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NBC: Obama's Massive Budget Is 'Aimed at Helping the Poor'

scott.whitlock — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:53:06 +0000

Scott Whitlock

ABC's Good Morning America on Tuesday ignored the massive new budget proposed by Barack Obama (and the tax increases contained within). NBC's Today, despite four hours of air time, allowed a scant 23 seconds. But in that brief period, news reader Natalie Morales spun, "President Obama unveiling a record $4 trillion budget on Monday aimed at helping the poor and middle class."

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

NBC Boosts Hillary Clinton Trying ‘Her Hand At Comedy’

jeffrey.meyer — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:32:09 +0000

Jeffrey Meyer

On Thursday, NBC’s Today gave Hillary Clinton some free publicity following a policy speech she gave in Canada on Wednesday.

During a news brief in the 7:00 a.m. hour, Natalie Morales gushed how Mrs. Clinton “may try her hand at comedy. During a policy speech in Canada on Wednesday, Clinton described a mock conversation that Vladimir Putin had with himself about becoming Russia’s president again after initially leaving office.”

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

Brian Williams = 'If Walter Cronkite and Jon Stewart Had A Baby'

kyle.drennen — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:08:52 +0000

Kyle Drennen

NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame Thursday night and received an introduction from rock star Bruce Springsteen, who proclaimed: "To paraphrase a friend of mine, if Walter Cronkite and Jon Stewart had had a baby, and if due to the ongoing controversy over same-sex marriage they had to abandon that baby on the New Jersey Turnpike, and it grew up to be a news anchor, its name would be Brian Douglas Williams."

— Kyle Drennen is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Kyle Drennen on Twitter.

Networks Largely Ignore Lefty Wendy Davis ‘Wheelchair Ad’ Attacking Republican Greg Abbott

curtis.houck — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:48:34 +0000

Curtis Houck

On Friday afternoon, Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis and her campaign released a new ad that took aim at her Republican opponent Greg Abbott as a “hypocrite” for supposedly not caring about the disabled after becoming a paraplegic in 1984.

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

ABC and NBC Fail to Cite Hamas Official Admitting to Group’s Kidnapping and Murder of Israeli Teens in June

curtis.houck — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:24:43 +0000

Curtis Houck

The morning news shows for the major broadcast networks came and went on Thursday and two of the three networks in ABC and NBC refused to mention a key revelation in the ongoing fighting between Israel and the Islamic terrorist group Hamas. After previously denying involvement, a senior Hamas official admitted to the group's involvement in the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers in early June that later led to the intense fighting throughout the summer.

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

ABC, CBS Won’t Explicitly Cite Hamas for Ending Cease-Fire; Labeled Merely ‘Militants’ Instead

curtis.houck — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 19:47:05 +0000

Curtis Houck

During Friday morning’s coverage of the 72-hour cease-fire ending in Gaza, ABC and CBS refused to explicitly acknowledge Hamas as the party responsible for ending the cease-fire with Israel. Instead, those two networks referred to those responsible only as “militants” or “Palestinian militants” firing rockets at Israel.

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

ABC Out to Lunch on U.S. Attempt to Kindle Political Change in Cuba; CBS and NBC Cover

matthew.balan — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 21:32:01 +0000

Matthew Balan

As of Tuesday morning, ABC's morning and evening newscasts have yet to cover the Associated Press report that revealed the Obama administration's covert program in Cuba that attempted "recruit young Cubans to anti-government activism" on the communist-dominated island. The AP outlined that "over at least two years, the U.S.

— Matthew Balan is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Matthew Balan on Twitter.

ABC, CBS Ignore Upcoming VA Secretary Confirmation Hearing; Will Networks Cover News Tonight?

curtis.houck — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:25:17 +0000

Curtis Houck

ABC’s Good Morning America and CBS This Morning both ignored the news Tuesday morning that President Obama’s nominee to become the next Secretary of the scandal-ridden Department of Veterans Affairs will testify today on Capitol Hill in his confirmation hearing.

