BiasAlerts

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CBS Sees 'Conservatives' Wanting to Restrict Abortion, But No 'Liberal' Label for Pro-Choice Advocates

On Thursday's CBS Evening News, after recounting for the second time the case of Philadelphia abortion Dr. Kermit Gosnell's horrific practice, anchor Katie Couric introduced a piece devoted to ...

ABC Highlights Attacks on Chick-fil-A By Gay Rights Groups

The January 30 World News Sunday on ABC ran a report highlighting complaints by gay rights activists over Chick-fil-A supplying food to a socially conservative group in Pennsylvania that promoted ...

ABC Pushes for Tax Hike on Capital Gains, Ignores Likelihood of Tax Revenue Loss

On Friday's World News, and on Saturday morning's GMA, ABC ran reports highlighting hedge fund manager John Paulson's "jaw-dropping" 2010 income from capital gains, fretting that he will not pay ...

ABC Declares: Claire Shipman, Wife of New Obama Press Secretary, Will No Longer Cover the White House

Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos and Jake Tapper on Friday addressed the fact that Barack Obama's New press secretary, Jay Carney, is the wife of ABC reporter Claire Shipman. ...

CBS's Cordes: Tea Party Causing 'Heartburn' for GOP

Reporting on the creation of a Senate Tea Party Caucus on Thursday's CBS Evening News, congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes declared that while "Conservative crusader Jim Demint, and the ...

Today Show Blames Palin and Bachmann for Ending Civility, Ignored Democrat Comparing GOP to Nazis

NBC's Today show never covered Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen comparing Republicans to Nazis, but on Friday co-anchor Meredith Vieira determined Sarah Palin's mocking of Barack Obama's Winning ...

CNN's New Executive VP Argued Not Raising Taxes Hikes Deficit: 'Republican Numbers Do Not Add Up'

In picking Mark Whitaker, Washington Bureau Chief for NBC News, as its new Executive Vice President and Managing Editor, CNN has selected someone with a liberal outlook who presumes not raising ...

Robin Roberts Fawns Over Michelle Obama: Will You Attend Prince William's Wedding?

Good Morning America's Robin Roberts conducted yet another fawning interview with Michelle Obama on Friday, offering 11 minutes and two segments to such important topics as whether the First Lady ...

CBS Proclaims Obama on YouTube is 'His Version of the Fireside Chat'

At the top of Friday's CBS Early Show, co-host Chris Wragge cheered President Obama's recent Q & A on YouTube: "Obama opens up. The President answers YouTube questions on everything from the ...

Claire Shipman's Husband Named New Obama Press Secretary; Conflict of Interest for ABC?

The White House on Thursday named Jay Carney, the husband of ABC News reporter Claire Shipman, to be the new White House Press Secretary. Carney is also an ex-journalist, formerly of Time magazine.
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