Profiles in Bias

Documenting the Bias of Top Journalists and Major News Stories
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Katie Couric

On May 19, 2011, Katie Couric stepped down as the anchor of the CBS Evening News, a position she held for nearly five years. From cheering on Barack Obama's campaign and his liberal presidential ...
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Tea Parties

In April of 2009, network, cable and print outlets responded to the emergence of the Tea Party movement with condescension and outright hostility towards the participants. ABC's Dan Harris ...
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George Stephanopoulos

After serving as a top presidential aide to Bill Clinton, George Stephanopoulos joined ABC News in 1996. First as an analyst, then as anchor of This Week and, currently, as co-host of Good Morning ...
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Diane Sawyer

Over two decades at ABC, Diane Sawyer has produced numerous examples of left-wing bias on shows such as Good Morning America and, presently, as the anchor of World News. She's lauded Nancy Pelosi ...
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Harry Smith

Here are the most over-the-top examples of liberal bias from Harry Smith, formally the host of CBS's Early Show, the third-rated morning program. Smith, now a correspondent, has denounced the ...
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Helen Thomas

After serving in the White House Press Corps for 57 years, Helen Thomas retired on June 7, 2010. The abrupt end of her career came in the wake of a viral video showing her telling Israeli Jews to ...
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Christiane Amanpour

In August 2010, Christiane Amanpour took the helm of ABC's This Week. Amanpour is married to ex-Clinton State Department spokesman Jamie Rubin, who also advised Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential ...
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Good Morning, Bias: Diane Sawyer’s Liberal Spin

For the last decade, Diane Sawyer has been a familiar face to millions of morning TV viewers as co-host of ABC’s Good Morning America. Over her lengthy career at ABC, Sawyer has repeatedly lauded ...
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A Smattering of Harry Smith’s Liberal Smugness

For the past seven years, Harry Smith has co-hosted CBS's The Early Show, currently the third-place broadcast network morning news program. Smith previously co-hosted CBS’s This Morning from 1987 ...
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Tea Parties Hit with Hostile & Crude Media Response

Media coverage of the more than 800 Taxed Enough Already (TEA) Party protests, which took place in all fifty states on April 15, 2009 ranged from disdainful dismissal of their nature, significance ...
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