Ben Tracy

Networks Push Illegal Immigrants, Pro-Amnesty Group Ahead of Obama’s Speech

curtis.houck — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:38:50 +0000

Curtis Houck

Ahead of President Obama’s speech on immigration on Thursday night, the major broadcast networks all did their parts to push the arguments in favor of his executive amnesty ranging from a whole segment devoted to a family that would benefit from the President’s executive order to promoting one pro-amnesty group.

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

CBS Hosts Cheer Seattle Fining People for Not Composting: ‘Go Seattle!’

jeffrey.meyer — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:33:42 +0000

Jeffrey Meyer

Following a Wednesday morning report in which the hosts of CBS This Morning celebrated California’s ban on plastic bags, on Thursday morning the hosts promoted a Seattle law that fines citizens for failing to compost properly.

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

CBS Uses Ice Bucket Challenge to Tout Dem Slamming 'Cold' GOP

kyle.drennen — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:27:55 +0000

Kyle Drennen

During a report on Friday's CBS This Morning about some of the "backlash" against the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, correspondent Ben Tracy highlighted Michigan Democratic Congressman John Dingell bashing Republicans who took part in the effort to raise research money for Lou Gehrig's Disease. [Listen to the audio]

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

CBS Defends Michael Bloomberg from NRA, Claims They Are ‘Getting Personal’

jeffrey.meyer — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 19:00:25 +0000

Jeffrey Meyer

On Wednesday, August 20, CBS This Morning promoted a new ad campaign by the National Rifle Association “going after former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg” a major gun control advocate.

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

CBS News Hits Firefox CEO's Support of Traditional Marriage: 'A Firestorm of Bad PR'

scott.whitlock — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 16:14:57 +0000

Scott Whitlock

CBS This Morning reporter Ben Tracy offered a one-sided take on liberal outrage against an internet browser's CEO and his support for traditional marriage. Brendan Eich is the new head of Mozilla, the company behind Firefox. Eich's crime? Tracy informed, "Six years ago, he personally donated a thousand dollars to support Proposition 8, the California initiative banning same-sex marriage." [MP3 audio here.]

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

CBS Hypes 'Anti-Bigotry Hat'-Wearing Chris Kluwe's Plight; Still Hits Him from the Left

matthew.balan — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:47:25 +0000

Matthew Balan

Ben Tracy boosted former Minnesota Vikings player Chris Kluwe on Tuesday's CBS This Morning for his activism in favor of same-sex "marriage." Tracy hyped that "Kluwe was one of the best punters the Minnesota Vikings ever had", and that despite being let go from the football team, "Kluwe continues his advocacy, wearing an anti-bigotry hat."

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

Networks Embrace ‘Catastrophic’ Warnings of Latest IPCC Report

julia.seymour — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 17:22:38 +0000

ABC swipes at skeptics, while CBS airs ‘irresponsible’ claim about temperatures rising 212 degrees.

Julia A. Seymour

The UN’s climate panel (IPCC) released its latest warning about "catastrophic" climate change on Sept. 27, garnering the frantic attention of all three broadcast networks that night. CBS even aired a claim about temperatures rising “more than 200 degrees."

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

CBS Argues Young People Need to Enroll in ObamaCare

julia.seymour — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:36:03 +0000

‘Evening News’ includes only supporters of ACA, including spokesperson from Soros-funded Young Invincibles group.

Mike Ciandella

Millions of young “invincible” Americans should buy insurance that they probably will not use very much in order to keep ObamaCare afloat, according to Aug. 15 CBS “Evening News.”

The one-sided report promoted ObamaCare, by talking to only a young man who intends to sign up with a government exchange and a woman from a group supportive of the law.

ABC, CBS Punt on Democratic Party ID of Mayor Caught in Sex Scandal

matthew.balan — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:16:03 +0000

Matthew Balan

On Tuesday, neither ABC's Good Morning America nor CBS This Morning mentioned San Diego Mayor Bob Filner's Democratic affiliation, as they reported on the new sexual harassment lawsuit against the former congressman. The CBS morning show devoted a full report to the latest development in the sex scandal, while the ABC broadcast only devoted a news brief to the story.

CBS Trumpets 'Long Night of Celebrating' Over Prop 8 Ruling; Spotlights Same-Sex Couple's Ring Ceremony

matthew.balan — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:55:35 +0000

Matthew Balan

CBS This Morning led its Thursday broadcast with overwhelmingly slanted coverage on the Supreme Court's pro-same-sex "marriage" rulings. Ben Tracy played up the "long night of celebrating in West Hollywood", after the Court paved the way for the termination of California's Proposition 8.

Network Morning Shows Hype Angelina Jolie's Mastectomies With Nearly 27 Min. of Coverage; Yawn at Gosnell Verdict

matthew.balan — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:03:28 +0000

Matthew Balan

ABC and NBC led their morning shows on Tuesday with nearly 10 minutes of "breaking news" coverage of Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy. This celebrity-driven story was apparently deemed more important than abortionist Dr.