BiasAlerts

Daily BiasAlerts, a product of the MRC's News Analysis Division, detail the latest instances of media bias by analyzing national media coverage of politics and policy. As of February 2015, they are no longer posted on MRC.org, but can be read on the CyberAlerts page of our NewsBusters blog.


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Flashback: Media Amazed by Obama's 'Deft' Libya Policy

The media's full-throttle attack on Mitt Romney's condemnation of Barack Obama's weak handling of the Libyan crisis isn't surprising given they invested so much time praising the President's ...
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NBC's Todd: Romney Response to Embassy Attacks 'Looks Crass and Tone Deaf'

At the top of Wednesday's MSNBC Daily Rundown, host Chuck Todd denounced Mitt Romney for daring to criticize the Obama administration's handling of the attack on U.S. embassies in Egypt and ...
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Journalists Freak Out as Romney Condemns Obama's Handling of Libya

Angry journalists repeatedly lashed out at a defiant Mitt Romney, Wednesday, pushing the Republican at a press conference to renounce his criticism of Barack Obama's handling of the crisis ...
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The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of 1998

The worst bias of 1998: Journalists disparage Ken Starr for investigating Bill Clinton's tawdry scandals, while an ex-Time magazine correspondent reveals the depth of her appreciation for ...
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ABC Skips Netanyahu's Rebuke of Obama Admin Over Iran

Uniquely among the broadcast network evening newscasts, ABC's World News on Tuesday failed to mention Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's criticism of the Obama administration for not ...
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Anderson Cooper Gives Frivolous Criticism of Romney for Hypocrisy

CNN's Anderson Cooper smacked the Romney campaign Monday night for alleged dishonesty. He claimed they were talking too much about social issues while saying the economy is their real focus. ...
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On 9/11 Anniversary, CBS Promotes Vanity Fair Editor's Blame Bush Tome

Eight weeks before the presidential election, Tuesday's CBS This Morning marked the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by helping Vanity Fair's Kurt Eichenwald forward his accusation that the ...
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NBC Worries About People Forgetting 9/11 Attacks, Then Skips Moment of Silence

Early in the 8 a.m. et hour on Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer led a panel discussion on whether the September 11th attacks were staring to be forgotten: "...some people are saying that ...
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Not Liberal Enough: Stephanopoulos Whines That New Woodward Book Will Be 'Used' By GOP

Good Morning America co-anchor George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday attacked Bob Woodward and his new expose from the left, worrying that "Speaker Boehner [is] using your book as a sign that voters ...
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'Vanity Fair' Editor Gushes to NBC's Lauer About Obama's 'Revealing' Basketball Game

Promoting his fawning profile of President Obama for the October issue of Vanity Fair on Tuesday's NBC Today, contributing editor Michael Lewis described a game of basketball he played with the ...
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