite the fact that more than 60 advertisers have pulled ads from his show after The New York Times reported that O’Reilly and Fox News paid $13 million to five women to settle sexual harassment charges. The O’Reilly Factor averaged more than […]

A jarring report from the inspector general’s office: National Park Service employees who conduct trips on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon have been engaged in sexual misconduct and harassment for years, led by boatmen who try to “get laid as much as possible,” according to a new inspector general report. Several members of […]

With sexual harassment allegations swirling around Herman Cain it would seem only natural to ask former president Bill Clinton, who has some experience in this area, his opinion. That is unless you are NBC or MSNBC and you are planning to interview Clinton about his new book. Clinton appeared on The Today Show on NBC […]

In a new Poll Position-TV Newser poll conducted on Saturday, a large majority of those surveyed said they agreed with Herman Cain that there are too many people in the media who are downright dishonest. Cain, who is under siege from the media over allegations of sexual harassment going back to his days when he […]