Gun Control

Bias by the Minute: Tallying the Network News Agenda in 2015

rich.noyes — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 22:56:14 +0000

Mike Ciandella

Rich Noyes

Early last year, the Media Research Center set up a new project to keep tabs on all stories on the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts, categorizing each item by its topic and total airtime. Thanks to that effort, we can now precisely analyze the agenda and bias of the Big Three networks — what they covered, and what they failed to cover, in 2015.

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

Mocking Prayer as 'Meaningless Platitudes' from 'Cowards,' Fearing 'Ugly Politics' of 'Islamophobia'

rich.noyes — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 22:04:26 +0000

Vol. 28, No. 24

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Prayer = “Meaningless Platitudes” from “Cowards”

“God Isn’t Fixing This”
“As latest batch of innocent Americans are left lying in pools of blood, cowards who could truly end gun scourge continue to hide behind meaningless platitudes”
— Front-page headline and sub-headline of the New York Daily News, December 3.

Liam Neeson: Live by the Gun, Die by the Gun Control?

mike.ciandella — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:10:33 +0000

First Neeson shoot-em-up to open after his call for gun control tanks at box office.

Matt Philbin

OK, it’s probably not cause and effect, but it’s definitely karma. Liam Neeson’s new flick, Run All Night, just posted the worst opening of any of the Irish actor’s action movies. And it’s the first Neeson movie to premier after his January public assertion that “There’s too many [expletive] guns out there, especially in America.”

Surprise: CBS’s Don Dahler Pushes Back Against Lawyer in Bushmaster/Sandy Hook Lawsuit

curtis.houck — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 05:29:19 +0000

Curtis Houck

On Monday night, ABC and CBS covered the news that families of ten people who lost their lives in the deadly school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012 were filing a lawsuit against gun manufacturer Bushmaster as it was maker of the rifle used by Adam Lanza in his horrific rampage.

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

ABC, NBC Skip Poll Finding Massive Support for the Second Amendment

scott.whitlock — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:25:44 +0000

Scott Whitlock

In January of 2013, in the wake of the tragic Sandy Hook school shooting, the networks aggressively pushed gun control and compared the struggle for new restrictions to the battle against the Nazis and segregationists. On Thursday, a poll showed support for gun rights to be at the highest point in 20 years.

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

Stevie Wonder Pushes Politics at Madison Square Garden Concert

mike.ciandella — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 17:21:08 +0000

From the ‘Shut Up and Sing’ File …

Kristine Marsh

Perpetual Grammy Award winner Stevie Wonder is no stranger to using his celebrity platform to push his liberal political views. His newest tour kicked off Thursday night in Madison Square Garden where he talked about guns, racism and equal rights, according to AP.

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

Truth ...

mike.ciandella — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 19:43:10 +0000

Glenn Foden

Publish Date

October 28, 2014 - 3:44pm

Rosie O'Donnell Uses Canadian Terror Attack to Push Gun Control

scott.whitlock — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:11:39 +0000

Scott Whitlock

Liberal View co-host (and 9/11 truther) Rosie O'Donnell wasted no time on Thursday in taking the shooting in Canada and spinning it into a plea for gun control in America. The comedienne cited a comment from model Chrissy Teigen.

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

U.S. President In ABC Prime Time: ‘Right to Bear Arms’ in Constitution and ‘So Was Slavery’

brent.baker — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 19:51:21 +0000

Brent Baker

ABC’s Scandal, which has a fresh episode tonight (Thursday), last week featured “President Fitzgerald Grant,” supposedly a Republican, channeling Piers Morgan as he used the State of the Union address to plead for more gun control: “How many other people’s children are we going to let die before we put a stop to this?”

— Brent Baker is the Steven P.J. Wood Senior Fellow and Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center. Follow Brent Baker on Twitter.

Networks Skip Compelling Story of Mom Arrested After Taking Gun Into New Jersey

scott.whitlock — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 17:45:08 +0000

Scott Whitlock

The three major networks have obsessed over every detail of the football scandal involving Ray Rice and what the NFL knew. Yet, ABC, NBC and CBS have ignored the compelling story of Shaneen Allen, a single mother who faced prison for taking her legally-owned firearm into the state of New Jersey. The football connection?

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

NBC Nightly News Spins ‘Thought-Provoking’ Piece on Teachers With Guns Story As Big Risk

curtis.houck — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 02:06:36 +0000

Curtis Houck

On Monday night’s NBC Nightly News, the program took a look at how Utah is now allowing teachers to obtain concealed carry permits to have firearms in their schools after training and continually passing background checks.

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

Matthews on Arizona Gun Range Tragedy: ‘This Is Where You Get When You Go All the Way With Gun Rights’

curtis.houck — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 04:56:30 +0000

Curtis Houck

Chris Matthews devoted a segment during his MSNBC show Hardball on Wednesday evening to the tragic shooting death of a firearms instructor at a Arizona gun range after a nine-year-old girl accidently shot him with an Uzi submachine gun. Instead of discussing how tragic this incident was or possible safety measures to take in the future, Matthews and his guests chose to rail against the National Rifle Association (NRA) for somehow being connected to this terrible incident.

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

CBS Offers a Shockingly Positive Look at Women and Guns: A 'Great American Tradition'

scott.whitlock — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:35:51 +0000

Scott Whitlock

CBS This Morning on Thursday offered something Americans rarely see on network television: A thoroughly positive look at guns and the affinity women have for shooting. Reporter Jan Crawford told viewers that this is "completely removed" from gun violence.

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

CBS and NBC Continue to Ignore Federal Judge Overturning D.C. Gun Ban

jeffrey.meyer — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 00:30:46 +0000

Jeffrey Meyer

On Saturday, July 26, federal judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr. ruled that Washington D.C.’s ban on carrying a gun in public was unconstitutional and since the decision the “big three” networks have remained virtually silent on the Second Amendment victory.

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

CBS Shocker: Network Promotes 'Gun-Toting Waitresses' Without Bias

scott.whitlock — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:20:21 +0000

Scott Whitlock

CBS isn't known to be a network friendly to gun rights. So, it was shocking to see a positive, pro-Second Amendment-rights story on Tuesday. This Morning reporter Barry Petersen profiled a Colorado restaurant that encourages open-carry of weapons. Co-host Gayle King enthused, "Plus, gun-toting waitresses. Inside the restaurant with an appetite for firearms." [MP3 audio here.]

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