Margaret Brennan

Statements by Dempsey Open Possibility of Troops In Iraq; Nets Rush To Reiterate Obama's Promise None Will Go

curtis.houck — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 04:54:52 +0000

Curtis Houck

On Tuesday night, the major broadcast networks worked to quickly remind viewers that President Barack Obama has promised that no United States combat troops will be on the ground in the Middle East to fight the Islamic terrorist group ISIS despite congressional testimony by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, on Tuesday that U.S. troops returning to Iraq could still be a possibility.

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

NBC Ignores Protests in Hong Kong; CBS and ABC Cover, But Won't Label Chinese Govt. Communist

matthew.balan — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 02:25:03 +0000

Matthew Balan

NBC's morning and evening newscasts have yet to cover the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong on Tuesday. That day, ABC's World News labeled the demonstration "one of the largest marches in Hong Kong's history" during an 18-second news brief, but failed to mention that the communist Chinese government was the target of the participants.

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

NBC Skips Gaffes By Rich Obama Donors Turned Ambassadors, CBS and ABC Tout 'Controversy'

scott.whitlock — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 17:32:21 +0000

Scott Whitlock

In 2014, one wealthy Obama donor after another has been rewarded with ambassadorships to strategically important countries. Yet, NBC has skipped the embarrassing details of these men and women and their unfamiliarity with the places they are to serve. ABC's World News and CBS This Morning investigated the high profile donors.

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

CBS: 'White House Had Years of Warnings' About ObamaCare Debacle

matthew.balan — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:44:31 +0000

Matthew Balan

Monday's CBS This Morning revealed how "a trusted Obama health care adviser warned the White House it was losing control of ObamaCare." Major Garrett underlined that "the warnings were dire and specific, and ultimately ignored" by the Obama administration. Instead, they "relied on appointed bureaucrats and senior White House health care advisers" to implement the health care law.

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

CBS Omits Attkisson's Scoop on Kerry's Refusal to Let Benghazi Survivors Testify

matthew.balan — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:14:33 +0000

Matthew Balan

As of Thursday morning, CBS's morning and evening newscasts have yet to mention a revelation made by their own investigative correspondent, Sharyl Attkisson, on Tuesday – that Secretary of State John Kerry told Congress "he will not honor the request to make Benghazi survivors available for questioning."

CBS Devotes Two Straight Days of Coverage to 'Possible Cover-Up' on Benghazi; ABC, NBC Out to Lunch

matthew.balan — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:13:59 +0000

Matthew Balan

CBS used its Sunday evening and Monday morning newscasts to keep the spotlight on the question of a "possible cover-up" surrounding the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

CBS Highlights FBI's Latest Benghazi Development; NBC Yawns

matthew.balan — Thu, 02 May 2013 23:09:10 +0000

Matthew Balan

Thursday's CBS This Morning singled out the FBI's pursuit of three persons of interest who could provide information on the September 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S.

ABC Reports Obama Administration Knew Terrorists Carried Out Libya Attack; NBC, CBS Out to Lunch

matthew.balan — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:35:00 +0000

Matthew Balan

ABC's Jake Tapper's Thursday report on World News stands alone as the only Big Three coverage so far of what The Daily Beast's Eli Lake reported on Wednesday -- that U.S.

ABC, NBC Punt on Latest Developments in Libya Consulate Attack; CBS Highlights State Department vs. CNN

matthew.balan — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:16:13 +0000

Matthew Balan

On Monday, ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today failed to air any full reports on the continuing inquiry into the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and mentioned the issue only in passing.