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Media Critic: Fox News 'Far Better Watchdog' on Obama Than 'Any Other' TV News Outlet

kyle.drennen — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:53:34 +0000

Kyle Drennen

In a Tuesday article, Baltimore Sun media critic David Zurawik examined the reason behind Fox News beating every other TV news outlet in the ratings – including NBC, ABC and CBS – during November 4 midterm election coverage: "...it's time to think seriously about what that says abou

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

Ed Schultz's Ratings Plummet as He Obsesses Over Climate Change

scott.whitlock — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:04:47 +0000

Scott Whitlock

Ed Schultz's ratings continued to plummet last week, falling to just 41 thousand in a key demographic. So, how did the MSNBC host respond to the bad news? He opened his show on Monday by demanding that other journalists focus more on climate change. Regarding a global warming protest in New York City, Schultz demanded, "Ask yourself a question.

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

Upside-Down Movie Ratings Games

tim.graham — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:48:04 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III

The modern movie ratings system was put in place by the Motion Picture Association of America in 1968 for parents to protect children under 18 from ultraviolent or sexually explicit material. Since 1968, avant-garde leftists have been trying to knock this voluntary system down.

Networks Take Cue from Obama, Wait Nearly 6 Years to Attack S&P

admin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:03:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

Media Back Democrat Push Against S&P: The decision by Standard and Poor's to downgrade the U.S. credit rating was met with harsh criticism from the left, and the news media reacted by asking whether they have the power or "expertise" to rate the U.S.

O, What a Business Move to Hype a Half-Sister

admin — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:00:00 +0000

Dan Gainor

She is the Queen of All Media, a woman so successful she has her own TV show, her own magazine, $2.7 billion in the bank, a book club that can make any author a best seller and now her own TV network. And, conveniently, she also has a 'secret' she had to share with 6.7 billion close friends - just in time to promote her fledgling cable channel.

Vanity Fair Columnist and MSNBC Guest: Fox News 'Not Very Popular in this Country'

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:09:55 +0000

Jeff Poor

Let’s say, hypothetically, someone was to make a disparaging statement about Fox News and conclude as a news outlet it is way outside of mainstream political thought. Well, then the follow-up appropriate question could be where does that put Fox News’ competitors who get just a fraction of the cable news juggernaut’s ratings?

Unmasking the Myths Behind the Fairness Doctrine

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:31:00 +0000

CMI Staff

Introduction

NYT Beams: CNN, MSNBC Catching Up (Once Again!) to Fox News

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:48:00 +0000

Yet another story on the inevitable decline of Fox News - problem is, liberal-leaning CNN and MSNBC are always gaining but never actually catch up to Fox News.

Clay Waters

The front page of Saturday's Arts section featured Jacques Steinberg's "Fox News Finds Its Rivals Closing In." The Times adores these "rivals closing in on Fox News" stories, constantly checking for signs that the reign of right-wing news is over and that CNN and MSNBC, whose liberal leanings are neverconfess

Former CBS Anchor Blames Deregulation for Deterioration of TV News

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:25:57 +0000

Jeff Poor

One might think in the free market of ideas, increased competition would inspire more innovation, leading to more and better choices for the consumer.

Roger Mudd, a former “CBS Evening News” weekend and fill-in anchor and co-host of NBC’s “Meet the Press” and “Nightly News,” said more choices have caused the quality of TV news to decrease instead of increase.

Puffing Up CNN at Fox News' Expense

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:56:00 +0000

But CNN's "surge" may be less than meets the eye.

Clay Waters

Reporter Tim Arango made the front page of Business Day Wednesday with a glowing profile of CNN news group president Jim Walton and his cable network, "Back in the Game - Presidential Primaries Lift CNN"s Ratings, and Confidence."

Leno's Success Prompts Union Writing Controversy

admin — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:10:54 +0000

Jeff Poor

If you can’t win, just rewrite the rules. That might be the Writers Guild of America’s new motto.

Cheering on MSNBC's Leftist Line-Up on the Front Page

admin — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:02:00 +0000

Slow news day? The Times uses front-page space to cheer on MSNBC's leftist line up (soon to include 9-11 conspiracy spinner Rosie O'Donnell?).

Clay Waters

Slow news day?

PTC: TV Networks Get 'F' for Ratings

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0000

Kristen Fyfe

According to Hollywood, it's okay for 14-year-old kids to watch a woman die while being raped.

That's the bottom line in a new study released by the Parents Television Council (PTC), which details the failure of broadcast television networks to properly rate their programming during prime time viewing hours.

The V-Chip is No Magic Pill

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 04:00:00 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III

Parents continue to struggle nightly with the torrent of trash on the TV screen, and the executives at the top of the trash heap have come to Washington and tried to suggest they have found the magic pill that cures it all. It is the V-chip, they proclaim, mandated in every new television set to aid the parent to block out programming that's too sexual, too violent, or too crude in its language.

Lazy Cops on the Video Game Beat

Fri, 27 Feb 2004 05:00:00 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III