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NBC Nightly News

NBC Nightly News grossly misses fairness and balance

April 28, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Economy, Health care, Media, Social Sec/Medicare, Taxes, Trump Leave a comment

Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News, could not appear to be more affable and concerned about delivering “straight news.” After Brian Williams bloviated

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gun violence

Seeing the faces and knowing the lives of gun violence victims

April 13, 2017 Mary Clemons Crime/Violence, Guns, Media, Widgets: Guns Leave a comment

One hundred thirty-two Missourians lost their lives, and 164 have been injured during the first 3 months of 2017 due to gun violence. Nine

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Sean Spicer: Holocaust denier?

April 11, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik History, Media, Trump Leave a comment

Where did Sean Spicer’s incredibly ignorant and offensive remark about Adolf Hitler “not using chemical weapons on his own people” come from? I watched

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Saving NPR, one local affiliate at a time: WAMC

March 11, 2017 Renee Shur Media, Politics Leave a comment

My local public broadcasting station, WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, just raised $1,034,896 in a one-day fund drive, and they’re hoping to start a trend. When

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news tips

News tips in a new world: To encrypt or not to encrypt?

March 6, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil liberties, Community/Common good, Media Leave a comment

How do major media outlets get important, confidential news tips and document leaks in today’s hyper-vigilant, surveillance-mad environment? Are all newspapers and electronic media

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The night the media went South

March 1, 2017 Arthur Lieber Media, Republican Brain, Trump, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Last night, I think that I finally got it: why Donald Trump feels that way he does about mainstream media, particularly CNN. Fake news.

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press conference

Highlights of Trump’s stark-raving-mad press conference, 2-16-17

February 16, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Media, Transcripts, Trump Leave a comment

I watched Trump’s insane press conference today. According to some reporting, it came as a surprise even to his top staff. Apparently, he just

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Plastic-bag news blackout

February 12, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Media, Trump Leave a comment

  The media encountered an intentional news blackout at Mar-A-Lago yesterday. When reporters arrived at Trump’s Palm Beach resort to cover his golf outing

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Stephen Miller: New Bannon/Trump apologist is scarier than Conway

January 31, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Government, Immigration, Media, Trump One comment

President Bannon/Trump has trotted out a new spokesperson—Stephen Miller—and he’s even scarier than KellyAnne Conway. I saw him interviewed the other evening, and his

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Trump’s disgraceful CIA visit: Kurt Eichenwald’s full Tweet storm

January 23, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Media, Transcripts, Trump Leave a comment

Newseek reporter Kurt Eichenwald has unleashed a long Tweet storm explaining why intelligence professionals are so outraged about Donald Trump’s performance at the CIA

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