FLASHBACK: The Media’s Skewed Coverage of Past New Hampshire Primaries

January 21st, 2024 10:21 AM

Since 2008, the NewsBusters archives shows the intensive political coverage surrounding the New Hampshire primary has been a chance for journalists to take gratuitous potshots at conservative candidates, while liberals (often referred to as “moderates”) are treated to rock-star treatment.

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FLASHBACK: The Media’s Skewed Coverage of Past Iowa Caucuses

January 14th, 2024 10:18 AM

In coverage of past Iowa caucuses, the media elite have mocked religious conservatives like Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum and Ted Cruz, yet always seem to be thrilled by their Democratic choices, spinning radicals as “moderates.”

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MSNBC's Message To MSM—Forget Polls, Focus On Danger Of Electing Trump

December 3rd, 2023 4:52 PM

On her MSNBC show, Katie Phang and her guest Molly Jong-Fast of Vanity Fair agree that the MSM should largely ignore polls and tell the public about the "stakes" of the election for democracy, including the fact that without democracy [i.e., if Trump wins,] "there will be no more journalism."

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FLASHBACK: Media Hit GOP Over Anti-Hillary Benghazi ‘Witch Hunt’

October 21st, 2023 8:54 AM

Eight years ago, when ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced tough questions over the Benghazi disaster, helpful news reporters lavished praise on her performance while condemning the partisanship of Republicans who dared question the Democratic presidential frontrunner.

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CNN's Amanpour Enables Hillary's Kooky MAGA 'Cult' Deprogramming Talk

October 6th, 2023 5:28 PM

CNN has been spoon-feeding its liberal audience with clips of a Christiane Amanpour with Hillary Clinton. On Thursday night, conservative Twitter was alarmed by Hillary's wild talk of a "formal deprogramming of the cult members," the "MAGA extremists." We know the FBI is probing the MAGA extremists in the lead-up to the 2024 election, in part because the Democrats really want to paint them as…

Will Gavin Newsom Copy Trump?

October 4th, 2023 2:44 PM

Gavin Newsom wants to be Donald Trump. Eight years ago, Trump took stock of the Republican Party and found it ripe for conquest. Who could stand against him? The Bush dynasty elected two presidents, yet both left office with the GOP in retreat.  If Jeb Bush seemed the inevitable nominee for a few weeks or months in 2015, that was only a sign of how stagnant the party had become.

NewsBusters Podcast: Psaki & Hillary Agree Putin Ruined 2016 Election

September 25th, 2023 10:29 PM

In a softball interview at the Clinton Global Initiative, MSNBC's Jen Psaki nudged Hillary Clinton about being wronged by Russian strongman Vladimir Putin in 2016. Hillary said "I don't think, despite all the deniers, there's any doubt he interfered in our election." Democrats claim that election denial is dangerously anti-democratic...until they participate in it.

30 Years Ago: Media Gushed Over the Clintons’ Crazy Health Care Scheme

September 23rd, 2023 8:51 AM

Thirty years ago this week, Bill and Hillary Clinton outlined their ill-fated plan for unprecedented government intervention in the health care sector. The liberal media loudly crowed their approval, assuring voters “reform” would end the “shame” of America as the only developed nation without universal coverage.

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Morning Joe Airs Promo Faking Excitement at Hillary 'Running Again'

September 14th, 2023 8:37 PM

Morning Joe airs a hokey, fake promo about Hillary Clinton "running again," showing young people being excited by the news. Turns out, she was just "running" to get to a Columbia University classroom where she is teaching a course.

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Joy's Ode To Biden: 'Joey From Scranton, Who Likes Ice Cream'

September 14th, 2023 9:50 AM

You may have heard of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, but Wednesday’s edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC right as well have been entitled Joy’s Ode to Biden, as host Joy Reid attacked Republicans for trying to sully “Joey from Scranton” and “some members of the mainstream media” for allegedly playing along.

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'Bedwetting' Morning Joe Refuses To Believe Bad Biden Poll!

September 8th, 2023 10:52 PM

Morning Joe doubts a CNN poll showing Biden tied with Trump and losing to almost all the other Republican contenders. Jon Meacham flatly says, "I don't believe these polls."

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Google Revs Up Election Interference Gambit Before GOP Primary Debate

August 24th, 2023 10:52 AM

Google’s election interference is just getting warmed up as we head into 2024. 

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Hillary & Maddow Cry About Election Deniers, Dream About Trump Moving

August 15th, 2023 12:06 AM

During live coverage of yet another indictment of former President Donald Trump, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow invited former First Lady, Secretary of State and two time presidential loser Hillary Clinton to smear Donald Trump and ironically whine about how denying the results of elections is bad for democracy. 

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WashPost Writers Fight On Hunter's 'Sweetheart Deal,' Hillary's Server

July 29th, 2023 10:08 AM

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart may have got more than he bargained for on Friday’s PBS NewsHour as he took great offense to colleague and contributor Gary Abernathy’s assessment that the Department of Justice cannot continue to indict former President Donald Trump while giving “a sweetheart deal” to Hunter Biden and expect to be taken seriously. Later,…