Olbermann’s Conniption: 'There is No Liberal Media'; Insists Corpora

December 15th, 2009 2:24 AM
Perhaps there is something obstructing the view overlooking Rockefeller Plaza, where MSNBC broadcasts "Countdown" nightly because the show's host, Keith Olbermann fails to see the existence of a news media with a liberal bias. On MSNBC's Dec. 14 broadcast of "Countdown," Olbermann came to the defense of NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" executive producer and noted left-winger Dick…

FNC: Sarah Palin Tops Hillary Clinton in First-Week Book Sales

November 27th, 2009 1:10 AM
Wednesday’s Fox and Friends on FNC passed on a piece of information not likely to receive much attention from the mainstream media – that Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue is so far outpacing Hillary Clinton’s Living History in sales. Co-anchor Alisyn Camerota relayed that "now there's a comparison between how Sarah Palin's book has done in the first week and how Hillary Clinton's memoir did the first…

Olbermann Suggests FNC Discriminates Against Non-White or Muslim Emplo

November 6th, 2009 10:03 PM
On Friday’s Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann suggested that Fox News is a racist organization that would hold race or religion against its employees in awarding promotions, as he used the show’s "Worst Person" segment to slam Fox and Friends co-hosts Brian Kilmeade, Gretchen Carlson, and Peter Johnson, for raising questions about whether Muslims serving in the military should be treated…

Former Employee on Fox: ACORN 'Most Corrupt Group in the Country

September 16th, 2009 12:50 PM
Gregory Hall, a former employee of scandal-plagued ACORN, labeled the organization “the most corrupt group in the country” on Wednesday’s Fox and Friends on FNC. Hall placed the blame squarely on the national leaders of the left-wing group: “They’re the ones that are constantly giving the orders that say- make the money, no matter what- lie, steal, cheat- and I’ve got the witnesses to prove it” […

Religion Blogger Exaggerates Fox's Take on Obama No-Show at National D

May 8th, 2009 9:13 AM
Dallas Morning News reporter Wayne Slater suggested conservatives in general and Fox News in particular are hypocrites for questioning why President Barack Obama failed to publicly observe the National Day of Prayer. Slater wrote in his May 7 Religion Blog post: Fox & Friends is on fire this morning stoking the controversy over President Obama not publicly observing the National Day of…

MRC's Bozell Discusses 2009 DisHonors Awards

March 20th, 2009 12:19 PM
We hope Chris Matthews isn't too jealous of Bill Weir. Conquering fierce competition, the ABC reporter pulled out a victory last night in the "Obamagasm Award" at the MRC's DisHonors Awards. [audio available here]Media Research Center President and NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell chatted about the ceremony this morning on "Fox & Friends."JULIET HUDDY, co-host: There's something called the…

MRC's Bozell Discusses Obama Special Olympics Gaffe

March 20th, 2009 11:16 AM
Media Research Center President Brent Bozell had already been scheduled to appear on today's "Fox & Friends" to discuss last night's MRC Gala and Media DisHonors Awards, but President Barack Obama's laid a golden egg with his joke about the Special Olympics last night on NBC's "The Tonight Show." So the latest Obama gaffe and the media's interest in it was the first topic co-hosts Steve Doocy…

Networks Ignore Condom Ad That Offends Christians

February 20th, 2009 3:33 PM
It’s not a cartoon of a turban-shaped bomb, and probably nobody will threaten violence over it, but members of a religion are outraged over a depiction, and the networks aren’t interested. Only Fox News covered the story about a blasphemous condom advertisement.Catholics and Protestants alike are furious over a flier that appeared on the University of Georgia campus displaying the famous…

MRC's Bozell Slams AP for Bush vs. Obama Inaugural Double Standard

January 16th, 2009 10:36 AM
"Sometimes, Brian, I think we live in a parallel universe, where the media see the world one way when it's a Democrat in power and another way when a Republican is in power," NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell told Fox News Channel's Brian Kilmeade. [audio of segment available here]The Media Research Center president appeared on the January 16 "Fox & Friends" to discuss an astounding contrast…

MRC's Bozell on Media Coverage of Obama's Bankrupting Coal Industry Re

November 3rd, 2008 12:04 PM

Bozell On 'Fox & Friends' Discusses New MRC Study, Joe Biden's Testy I

October 27th, 2008 1:44 PM

Limbaugh: NYT is the PR Department for Obama and Democrat Party

October 24th, 2008 11:09 AM
Rush Limbaugh on Friday called the New York Times "the public relations department for the Barack Obama campaign and the Democrat Party."Speaking by phone with the folks on "Fox & Friends," the conservative radio talk show host depicted the media's coverage of Obama during this presidential campaign as "the most irresponsible journalistic exhibition I have seen in my life." Limbaugh also…

Fla.-16 Update: Nets Ignore Mahoney Scandal; Update: Foley Denies Obam

October 21st, 2008 1:31 PM
As NewsBusters previously reported, the same broadcast networks that two years ago could not get enough of the Mark Foley scandal, are offering little to no coverage of Foley’s successor, Tim Mahoney, now embroiled in a sex scandal of his own. The networks on October 21 completely ignored the news that Congressman Mahoney’s wife is now filing for divorce. Fox News’ "Fox and Friends" only provided…

CMPA's Lichter Finds the Obvious: Media Overwhelmingly Positive on Oba

October 20th, 2008 1:55 PM
It is no surprise that Barack Obama receives much better treatment in the media than John McCain, but the non-partisan Center for Media and Public Affairs actually conducted a study that concluded just that. The Center’s evaluation found that since both candidates were formally nominated "Senator Obama on the network evening news shows have been 65% positive, compared to only 36% positive about…