The Media Research Center’s Brent Baker whines in a Feb. 19 NewsBusters post: A story topic so enticing, they ran it twice. Apparently, not even dying is enough to deter media hostility…
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Palin, Of All People, Blows Up A Key MRC ‘Liberal Bias’ Talking Point
Since the 2008 election, the Media Research Center has held as a cornerstone of “liberal bias” Katie Couric’s 2008 interview with Sarah Palin, in which she could not give a coherent answer…
A Short History of the MRC’s Semi-Birtherism
Bryan Ballas complains in a Sept. 2 NewsBusters post that the Washington Post did an article on right-wing pastor Rafael Cruz’s assertion that his son, Sen. Ted Cruz, is eligible to run…
NewsBusters Still Freaking Out About Redskins Criticism, Ignoring That Prominent Conservative Agrees
The Media Research Center continues to rage against critics of the Washington Redskins name. Randy Hall ranted in an Oct. 21 NewsBusters post: Just when you think you’ve seen it all, along…
NewsBusters Discovers A New Word
Sneering Alex Wagner Mocks ‘Alligator Moat’ Border Plans in New Lean Forward Ad […] MSNBC on Wednesday debuted yet another hard-left Lean Forward ad. This time, liberal anchor Alex Wagner slammed anyone…
MRC Thinks ‘Left-Winger’ Reporter In TV Show Is A ‘True to Life Depiction’
Media Research Center vice president for research and publications Brent Baker begins a Feb. 24 NewsBusters post this way: HBO’s Sunday night dramady, Enlightened, is delivering something very rare: A true to…
MRC Peddles Bogus Obama ‘Apology Tour’ Meme
We didn’t get around to writing about this when it first came around — it got lost in the shuffle of pre-election Obama-hate — but it’s still worth highlighting. The Media Research…
MRC’s Baker Bashes Fact-Checkers Who Do The Job He Won’t
The other day, we documented how Media Research Center VP for research Brent Baker was too lazy to do any actual, you know, research on the truth of Mitt Romney’s attack on…
MRC’s Baker on Romney Video: ‘And The Inaccuracy Is?’
You know what passes for “research” at the Media Research Center. It has produced yet another example. Eager to defend Mitt Romney from his nasty attack on Obama supporters as freeloaders who…
MRC’s Baker Whines: Media Won’t Report That Record July Heat Is Just Barely A Record
Brent Baker sums up his whining in the headline of his Aug. 9 NewsBusters post: “NBC Hypes July as ‘Hottest Month Ever’ – Doesn’t Bother to Mention It Was Barely Hotter Than…