Media Bias Tag

Mainstream Media Already Has Headlines Written: Elizabeth Warren is Big Winner in First Debates

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 26, 2019 32 Comments

The first Democratic debates are tonight and tomorrow, and the media is already dropping not-so-subtle hints about who will win the debates. Get ready for multiple reports about Elizabeth Warren's impressive performance.

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Condoleezza Rice Rejects Notion that Race Relations are Worse Under Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 22, 2019 14 Comments

Condoleezza Rice was interviewed on the Today Show this week and discussed a variety of topics, including her experiences as a black woman growing up in a very different America.

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German State Broadcaster Blocked Me For Objecting To Their Citing An Antisemitic Politician

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on June 20, 2019 11 Comments

As an Indian journalist living in Germany, I often analyze German media coverage for the Legal Insurrection and other publications. Germany's state-run international broadcaster Deutsche Welle and its English language service DW News have been a go-to source for news related to state policy, official comments and statistics.

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REPORT: Trump to Live-Tweet First Democrat Debate

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 18, 2019 38 Comments

The Democrats have no one to blame but themselves for this one. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, President Trump plans to live tweet the first Democrat presidential debate. Because everyone and their momma's dog has decided to run for president in the Democrat primary this year, the debate will be spread across two days with 10 candidates participating each day.

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Yes, Donald Trump, Jr. and Eric Trump Paid Their Irish Pub Tab

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 16, 2019 9 Comments

Despite media headlines to the contrary, Donald Trump, Jr. and Eric Trump did pay their bar tab in Ireland and were lauded by locals as "so nice."

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If Trump “Might” Accept Foreign Info on Opponents and Obama Actually Did, Who’s Guilty of What?

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 15, 2019 49 Comments

Trump-Deranged Democrats and their media cohorts, along with the remaining dregs of the #NeverTrump contingent, have their dander up over President Trump answering a hypothetical posed to him by Clinton stooge George Stephanopoulos.

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Media Declares Speculation About Biden’s Health Off-Limits After Speculating About Trump’s Mental Health

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 11, 2019 18 Comments

The Daily Beast recently came under fire for investigating and ultimately outing a private citizen for the crime of sharing a video that makes fun of Nancy Pelosi. Now they are claiming that speculating about Joe Biden's health is out of bounds.

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What the media is getting wrong about Gibson’s Bakery libel verdict against Oberlin College

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 10, 2019 25 Comments

Monday morning, Professor Jacobson joined The Michael Berry Show to discuss the recent verdict, awarding $11 million to Gibson's Bakery, who sued the college claiming defamation. During the interview, Professor Jacobson dismembered what's becoming national media spin -- that the case was actually a case about campus free speech. As Jacobson explained, "it's not."

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2020 Dem Hopeful Pete Buttigieg has Large Amount of College Debt

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 10, 2019 5 Comments

"Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg knows firsthand the burden of six-figure student loan debt."...

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U. Michigan Offering Course on Media Bias and Fake News in the Age of Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 06, 2019 2 Comments

“This course looks at issues of bias, distortion, lack of perspective and other journalistic failings”...

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Poll: Americans Believe Fake News is a Bigger Threat Than Illegal Immigration, Terrorism

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 05, 2019 15 Comments

We have witnessed the mainstream media collapse due to Trump Derangement Syndrome, but I have also seen people on Facebook share supposedly conservative news that is also not true. Fake news has made it hard to trust the news. Who do we believe? What do we believe? If we do not have faith in the press to tell us the truth, where will we go? It has become an actual problem. The Pew Research Center discovered that Americans believe fake news is more of a problem than terrorism, climate change, and illegal immigration.

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The Daily Beast Doxxes Man Who Allegedly Posted “Drunk Pelosi” Viral Video

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 03, 2019 19 Comments

Remember when the media was supposed to function as the fourth estate, protecting the people from the government? It was great while it lasted. Now media, in this case The Daily Beast, is thrilled to announce they sought out a private citizen who posted a viral video portraying Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a not so flattering light.

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New York Times Reportedly Doesn’t Want Its (Partisan) Reporters on Partisan Cable Shows

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 31, 2019 9 Comments

Vanity Fair reported that The New York Times, often criticized for leftist leanings, told its newsroom that reporters cannot appear on partisan news shows. The news came out after the newspaper made finance editor David Enrich cancel an appearance on Rachel Maddow's show on MSNBC.

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MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace Lobs Softballs to Beto: “What can we do better?”

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 25, 2019 10 Comments

Robert "Beto" O'Rourke's recent town hall event on CNN was a total bust. Luckily for him, MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace wants to know how people in the media can help his flailing campaign.

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The NY Times’ embarrassing attempt to make Trump’s old tax returns a big story

Posted by New Neo on May 09, 2019 13 Comments

Does anyone really care about the NY Times' news concerning Trump's 1985-1994 federal taxes? I'm not even sure that the Times actually cares all that much at this point, although they must be hopeful that their publication of the information will hurt Trump.

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Double Standard: McCain Was Too Old in 2008, but Biden and Bernie Are Not in 2020

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 08, 2019 14 Comments

In the months before the 2008 election, John McCain was 72 years old. Democrats, the media, and even the Obama campaign made McCain's age an issue. Today, Joe Biden is 76 years old, Bernie Sanders is 77 years old, and the defense of their old age has already begun.

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Media Called Out for Lumping Louis Farrakhan in with other Far Right Provocateurs

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 02, 2019 9 Comments

Thursday, Facebook announced several right-wing provocateurs had been kicked off their platform. Louis Farrakhan, raging anti-semite and hate monger was lumped in with the rest of the crowd in several headlines.

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MSNBC Reporters Ambush Robert Mueller Outside of Church on Easter Sunday

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on April 22, 2019 2 Comments

They just won't move on...

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