As we’ve noted, the Media Research Center is appalled that anyone would fact-check Sarah Palin and is, in turn, trying to discredit the fact-checkers. A Sept. 18 MRC CyberAlert item by Brent…
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CPI Bashed As ‘Left-Wing,’ But …
The Media Research Center has declared war against the Center for Public Integrity over its report stating that the Bush administration made hundreds of false statements regarding Iraq: Which begs the question:…
Speaking of Limp Noodles …
Goodness. We seem to have hit a nerve. A Jan. 6 NewsBusters post by Tim Graham goes after our criticism of his and Brent Bozell’s anti-Hillary book, calling me a “hired gun”…
Gates ‘Flashback’ Proves Nothing
A Nov. 8 NewsBusters post by Brent Baker recounted a 1991 Media Research Center claim that CBS “smear[ed]” defense secretary designee Robert Gates by linking him “to the Iran-Contra affair through tabloid-style innuendo”…
MRC Misleads on Olbermann Claim
A Nov. 3 Media Research Center CyberAlert item (and NewsBusters post) by Brent Baker falsely suggests that MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann was wrong to claim, in naming MRC president Brent Bozell as a…
NewsBusters Dishonestly Attacks Poll
Two Feb. 28 NewsBusters posts referencing a CBS News poll showing record-low approval ratings for President Bush, by Brent Baker and Rich Noyes (Baker’s post was repeated as a CyberAlert item), both…
NewsBusters Nonsense, 2/6
— In a post headlined “Time Demonstrates Media Template on Terrorist Surveillance Program,” Lyford Beverage shows his adherence to the conservative template by unquestioningly adopting the White House’s “Terrorist Surveillance Program” terminology….
Then and Now
“How much did Baldwin believe in the ‘legal process’ during the impeachment effort? Recall how on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien on December 11, 1998 he jumped up from his chair…
Negativity = Bias?
NewsBusters (and, presumably, the rest of the MRC) is employing a new standard in “liberal bias” detection: If you say or write negative things about the Bush administration, no matter how truthful…
Less Than Softball
An Aug. 16 Media Research Center CyberAlert item (and matching NewsBusters entry) implied that MSNBC’s Chris Matthews’ tossed only softball questions during an interview with Cindy Sheehan. Author Brent Baker cited only…