Media Bias Debate

Harvard's Nieman Lab looked ahead to the "news" business in 2022 and promoted an end to objectivity as a journalism ideal. "Solidarity for social justice" is the new fad, but solidarity with whom? The "marginalized" get a major boost, and if you're not "marginalized," you're going to get lectured about your advantages. They think the media's job is to create "transformational change" for the…

On Thursday, The Daily Signal’s Mary Margaret Olohan published a profile of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s press secretary and how the Republican’s communications team was taking on the left-wing media: “Christina Pushaw is not afraid to get down in the dirt with reporters who go after her boss.” The piece added that Pushaw “has repeatedly called out the press for ‘bad-faith coverage…

A major journalism foundation is now promoting the idea that objectivity must be ditched in favor of promoting "social justice." The author is Dr. Anita Varma, assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Texas at Austin. Varma's disdain for objectivity in favor of the social justice greater good sounds as if it is straight out of Orwell. 

New York Times media reporter Michael Grynbaum made the front page Monday upon the resignation of Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, using the surprise announcement as a springboard to attack the cable channel. The print edition headline: “Fox Anchor Wallace Decamps as Right-Wing Hosts Set Agenda.” The front-page text box showed some copy editor to be fully on board: “Latest Exit as…

A new analysis reveals the extraordinary left-wing bias of website ratings firm NewsGuard, which should concern every American given that it is expanding its reach into cable and broadcast TV news. Liberal outlets were rated 27 points higher on average than news organizations on the right.

Is Frank Bruni, former White House correspondent for the New York Times, whispering to media liberals to keep it down with the chatter about sagging polls and infighting that threaten to endanger Biden’s reelection, Democrats in Congress, and democracy itself? Because that seems the subtext of his opinion posted Thursday, “Democrats' Infighting Only Helps Republicans.” Note that when…

CNN was finally forced to fire Chris Cuomo over the extensive assistance the prime-time host provided to brother Andrew regarding his various scandals. So you might think that "The Most Trusted Name in News" would be on high alert to avoid any similar journalistic malpractice by its anchors. But incredibly, as our Nicholas Fondacaro has reported, CNN permitted Don Lemon on his show last night…

Appearing on Newsmax’s Greg Kelly Reports Monday night, Media Research Center President Brent Bozell slammed CNN as “hypocritical” for finally firing disgraced anchor Chris Cuomo after the cable channel long “knew” about past sexual harassment claims against the PrimeTime host and his corrupt efforts to use his position to protect his scandal-plagued brother, ex-New York…

CNN took a sudden detour from its love affair with President Joe Biden and accused his White House of trying to quietly shape the media coverage of his atrocious economic agenda. The Reliable Sources newsletter reported that the “The White House, not happy with the news media's coverage of the supply chain and economy, has been working behind the scenes trying to reshape coverage in…

Media Research Center Vice President Dan Gainor went on Fox Business to dismantle disgraced liberal CNN host Chris Cuomo for his blatant violation of journalistic ethics concerning his brother.

On Tuesday, Fox News senior editor David Rutz and media reporter Joseph Wulfsohn reported  on “Shelley Ross, the veteran TV producer who accused Chris Cuomo of sexual harassment, suggested CNN’s suspension of its star anchor isn’t enough to hold him accountable for his involvement in his brother’s scandals.” The ABC News producer told Fox News: “There is more to accountability than a…

There’s nothing that screams potential conflict of interest like a major newspaper’s owner getting millions in subsidies from the federal government it's supposed to be objectively covering. The New York Times reported that part of President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” (BBB) catastrophe includes funneling nearly $1.7 billion into local news outlets. Guess what? One of the…

Appearing on Newsmax’s Spicer & Co. Monday evening, Media Research Center President Brent Bozell hammered CNN for absurdly whining about President Biden not getting enough favorable media coverage. Bozell went on to observe that if the leftist press were actually “doing their job,” then “the whole country would know what a disaster this administration has been thus far.”

On Monday, CNSNews Blog Editor Craig Bannister reported on the National Fraternal Order of Police hammering the leftist media via Twitter for not covering the crime wave sweeping the nation: “Those saying that America's #CrimeCrisis is not out of control are either not paying attention or trying to cover for the rogue prosecutors pushing radical policies,” the National Fraternal Order of…