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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After Predicting No Israeli Objections to Obama's Mideast Speech, CNN's Zakaria Hits Netanyahu for Objecting

After proclaiming that he would be "surprised if anyone in Israel" objected to Obama's Middle East speech, CNN's Fareed Zakaria ripped Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his refusal to ...

On Saturday Night C-SPAN Will Air the MRC's 'DisHonors Awards'

Saturday night (May 28) C-SPAN will air the Media Research Center's "DisHonors Awards," and presentation of the "William F. Buckley Jr. Award for Media Excellence," which took place May 7 at the ...

Morning Shows Tout White House Claim that 'Distraction' Sarah Palin Is 'Re-Election Insurance'

Covering the growing buzz that Sarah Palin might mount a 2012 presidential campaign, the morning shows on Friday repeated liberal talking points proclaiming that it would be a disaster. Good ...

NBC's Gregory: Paul Ryan is 'Hurting the Republican Party' With Medicare Reform Push

Appearing on Friday's NBC Today, Meet the Press host David Gregory largely dismissed the possibility of Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan entering the 2012 presidential race: "He's got some of his ...

Nets Douse a Potential Palin Presidential Bid: Too 'Divisive' and 'Polarizing'

The evening newscasts on Thursday night eagerly devoted time to fresh speculation, prompted by Sarah Palin's upcoming bus trip from Washington, DC to New Hampshire, that she may jump into the ...

MSNBC's Chris Matthews Trashes 'Anti-Science,' 'Troglodyte,' 'Dunderhead' Republicans

Hardball host Chris Matthews on Thursday continued to lash out and deride the Republican Party as "anti-science" and "troglodytes." Playing off a comment by GOP Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, ...

NBC's Today Helps Sell Government Gimmick to Show Obama 'Gets It' on High Gas Prices

On Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer invited on Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to tout federally mandated stickers that detail the fuel efficiency of new cars: "Another way to save ...

ABC's The View Makes Light of Ed Schultz's 'Slut' Reference for Laura Ingraham

Instead of focusing on the vileness of Ed Schultz twice calling conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham a "slut" on his radio show, ABC's The View co-hosts gabbed back and forth Thursday about ...

CNN's Randi Kaye on Ed Schultz's Rant: 'There Are Mixed Interpretations' of the Term 'Slut'

Attempting to offer a defense of Ed Schultz, CNN's Randi Kaye told guest Howard Kurtz Thursday that "there are mixed interpretations" of the term "slut," which Schultz called conservative talk ...

NBC Correspondent's Shorthand for SB-1070: Arizona's Nazi Law

Borrowing the phraseology of left-wing bloggers, NBC Justice correspondent Pete Williams on Thursday invoked Nazi terminology three times to describe SB-1070, the Arizona immigration law that ...
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