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ABC Thrills Over Good Numbers for Obama, Downplayed Past Polls

scott.whitlock — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 17:59:06 +0000

Scott Whitlock

Good Morning America journalists on Monday eagerly promoted good news for Barack Obama. Co-host George Stephanopoulos hyped an ABC News/Washington Post survey "showing the President going to a pretty high approval ratings, going up to 50 percent, the highest he's had in 18 months."

— Scott Whitlock is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Scott Whitlock on Twitter.

Ann Compton on Obama: He Launches 'Profanity-Laced' Tirades Against Press

scott.whitlock — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 18:00:53 +0000

Scott Whitlock

According to retired ABC News journalist Ann Compton, Barack Obama launches into "profanity-laced" tirades against the press in off-the-record meetings with reporters. In a C-SPAN interview, Compton also derided the President for leading "the most opaque" administration of "any I have covered."

— Scott Whitlock is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Scott Whitlock on Twitter.

ABC Refuses to Identify ISIL Victims as Christian

mike.ciandella — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 13:48:00 +0000

And isn’t eager to call the caliphate Muslim, either.

Kristine Marsh

As liberal columnist Kirsten Power recently noted, President Obama is notably reluctant to acknowledge that Iraqi Christians are facing lethal persecution at the hands of ISIL. Unfortunately, he’s not alone. ABC has been almost completely silent about the religious minorities that ISIS’ self-declared Islamic caliphate is intent on wiping out.

— Kristine Marsh is Staff Writer for MRC Culture at the Media Research Center. Follow Kristine Marsh on Twitter.

Nets Excited Over Hillary's Audio Book: 'Making Choices With Her Head and Her Heart'

scott.whitlock — Tue, 27 May 2014 15:43:30 +0000

Scott Whitlock

All three morning shows on Tuesday deemed it news worthy to listen to audio excerpts from Hillary Clinton's upcoming book. On the same day that Good Morning America ignored the leaking by the White House of a CIA station chief in Afghanistan, news reader Amy Robach parroted Democratic talking points: "In the book's audio version, Mrs.

— Scott Whitlock is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Scott Whitlock on Twitter.

ABC, NBC and CBS Hype ‘Food Babe’ Attack on Subway

mike.ciandella — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 22:08:41 +0000

Food blogger is no scientist, but the networks don’t seem to mind.

Mike Ciandella

Whether it’s beef, tuna or Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, the networks love to scare people away from their dinner plates.

— Mike Ciandella is Research Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Mike Ciandella on Twitter.

ABC Wants Dismissal of $1.2 Billion ‘Slime’ Suit

mike.ciandella — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:34:49 +0000

In circuit court, ABC requests dismissal while BPI says news network caused ‘consumer backlash’ and damaged their company.

Julia A. Seymour

A South Dakota circuit court judge heard arguments on Dec. 17 from both sides in the lawsuit by Beef Products Inc. (BPI) against ABC News over its coverage of lean finely textured beef in 2012.

— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.

ABC: The 'Anyone But Catholics' Network

mrc.marketing — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:30:06 +0000

ALEXANDRIA, VA – According to an analysis by the Media Research Center, the three broadcast networks are using the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI to advance their left-wing social agenda and attack the Catholic Church’s centuries-old doctrine on the priesthood, abortion, and gay marriage. While NBC Nightly News and CBS Evening News predictably dwelled on scandals and the Pope’s “conservatism,” their anti-Catholic coverage paled in comparison to the disgraceful onslaught on ABC World New

ABC Leads Pack Attacking Pope, Church

matt.philbin — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:52:47 +0000

Step 1: Talk up scandal, erosion. Step 2: Hope new Pope will be a secular liberal.

Matt Philbin

As if more proof were needed that the broadcast networks don’t get religion, and really don’t get Catholicism, analysis of the evening news programs from Feb. 11 showed a how inadequate the assumptions of liberal secular journalists were in explaining the Church, its mission and its role in the lives of the faithful.

ABC's Avila Launches Another Fishy Food Attack

matt.philbin — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:34:47 +0000

Beef bully claims new breed of fish could cause cancer, shows no evidence.

Mike Ciandella

Dinner at Jim Avila’s house must be a real party – that is, if Avila himself believes his hysterical food scaremongering. The ABC senior national correspondent has launched job-killing attacks against the beef industry and the poultry industry, and now he’s having a go at the fish.

Twinkie Party: The Loss of 18,000 Hostess Jobs Is a Big Joke to ABC News

scott.whitlock — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:52:53 +0000

Scott Whitlock

The cast of Good Morning America on Friday treated the bankruptcy of Hostess and the loss of 18,500 jobs as a hilarious joke. Josh Elliott, George Stephanopoulos and others guffawed as they handed out Twinkies and ate them on set.

Jenny McCarthy and the Fall of Books

tim.graham — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:28:33 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III

The book industry seems to be collapsing, at least that hallowed old paper-and-glue industry that promoted serious ideas. Even talk-radio and TV hosts are spending less time with authors. There are exceptions – but they won’t make you feel optimistic about books.

George Stephanopoulos: Reliably Crowning Democrats as Debate Winners

rich.noyes — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:36:39 +0000

Rich Noyes

Leading into tomorrow’s presidential debate, journalists are busy setting expectations for the candidates. On Sunday’s Good Morning America, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos argued that Mitt Romney is under “huge, huge” pressure: “He is behind right now. He is behind nationally, he’s behind in all of the battleground states. This is the last big audience that Mitt Romney is going to have with about four and a half weeks left to go.”

ABC’s Jim Avila: More Activism Than Journalism

dan.gainor — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:09:18 +0000

Correspondent named in $1.2 billion lawsuit after attacks on lean beef.

Liz Thatcher

Jim Avila may not be a household name, but he has become one of the most prominent news correspondents on television – averaging 130 reports a year since 1997. But he’s done much more than just report the news, Avila has become an activist.

Iowa Radio Station Dumps ABC Over ‘Pink Slime’ Coverage

matt.philbin — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:21:06 +0000

Network’s hysterical reporting ‘hurt our community.’

Liz Thatcher

ABC News is having a banner week. First it was forced to acknowledge that reporter Brian Ross had smeared an innocent member of the Colorado Tea Party (and Tea Partiers more broadly) by speculating on-air that Aurora killer James Holmes might be a Tea Party member of the same name.

ABC Reporter Mocks Global Warming 'Denialists,' Calls for More Alarmist Advocacy

scott.whitlock — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:54:42 +0000

Scott Whitlock

ABC reporter and global warming enthusiast Bill Blakemore on Sunday condescendingly dismissed climate change skeptics as "denialists." In a piece on ABCNews.com, he called for yet more advocacy on the part of journalists.