Chuck Todd

'Proud' of 'Tearful' Obama's Attack on Gun Rights; Like Lincoln's 'Emancipation Proclamation'

rich.noyes — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 14:27:32 +0000

Vol. 29, No. 1

“Proud” of “Tearful” Obama’s Attack on Gun Rights

Journalists vs. the 'Far Right,' 'Hardline' and 'Ultra-Conservative' House GOP

rich.noyes — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 20:07:35 +0000

Rich Noyes

Over the past four weeks, as the broadcast networks have covered the House leadership contest, reporters have gone out of their way to relentlessly paint House Republicans, especially the Freedom Caucus, as ideologues who are outside the American political mainstream.

— Rich Noyes is Research Director at the Media Research Center. Follow Rich Noyes on Twitter.

TV's Campaign '16 News: An Avalanche of Trump Coverage, Not Much for Others

rich.noyes — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 16:47:20 +0000

Rich Noyes

There are currently 17 declared candidates for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, but viewers of the three broadcast evening news shows this year have mainly heard about just two of them: former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and New York businessman Donald Trump.

— Rich Noyes is Research Director at the Media Research Center. Follow Rich Noyes on Twitter.

Obama's 'Best Week Ever' = Irreversible Lefty 'Transformation'

rich.noyes — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 21:02:56 +0000

Vol. 28, No. 14

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One Week = Irreversible Lefty “Transformation”

Hillary's Wacky Poor-House Claims

tim.graham — Mon, 11 May 2015 14:12:05 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III

Tim Graham

While Hillary Clinton hates doing Sunday shows – as we remember from the weekend after Benghazi – she did allow her close friend Gov. Terry McAuliffe to appear on Meet the Press on April 19. Jaws dropped when NBC host Chuck Todd threw him a real Russert-like hardball, quoting from his 2007 memoir What A Party!

Study: How the Broadcast Networks Have Deleted Hillary’s E-Mail Scandal

geoff.dickens — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:38:00 +0000

Geoffrey Dickens

Hillary Clinton’s official presidential announcement was a golden opportunity for networks to demand the former Secretary of State respond to unanswered questions about her e-mail scandal. Yet in the flurry of coverage since her official rollout (April 12 - April 20) the e-mail scandal garnered a total of just 3 minutes, 53 seconds* on the Big Three (ABC, CBS, NBC) evening and morning shows.

— Geoffrey Dickens is Deputy Research Director at the Media Research Center. Follow Geoffrey Dickens on Twitter.

Rampaging Against Republican 'Traitors,' and Do the Media Really Hate Hillary Clinton?

rich.noyes — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 21:15:21 +0000

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Media Haters vs. Hillary Clinton

“Early in 2016 Race, Clinton’s Toughest Foe Appears to Be the News Media”
— Headline over New York Times reporter Patrick Healy’s March 12 story.

Chuck Todd Asks Ben Carson to Defend Christian Faith in Light of ‘Science’

mike.ciandella — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:25:43 +0000

Kristine Marsh

It’s hard to imagine NBC’s Chuck Todd calling out a liberal candidate in this way. On Sunday's Meet the Press, Todd questioned how Dr. Ben Carson's Christian faith could "co-exist" with his trust in science.

TODD: You're a famed neurosurgeon, the best -- some say -- the best pediatric neurosurgeon living in the world today. You're a man of deep faith. Explain how science and religion, in your mind, co-exist.

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

Chuck Todd Scolds Boehner’s Decision to ‘Antagonize’ Israel-U.S. Relations

jeffrey.meyer — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 17:33:19 +0000

Jeffrey Meyer

On Sunday’s Meet the Press, moderator Chuck Todd took House Speaker John Boehner to task for inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress without notifying the White House ahead of time.

During an interview with Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), Todd accused Boehner of trying to “antagonize the relationship between the two sides" and wondered "is that worth doing?”

— Jeffrey Meyer is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Jeffrey Meyer on Twitter.

Wrong: Chuck Todd Claims Overturning Roe V. Wade Makes Abortion 'Illegal'

scott.whitlock — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:27:28 +0000

Scott Whitlock

While badgering Mike Huckabee on Sunday, Meet the Press anchor Chuck Todd inaccurately claimed that overturning Roe V. Wade would make abortion "illegal." The NBC journalist highlighted statements the former Republican governor has made about gay marriage. Todd worried, "Are you advocating essentially nullification here by the states if the Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage?"

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

Championing Obama's Big Government 'Generosity,' Slapping GOP 'Pettiness' and 'Disrespect'

rich.noyes — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:45:45 +0000

Vol. 28, No. 2

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As If Media Bias Had Nothing to Do with It

“He [President Obama] got the post-election honeymoon, not the Republicans.”
— NBC’s Chuck Todd on Nightly News before the State of the Union on January 20.

Meet the Press Panel Hits GOP Over Iowa ‘Freedom Summit,’ Going ‘So Far to the Right’

jeffrey.meyer — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 18:23:21 +0000

Jeffrey Meyer

Following Congressman Steve King’s (R-IA) Iowa Freedom Summit, which hosted several potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates, the panel on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday morning happily scolded the GOPers for attending the prominent conservative gathering.

During the discussion, Helene Cooper, correspondent for The New York Times, argued that Republicans “in many, many ways are their own worst enemies. They go so far to the right in order to out-conservative everybody else.”

— Jeffrey Meyer is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Jeffrey Meyer on Twitter.

Chuck Todd Finds No Fault In Obama Refusing to Meet with Netanyahu

jeffrey.meyer — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 14:05:39 +0000

Jeffrey Meyer

Chuck Todd, NBC News Political Director and moderator of Meet the Press, appeared on Sunday’s Today to preview his upcoming show and to discuss the fallout following the White House’s announcement that President Obama will not meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits the United States in March.

— Jeffrey Meyer is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Jeffrey Meyer on Twitter.

Brian Williams to Chuck Todd’s ‘Reality Check’ on Obama’s Liberal Plans: ‘A Lot of People Hope You’re Wrong’

curtis.houck — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:26:56 +0000

Curtis Houck

On Tuesday night, NBC News anchor Brian Williams charged that “a lot people hope” a reality check by Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd was wrong in asserting that most of President Obama's initiatives proposed during his State of the Union address won’t become law.

— Curtis Houck is News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Curtis Houck on Twitter.

NBC's Chuck Todd: Obama ‘Got the Post-Election Honeymoon, Not the Republicans’

curtis.houck — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 01:33:22 +0000

Curtis Houck

While previewing President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, NBC Nightly News had on Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd, who told viewers that the President will set out to “do a little victory lap about the state of the economy” and opined how Obama “got the post-election honeymoon, not the Republicans” thanks to his moves on illegal immigration and Cuba.

— Curtis Houck is News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Curtis Houck on Twitter.