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Meet the Press’s Chuck Todd asked WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange a total of eight questions, all of which were about alleged foreign hacking of the DNC, never asking about the substance of the leaks.
Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination last week–but Meet the Press’s Chuck Todd, who’s “obsessed with elections,” didn’t seem to notice.
After FAIR pointed out that NBC’s Meet the Press had ignored Sen. Bernie Sanders since the senator’s appearance on the Sunday show last fall, the senator and presidential candidate was talked about on the show’s very next episode
Meet the Press host Chuck Todd responded to a complaint about his failure to mention Sen. Bernie Sanders’ announcement that he was running for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The one major candidate who announced he was running last week–Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who declared on April 30 he was running for the Democratic nomination–was strikingly ignored on Meet the Press’s May 2 broadcast.
Speaking of the laugh riot that is climate change, have you heard the one about the pipeline that would carry a third more tar sands crude oil than Keystone XL?
On Meet the Press, host Chuck Todd tried to provide some historical context to the controversy over incoming GOP majority whip Steve Scalise’s speaking before a white supremacist group. He failed.
Meet the Press covers US drone attacks. But why do they want viewers to think it’s too hard to know how many innocents have died?
Meet the Press host Chuck Todd dismisses Keystone pipeline as a symbol, then presents an energy ‘debate’ between two industry insiders.
The Keystone XL pipeline is back in the news. But some of the coverage is as bad as ever—if not worse.
Chuck Todd wants to make Meet the Press more diverse–but he doesn’t appear willing to try all that hard.
The United States does not have a surgeon general because Washington works–for the gun lobby.
ABC botches an easy ISIS factcheck, and NBC’s Chuck Todd “disqualifies” a Senate candidate who gave an iffy response to a trivial question. Plus Malala Yousafzai wins the Nobel Peace Prize–but US media doesn’t seem interested in her peace message.
NBC’s Chuck Todd “disqualifies” a Kentucky Democrat based on an inconsequential “gaffe” that says more about him than anyone else.
Not talking about the largest climate march in history left Chuck Todd with some time to fill up on NBC’s Meet the Press.
Todd’s critics are upset by the failure of journalism act as a check on government power, and to process-style political journalism that crowds out reporting on issues of actual substance.
Before NBC aired its Edward Snowden special, its evening newscast presented a lengthy report presenting the case against the NSA whistleblower.
David Brooks says the Middle East thinks Obama has a “manhood” problem.
Pundits worry about US ‘prestige’ and the weakness of Barack Obama.
Think the days of climate change ‘false balance’ are over? Think again.
