Kyle Drennen is the Media Research Center's Senior News Analyst and a
Contributing Editor to NewsBusters. He is the co-author of the 2014 Media Reality Check study, TV News Blacks Out This Year’s Bad Election News for Democrats.
His media analysis has been routinely cited by nationally syndicated
radio hosts Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin, as well as on Fox News and The Wall Street Journal’s
WSJ.com website. He joined the MRC in 2007 after graduating from
Providence College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and
political science.
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Author Articles
4/22/2013 10:45 AM ET
On Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, special correspondent Tom Brokaw used a discussion on the Boston Marathon bombings to argue more broadly that the "roots" of anti-American terrorism across the ...
4/19/2013 11:52 AM ET
Weeks after White House hype over the budget sequester fizzled as the policy went into effect, on Thursday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams signaled a new media push to scare viewers ...
4/18/2013 4:44 PM ET
Following gun background check legislation being voted down in the Senate on Wednesday, anchor Brian Williams led off NBC Nightly News that evening by proclaiming: "There are cries of 'shame' from ...
4/17/2013 4:35 PM ET
In part two of her interview with President Obama aired on Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie lobbed several softballs, wrapping up the exchange by wondering: "I know you're not ...
4/17/2013 10:40 AM ET
While NBC News had completely censored any mention of the Gosnell
abortion trial from its airwaves, in an interview with President Obama
conducted on Monday and aired on Wednesday's Today, ...
4/16/2013 5:13 PM ET
Appearing on Tuesday's NBC Today, special correspondent Tom
Brokaw warned his media colleagues about premature speculation regarding
the motivation of the Boston bombing: "I think everybody ...
4/16/2013 11:28 AM ET
In an exclusive interview with President Obama aired on Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie began the exchange by fretting over gun legislation in Congress "hanging by a thread"
and ...
4/15/2013 4:13 PM ET
At the end of an interview with actor Harrison Ford for the NBC Meet the Press web-based feature Press Pass,
about his role in a new film about Jackie Robinson, host David Gregory
turned to ...
4/15/2013 1:12 PM ET
In an interview with Florida Senator Marco Rubio on Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, moderator David Gregory hyped: "The
political problem the party faces, Republicans face, among minority ...
4/15/2013 11:09 AM ET
While NBC News continued to ignore the trial of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell on its airwaves, an NBCNews.com article posted Saturday made brief mention of the media blackout: ...
4/12/2013 11:35 AM ET
During a segment on Friday's NBC Today that suggested a
"turning point for gun laws," co-host Matt Lauer declared: "Big story in
Washington this morning, the Senate agreeing to move forward ...
4/11/2013 4:05 PM ET
On Thursday's NBC Today, political director Chuck Todd urged
Republicans to back gun restrictions or risk alienation from female
voters: "Look at the massive gender gap....65% of women want ...
4/11/2013 10:40 AM ET
On Thursday, the morning shows on NBC, CBS, and ABC all touted a New York Times Magazine profile
of disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner, an article designed to
rehabilitate the ...
4/10/2013 12:56 PM ET
On the eve of a proposed deal on a limited expansion of background checks for guy buyers, Tuesday's NBC Nightly News went after Republicans for opposing gun restrictions, with Capitol Hill ...
4/10/2013 9:33 AM ET
Leading a panel discussion on Tuesday's NBC Today about the possibility of a professional athlete coming out as gay, frustrated co-host Matt Lauer implored: "It's
interesting that in 2013, with ...
4/9/2013 4:22 PM ET
During a panel discussion on Tuesday's NBC Today about a new
survey on how Americans view the 1980s, co-host Willie Geist noted an
interesting political finding: "If a presidential election ...
4/9/2013 2:25 PM ET
During a report on Tuesday's NBC Today, correspondent Michelle
Kosinski took gratuitous shots at Margaret Thatcher while detailing
funeral plans for the former British prime minister who died ...
4/8/2013 5:48 PM ET
Following an one-sided report on Monday's NBC Today about the
push for more gun restrictions, which touted Democratic Connecticut
Governor Dan Malloy dismissing the National Rifle ...
4/8/2013 4:15 PM ET
At the top of Monday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer eagerly
promoted the possibility of Chelsea Clinton, currently an NBC News
special correspondent, one day running for office: "Following ...
4/8/2013 2:21 PM ET
Appearing on Monday's Today, Abby Huntsman, daughter of former
presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, offered kind words eulogizing
Margaret Thatcher: "What we know about Margaret Thatcher is ...
