Daily News, Abdul-Jabbar Glorify Kaepernick, '68 Olympic Protesters

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October 7th, 2018 10:00 AM
As the 50th anniversary of the protest-marred 1968 Olympic Games nears, the New York Daily News' Carron J. Phillips and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are glorifying Colin Kaepernick, as well as the two disgraced sprinters who staged a black power salute during the national anthem in Mexico City. The International Olympic Committee stripped Tommie Smith and John Carlos of their medals and expelled them from…

Daily News Whines About Serena’s Incredible Burden

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September 12th, 2018 9:00 AM
Whining about racism is what the New York Daily News' Carron J. Phillips does for a profession, even if he has to invent it. Today's whine is about how African-Americans Serena Williams (seen berating the umpire at the U.S. Open) and Alabama football quarterback Jalen Hurts always have to be the bigger person, no matter how pained they are by criticism, because they are black. Phillips brings in…

Daily News Writer Disputes Nike's Social Justice Credentials

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September 9th, 2018 6:55 PM
The New York Daily News joins a growing chorus of sports media raising the argument that Nike has hijacked Colin Kaepernick's social justice protest against racial inequality and police brutality. Dave Zirin, the "fire-bellowing" sports editor of The Nation, charged that Kaepernick's cause can't be "branded" by Nike. Kevin Blackistone, writing his version of that narrative for the Daily News, and…

NY Daily News Chastises White Males for Sexism, Racism

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September 1st, 2018 8:11 PM
Today in the 21st century, we have a serious problem with white male sexists and racists who are dictating what women and minorities can wear on and off their playing fields. They're putting evolution on hold with their micro-aggressions of sexism and racism, complains Carron J. Phillips, the sports, race and social issues columnist for The New York Daily News.

NYDN's Phillips Trashes 'Icon' Brown for Trump Support

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August 25th, 2018 4:00 PM
To Carron J. Phillips of The New York Daily News and many African-Americans, Jim Brown had always been an icon. One of the greatest pro football players of all time, Brown, now 82, was a voice for the culture as a civil rights activism with a legacy like none other. However, since he's voiced some support for President Trump and been an opponent of national anthem protests, he's less noteworthy,…

NY Times Mourns Cuts at Anti-Trump NY Daily News, But Loathes NY Post

July 25th, 2018 7:10 AM

Jaclyn Peiser’s front-page New York Times autopsy for a fading New York tabloid, “Daily News, Lean but Brassy New York Staple, Cuts Staff in Half.” Peiser mourned the brutal downsizing announced at the local tabloid rival whose hard-left turn in recent years failed to save it. The right-leaning New York Post, on the other hand, is clearly loathed by the Times.

Anti-Trump NY Daily News Fires Half Its Staff to Focus on Online News

July 24th, 2018 7:25 PM
The New York Daily News announced on Tuesday that the tabloid-style newspaper -- best known for its bizarre front pages slamming Republican President Donald Trump -- to “fundamentally restructure” its focus on “its digital audience.” A memo released by the newspaper’s executives stated: “We are reducing today the size of the editorial team by approximately 50 percent and re-focusing much of our…

Phillips Opposes NFL Anthem Diplomacy, Prefers Collegians' Militancy

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July 18th, 2018 7:32 PM
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) is not fighting hard enough for social justice and is failing Colin Kaepernick yet again. But college football players are woke on America's racism. That's the latest complaint by Carron J. Phillips, who makes a living from race grievances as the sports, race and social issues columnist for the New York Daily News.

Confused Alyssa Milano to Trump: ‘Leave My Boobs Alone!’

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July 11th, 2018 2:19 PM
Is it too much to ask that Hollywood types know what they’re talking about before the express their opinions?  

NY Daily News, Vox Offer Up Red Herrings on Red Hen Incident

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June 27th, 2018 2:02 PM
In an attempt to catch conservatives flat-footed in hypocrisy, liberal outlets ended up putting their own foot in their mouth. Addressing the Sarah Huckabee Sanders vs.the Red Hen restaurant incident, liberal media outlets such as The New York Daily News, Vox, and ThinkProgress accused conservatives of a  double standard.

NY Daily News Urges Capitals Not to Visit President Trump

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June 14th, 2018 10:00 AM
New York Daily News sports, race and social issues columnist Carron J. Phillips has figured out the litmus test President Donald Trump uses to determine which sports champions receive invitations to the White House and those that don’t. It’s mainly based on the race and gender of the athletes, among other questionable motives. Which is why it’s better for the NHL Stanley Cup champion Washington…

Few Media Outlets Note Reuters' Midterm Election Poll Swinging to GOP

May 24th, 2018 5:32 PM
Earlier this week, Reuters/Ipsos reported that its generic "How Will You Vote?" poll ahead of November's mid-term elections had swung into Republicans' favor for the first time this year, erasing a double-digit lead Democrats had just four weeks ago. This kind of movement would certainly be news at the Associated Press, the New York Times, the Big Three networks, and other so-called mainstream…
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Media Horribly Distort Trump’s ‘Animal’ Attack on Gangs

May 17th, 2018 12:30 PM
ABC, MSNBC, The New York Times and other media outlets on Wednesday and Thursday distorted Donald Trump’s attack on MS-13, the brutal gang of illegal criminals, into a slur on “undocumented immigrants.” On MSNBC, the network graphic misled: “Trump Calls Some Undocumented Immigrants ‘Animals’ in Rant.” 

NY Daily News Front Page: Ivanka Trump Is 'Daddy's Little Ghoul'

May 15th, 2018 10:28 AM
In online news, there's "clickbait," a sensational headline which doesn't reflect the underlying story. The New York Daily News took that concept into the front page of its Tuesday print edition. Its headline — "DADDY'S LITTLE GHOUL" — included a photo of Ivanka Trump. The underlying article mentioned her only once in passing. We should call this "printbait."