The Media Research Center has had a raging case of Acosta Derangement Syndrome for a while now, and it seems to be only getting worse. The MRC’s chief Acosta-hater, Curtis Houck, spent…
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CNN Derangement Syndrome: MRC Feeds Conspiracy Theory Over Roger Stone’s Arrest
We were a bit surprised to see CNSNews.com latch onto the conspiracy theory that CNN cameras were present at Roger Stone’s arrest because they were tipped off by Robert Mueller instead of,…
Curtis Houck’s Jim Acosta Derangement Syndrome
Media Research Center writer Curtis Houck — who’s also the managing editor of NewsBusters, the MRC’s main vehicle for disseminating the “sober, substantial” media criticism he claims the MRC issues — has…
MRC: It’s ‘Self-Centered’ for Journalists To Be Concerned About Their Safety
The Media Research Center is so intent on refusing to acknowledge the humanity of journalists that it mocks and belittles them every time they express concerns about their safety in an era…
MRC’s Double Standard on Threats to Reporters
The Media Research Center’s Curtis Houck was in high dudgeon in a July 9 post on Fox News correspondent Shannon Bream feeling threatened at a protest outside the Supreme Court. “This Is…
After Newspaper Shooting, MRC Plays Down Trump’s Anti-Media Rhetoric, Fears Right-Wing Media Criticism Is Threatened
The first reaction of the Media Research Center to the shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper offices in Maryland was damage control — for President Trump as well as for the MRC’s…
MRC Demands Trump’s ‘Animal’ Insult Be Put Into Context — But It Mocked CNN Reporter for Demanding Context Of His Words
Following President Trump’s remarks that appeared to smear at least some undocumented immigrants as “animals,” the Media Research Center does what it’s paid to do and rushed to Trump’s defense, insisting despite…
MRC Gushes Over Bret Baier (Who Fed The MRC Fake News)
The Media Research Center’s Curtis Houck did some serious fanboying over Fox News’ Bret Baier in an April 26 post: Former FBI Director and new author James Comey has spent the past…
MRC’s Houck Pretends He Doesn’t Want To Destroy The ‘Liberal Media’
Following a March 18 appearance by conservative Ben Shapiro on the CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” hosted by Brian Stelter, Media Research Center employee and NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck tweeted, “We need MORE…
MRC’s Houck Viciously Maims the Art of Headline-Writing
Curtis Houck is the Media Research Center’s new king of nonsensically hyperbolic headlines. Last September, Houck huffed: “Ben Shapiro Eviscerates Jimmy Kimmel’s Health Care Tirades; ‘Egregious’ to Exploit His Son.” Houck used…