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

NBC Finally Notices Latest on VA Scandal...Gives It Less Than 30 Seconds

kyle.drennen — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 20:24:53 +0000

Kyle Drennen

After days of censoring any mention of the latest congressional hearings on the ongoing Veteran's Affairs scandal, Wednesday's NBC Today finally found time to report on the topic, providing two news briefs amounting to a paltry 27 seconds of airtime.

— Kyle Drennen is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Kyle Drennen on Twitter.

CBS, NBC Push Puff Pieces on Pot, Dream of ‘Light Up and Write Up’ Pulitzer Pot Prize

curtis.houck — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 21:05:22 +0000

Curtis Houck

On Monday, all three broadcast network morning news shows gave mention to the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Washington state with sales set to begin on Tuesday. In particular, CBS This Morning and NBC’s Today devoted entire segments to the drug and not only were both stories positive, a statement from the former President of Drug Watch International on Today was the only sort of opposing viewpoint provided.

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

'Today' Host Applauds 'Good Talk' at White House Summit; 'Way Past Time' for Paid Maternity Leave

kyle.drennen — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:42:53 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Acting as a cheerleader for the White House "Summit on Working Families" on Tuesday's NBC Today, 9 a.m. ET hour co-host Natalie Morales hailed: "A lot of good talk at the White House yesterday. You know, the whole conversation about managing work-life balance." She teed up a clip of President Obama speaking at the event: "He spoke about the importance...of having that balance in his own life and how much Michelle has had to pinch hit for him.

— Kyle Drennen is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Kyle Drennen on Twitter.

NBC Hails 'Landmark' Minimum Wage Hike in Seattle as 'Historic Victory for Workers'

kyle.drennen — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 16:34:15 +0000

Kyle Drennen

In a brief on Tuesday's NBC Today, news anchor Natalie Morales portrayed a minimum wage hike in Seattle as the first step toward a nationwide increase: "Well, with talks across the country ongoing about boosting the minimum wage, workers in Seattle are soon going to be seeing a big boost....The Seattle city council passed an ordinance Monday that bumps the minimum wage up to $15 an hour. That's the highest in the nation." [Listen to the audio]

— Kyle Drennen is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Kyle Drennen on Twitter.

NBC Barely Notices Another ObamaCare Change Increasing Costs, ABC and CBS Ignore

kyle.drennen — Fri, 16 May 2014 19:57:26 +0000

Kyle Drennen

In the 9 a.m. ET hour on Friday, NBC's Today provided only 26 seconds to another major change to ObamaCare that news anchor Natalie Morales acknowledged "may end up costing you thousands of dollars out of pocket." Neither ABC's Good Morning America nor CBS This Morning bothered to mention the development, which was reported overnight by the Associated Press.

— Kyle Drennen is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Kyle Drennen on Twitter.

NBC's 'Today' Gives 28 Seconds to Benghazi Emails, Touts White House 'Dismissing Claims' of Cover-Up

kyle.drennen — Thu, 01 May 2014 16:10:45 +0000

Kyle Drennen

During a 28-second news brief on Thursday's NBC Today, anchor Natalie Morales seized on Obama administration spin downplaying newly-released emails suggesting a cover-up of Benghazi: "The White House is dismissing claims by Senator Lindsey Graham that a previously undisclosed talking points email is a smoking gun about the 2012 attack in Benghazi that killed four Americans....The White House says the email was explicitly not about Benghazi, but was about the overall situation in the region." [Listen to Follow Kyle Drennen on Twitter.

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NBC Hosts Excited 'Very, Very Impressive' Chelsea Clinton Might Run for Office

kyle.drennen — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:39:40 +0000

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Kyle Drennen

At the top of the 9 a.m. ET hour on Thursday's NBC Today, co-host Natalie Morales seized on Chelsea Clinton answering a question she "gets asked all the time, just about every other day": "In a new interview she is saying she is now perhaps is opening that window that she may possibly think about running for public office." [Listen to the audio]

— Kyle Drennen is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Kyle Drennen on Twitter.
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