BiasAlerts

Daily BiasAlerts, a product of the MRC's News Analysis Division, detail the latest instances of media bias by analyzing national media coverage of politics and policy. As of February 2015, they are no longer posted on MRC.org, but can be read on the CyberAlerts page of our NewsBusters blog.


The CyberAlert e-mail, with more than 175,000 subscribers, delivers a compilation each weekday of the newest posts. Sign up here.

Politico's Evan Thomas: U.S. a 'Great Giant' That 'Stomped On' Other Countries

On PBS's Inside Washington on Friday, the Politico's Evan Thomas - formerly of Newsweek - characterized the United States as a "great giant" that would go on to "stomp on" other countries after ...

CNN's Cooper Attacks Increasingly Popular Herman Cain with 'Keeping Them Honest' Segment

At the top of Thursday's Anderson Cooper 360, CNN's Cooper ran his first critical "Keeping Them Honest" segment on GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain since he is "no longer a voice on the fringe."

David Gregory: Obama Must 'Harness Anger' of Wall Street Protests, Combat 'Unfairness' in Economy

Appearing on Friday's NBC Today, Meet the Press host David Gregory discussed the political impact of the Wall Street protests and wondered: "How does the President try to harness this anger, this ...

NBC's 'Today' Frets Over Scott Brown Getting 'Nasty' and 'Personal' in Mass. Senate Race

At the top of Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer wondered if a joke by Republican Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown in response to a jab by Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren was a ...

ABC Hits 'Billionaire Boosters' of Tea Party, Uses Liberal Film to Slam Conservatives

ABC's Brian Ross on Friday investigated the alleged misdeeds of "billionaire boosters" to the Tea Party and even used a liberal documentary to attack the conservative group. Appearing on Good ...

NY Times Touts 'Unexpected Success' of Wall Street Protest; Almost Ignored NYC Tea Party in 2009

The left-wing, anti-capitalist Occupy Wall Street camp-out in Manhattan made the front of Thursday's New York Times along with a large photo. It's a far cry from the paper's coverage of the first ...

NBC Highlights Anita Hill Speech to Mark 20th Anniversary of Her Accusations

Uniquely among the broadcast network evening newscasts, the NBC Nightly News on Thursday took a moment to recount an appearance by Brandeis University Professor Anita Hill commemorating the 20th ...

CNN's Velshi Admits Press Went Soft on Obama's Tax Hike Plan

CNN's financial guru Ali Velshi admitted that the press didn't really challenge President Obama's proposal for tax hikes after his Thursday press conference on his jobs bill. Velshi, perhaps going ...

Unhinged Martin Bashir Excoriates 'Vacuous' Sarah Palin During Steve Jobs Eulogy

Liberal MSNBC host Martin Bashir used Sarah Palin's announcement that she won't be a candidate for President as another excuse to rash the "vacuous," "crass" and "vindictive" Republican. The ...

CBS Lets Wasserman Schultz Bash GOP, Omits Her Rosy Economic Spin

CBS's Erica Hill let DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz bash congressional Republicans unopposed on Thursday's Early Show. Hill also failed to ask the Florida Democrat about her eye-opening ...
Syndicate content