Media Reality Check

Occasional reports and mini-studies documenting distorted coverage and/or media omissions.
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After Hyping Christie’s ‘Bridgegate,’ CNN Buries Andrew Cuomo’s Scandal

The cable news outlet completely ignored the Cuomo scandal until it aired a single report on August 7. In stark contrast, when a scandal involving the administration of New Jersey Governor Chris ...
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Todd Takeover: A Top 10 List of the Most Liberal Outbursts from the New 'Meet the Press' Host

On Thursday, NBC News sources confirmed that Chuck Todd will bump David Gregory from the Meet the Press host chair. And while Todd isn’t as liberal as his predecessor, he has played defense for ...
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Amid Deluge of Foreign Crises, Network News Shuts Out Obama Critics

Amid an escalating crisis in the Middle East and the shooting down of an airliner in Europe, the three evening newscasts have shut out critics of Barack Obama's response. 
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The Border Crisis Stories the Networks Aren't Telling You About

Government officials restricting reporter access to illegal immigrants at detention centers. Border patrol agents being infected with diseases “not seen in decades.” The general in charge of the ...
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Fade to Black? TV Coverage of VA Scandal Drops 84% in June

In May, Americans were horrified by the scandal enveloping Barack Obama's Veterans Affairs and the media seemed to agree. Yet, coverage dropped off 84 percent from May to June. 
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Networks Let Obama Escape Blame for Yet Another Crisis of His Making

Since coverage began on June 8 the Big Three networks have done their best to avoid blaming Obama for scores of unaccompanied children illegally crossing the U.S. border. From June 8 through June ...
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UPDATE: Networks Refuse to Report Obama Role in Humanitarian Border Crisis

Late last week, detention centers along the U.S.-Mexican border were crushed with a new surge of unaccompanied illegal immigrant children, yet two of the Big Three networks have barely touched ...
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What They Said Then: How the Liberal Media Savaged Reagan

Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan’s passing and a look through the MRC’s archives shows during his presidency many in the liberal media couldn’t withhold their ...
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In a Month, TV News Gives Less Airtime to VA Scandal than Christie Controversy Received in Four Days

In nearly four and a half weeks, CBS, NBC and ABC offered 110 minutes to covering an evolving scandal involving secret lists designed to keep veterans from receiving proper medical treatment. Yet ...
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Networks Devote 72 Minutes to Veterans Scandal, But Just 5 Seconds of Criticism for Obama

Since a massive scandal involving the Veterans Affairs department became public, the three networks have devoted a combined 71 minutes and 55 seconds (or 38 stories) to investigating a secret list ...
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