Written by Tim Graham
Once the shock of Charlie Kirk‘s murder began to wear off, it became easier to notice how today’s “news” media routinely fail to live up to their own pompous prattle about their work. They don’t “hold people accountable,” they don’t “uphold democracy,” and they aren’t “independent” or “objective.” They don’t produce “news” as much as narrative.
You can see this in their energetic declarations that you couldn’t possibly ascribe a leftist motive to Kirk’s shooter … and even claimed you shouldn’t try.… Continue Reading
Tags: CBS Evening News Plus, Charlie Kirk, Chris O'Leary, CNN, Donald Trump, Jimmy Kimmel, John Dickerson, Jonathan Lemire, Juliette Kayyem, Lance Trover, Morning Joe, MSNBC, Table for Five, Tyler Robinson
Media Watch | David E. Smith |
September 19, 2025 5:00 AM |
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Written by David E. Smith
Chicago endured another bloody Labor Day weekend: eight people killed and 58 shot, including two teenagers. President Donald J. Trump responded by declaring, “Enough is enough… we’re going in,” signaling his willingness to send federal help to restore order in the city.
Trump contrasted Chicago’s spiraling violence with Washington, D.C., which he claimed is now a “safe zone” after federal intervention. “You can walk right down the middle of the street… you’re safe,” he told reporters.… Continue Reading
Tags: Brandon Johnson, Bret Baier, Chicago Violence, Donald J. Trump, Face the Nation, Gallup, JB Pritzker, Joe Scarborough, Mary Miller, MSNBC, Newsmax, Todd Starnes, YouGov
Crime Culture, Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Immigration, Media Watch | David E. Smith |
September 6, 2025 5:00 AM |
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Written by Tim Graham
Liberal journalists who decry an allegedly pusillanimous White House press corps under Trump never seem to spend 10 seconds considering how “courageous” this group was under Biden.
CNN “Chief Media Analyst” Brian Stelter tweeted:
“The Trump White House has sought to reshape the press corps in its favor this year, and today showcased how well the effort has succeeded.”
Stelter was unhappy that no one ruined President Donald Trump’s Q&A session in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.… Continue Reading
Tags: Arlette Saenz, Brian Glenn, Brian Stelter, CNN, Courtney Subramanian, Donald Trump, Donie O'Sullivan, Jim Acosta, Joe Biden, Los Angeles Times, Stephen Collinson, Stephen Miller, Ukraine
Media Watch | David E. Smith |
August 22, 2025 5:00 AM |
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Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Last week’s major kerfuffle in the conservative Christian world centered around the announcement by Chip and Joanna Gaines, of Magnolia Network fame, that they will proudly feature a “family” of two “married” men and the men’s young, surrogacy-purchased boys in an upcoming episode of their show.
Upon receiving predictable criticism for this decision, Mr. Gaines defiantly posted the following message on X:
“Talk, ask questions, listen … maybe even learn.
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Tags: Allie Beth Stuckey, Becket Cook, Chip and Joanna Gaines, Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines, Katy Faust, Magnolia Network
Faith & Religion, LGBTQ Agenda, Marriage, Family & Culture, Media Watch | David E. Smith |
July 21, 2025 7:00 AM |
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Written by Tim Graham
As the world of “public” broadcasting faces the rebuke of Congress rescinding its billions of dollars, it spurs a broader thought about the arrogance of liberal journalists at national media outlets. They’re not simply arrogant. They sound remarkably insincere.
Start with a man named Michael Tribble, the chief content officer at WAMU, the NPR station in the nation’s capital. He sent out a fundraising email after the U.S. Senate rebuke, oozing to their liberal supporters: “You’re part of a community that believes facts matter, that context matters, and that journalism has the power to bring us closer together.”… Continue Reading
Tags: 1619 Project, 1A, Brian Stelter, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Donald Trump, George Floyd, Katherine Maher, Kelly McBride, Michael Tribble, National Public Radio, PBS, Ricardo Sandoval-Palos, The New York Times, WAMU, white supremacy
Media Watch | David E. Smith |
July 18, 2025 9:00 AM |
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Written by Tim Graham
The “No Kings” rally against President Donald Trump on June 14 featured several angry speeches from Democrats. Mediaite had this story: “Eric Swalwell ‘Trump Is America’s Hitler’ Remark at Rally Sparks Viral Outrage.” That gaseous D.C. speech was easily ignored by PolitiFact and those “independent fact-checkers.”
