ABC Touts Skater Johnny Weir's 'Amazing Style and Eye-Catching Outfits' In Gay-Divorce Story

matthew.balan — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:59:11 +0000

Matthew Balan

Michael Rothman hyped Johnny Weir "amazing style and eye-catching outfits" in a Thursday item for ABCNews.com about the openly-homosexual figure skater's "split from his husband." Rothman labeled Weir "the man who stole the show at the Sochi Olympics," after the former Olympian provided on-air commentary in his "flamboyant outfits," including "black leggings...ankle-high boots" and Follow Matthew Balan on Twitter.

NBC’s Olympic-Sized Bias: 13X More Coverage to Russian anti-Gay Law than Attacks on Syrian Christians

mike.ciandella — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 13:30:34 +0000

Network frets over gays in the Games, ignores Syrian ethnic cleansing.

Kristine Marsh

Matt Philbin

Journalists love to preen as human rights watchdogs, congratulating themselves publicly for their roles – real or imagined – in securing the life and liberty of the downtrodden. That is, as long as it’s the right sort of downtrodden.

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