U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) says this repeatedly, and Mediaite added it’s a regular line from U.S. Representative James Clyburn (D-SC). Fox News host Neil Cavuto offered some mild pushback: “So you don’t think that’s a little hyperbolic?”… Continue Reading
Tags: Adolph Hitler, Donald Trump, Eric Swalwell, Gavin Newsom, Gestapo, James Clyburn, Louis Jacobson, Madison Czopek, Melissa Hortman, Nazi, Neil Cavuto, NewsBusters, PolitiFact, Tim Walz
Media Watch | David E. Smith |
June 20, 2025 5:00 AM |
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Written by Tim Graham
Ed Morrissey at Hot Air passed along some encouraging news today from the ratings, under the heading “Implosion: MSNBC Still Cratering With New Line-Up — And CNN’s Not Far Behind.”
Somehow, vigilantly anti-Trump programming isn’t a ratings dynamo in the second term.
Activists on the Left think the Democrats are worthless and weak, and apparently so are the Democrat-enabling TV networks. First, there’s Mediaite as MSNBC “lands with a thud.”
MSNBC’s new prime time lineup, which debuted on May 5th, failed to connect with viewers in its first three weeks as the network saw its audience decline to near record lows – especially in the key 25-54 age demographic.
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Written by Dr. Everett Piper
A phrase often attributed to Saul Alinsky, author of “Rules for Radicals,” or to Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi minister of propaganda, is “Accuse your opponent of what you are doing, to create confusion and to inculcate voters against evidence of your own guilt.” Although attribution for this quote may be spurious, it continues to resonate with millions for a reason.
Psychological projection is part of our common human experience.… Continue Reading
Tags: Anthony Fauci, Bethany Bomberger, CNN, Gavin Newsom, Jake Tapper, Jared Polis, Joe Biden, Joseph Goebbels, Kelly Loving Act, Matt Walsh, Psychological projection, Roderick Theis, Ryan Bomberger, Saul Alinsky, St. Isidore of Seville v. Drummond
Media Watch | David E. Smith |
May 28, 2025 9:00 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
The only good thing to come out of COVID-19 is the public’s awakening to the fact that government officials will lie to us and the media will help them do it.
We might have suspected it, but it had never been so blatantly obvious, at least not since the Vietnam War or the vanishing weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
If they lied to us six ways from Sunday about a pandemic and reasons to invade other countries, it’s a sure bet they have been lying to us about many other things.… Continue Reading
Tags: ABC News, Border Patrol, border security, CNN, COVID–19, Jake Tapper, Joe Biden, President Donald Trump, Riley Gaines, Stephanie Turner
Media Watch | David E. Smith |
May 19, 2025 5:00 AM |
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Written by Tim Graham
The first excerpts of the Jake Tapper-Alex Thompson book on denying former President Joe Biden’s obvious mental decline have been posted, and you can already sense Democrats don’t want to deal with what they have done.
The book’s title is “Original Sin.” Why the biblical title? The authors write:
“The original sin of Election 2024 was Biden’s decision to run for re-election — followed by aggressive efforts to hide his cognitive diminishment.”
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Tags: 2024 Election, ABC, Alex Thompson, Axios, Barack Obama, CBS, CNN, Dean Phillips, Donald Trump, Dylan Byers, George Clooney, Hunter Biden, Jake Tapper, Jill Biden, Joe Biden, NPR, Original Sin, PBS, PBS News Hour, The New Yorker
Media Watch | David E. Smith |
May 16, 2025 9:00 AM |
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