Whose Obamacare Stories Are Worth Telling?
Stories about individuals losing their insurance policies are making the national news. But how often do those gaining insurance through the Affordable Care Act make the news?
David Gregory, Health Law Fact Injector
Meet the Press host David Gregory tried to take a different approach from his colleague Chuck Todd. Unfortunately, his attempted factcheck didn’t really clarify much.
On Syria, Sunday Morning TV Journalists Don’t Need Proof
The public doesn’t seem to support going to war in Syria–but some high-profile Sunday morning TV journalists are declaring their support for the war, or professing faith in the case for going to war.
Asking Kerry Questions–but Which Ones?
John Kerry appeared on all of the Sunday talkshows. But he was mostly not asked about the case for war with Syria. Instead, the questioning was overwhelmingly concerned with Barack Obama’s decision to seek congressional approval for an attack on Syria.
NSA Defenders Take to the Airwaves
After intelligence reports about a possible Al-Qaeda attack , the Sunday chat shows were packed with politicians claiming that this meant that the NSA had been vindicated.
FAIR TV: What David Gregory Doesn’t Know, NBC’s News-Ads, Karl Plays Bush Softball
This week on FAIR TV: David Gregory knows one thing about Obamacare–and it’s not true. We take a look at some NBC “reporting” that looks a lot like advertising. Plus ABC‘s Jonathan Karl gets an interview with George W. Bush, and pitches all softballs.
Media Millionaires
many high-profile members of the media elite live a rather charmed life. The journalism business looks to be in a disastrous state—but the view from the top is just fine.
FAIR TV: Gregory vs. Greenwald, Snowden Anonymity, Time’s Bush Nostalgia
What are David Gregory and Andrew Ross Sorkin really trying to say about Glenn Greenwald? Unnamed government officials are telling media outlets that Edward Snowden’s NSA whistleblowing is helping terrorists. Plus, Time’s Jon Meacham has some odd nostalgia for the Bush years.
David Gregory Doesn’t Understand David Gregory’s Snowden Question
NBC’s David Gregory didn’t just “ask a question.” The question as posed assumed that the Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald was involved in a crime–aiding and abetting–and the question Gregory was pondering was the extent of his wrongdoing.
Syria and Sarin: Skepticism Still Warranted
When it comes to Syria, corporate media typically betray a lack of skepticism when it comes to government claims about the WMDs of “enemy” countries. But there are notable exceptions.
FAIR TV: Bradley Manning, Afghan Atrocity, David Gregory’s Phony Gotcha
What’s the press saying about the Bradley Manning trial? We take a look at a strange CBS Evening News report about a U.S. atrocity in Afghanistan, and David Gregory thinks he found an Obama flip-flop.
Did Obama Flip Flop on the War Against the Press?
While Meet the Press’s David Gregory is playing “gotcha” by selectively editing Barack Obama’s speeches, the real story here is that the administration’s record of targeting investigative journalism is all too consistent.
Breaking with Bush—Many Years Too Late
When someone says they “broke” with George W. Bush over the Iraq War, you might be inclined to think that they did that sometime before 2006 or so, which is about when Bush strategist-turned-TV pundit Matthew Dowd is saying he left.
Tom Friedman’s Apple Hunch
Tom Friedman wrote a column about how government policies are harming the recovery. What we need is some kind of grand bargain to, as the headline puts is, “unparalyze” the economy and spur new growth. What’s that mean? Cuts to Social Security and Medicare, along with “tax reform.”
FAIR TV: The Beltway Bubble, Syria Stenography, Iran’s “Meddling”
This week on FAIR TV, we look at the bubble that Joe Scarborough and David Gregory live in– where the government must make “big” spending cuts, and Paul Krugman doesn’t know economic. Also, does ABC’s Martha Raddatz understand what the government is telling her about Syria? And Reuters grants a U.S. government official anonymity to complain about Iran meddling in other countries.
David Gregory: Obama Should Trick Republicans by Being More Like Them
When reporters give strategic advice, they tend to reveal what they consider preferable policy goals. A discussion of taxes and spending on Meet the Press revealed a lot about host David Gregory’s worldview.
Meet the Press’s Uncharacteristic Enthusiasm for Balance
Meet the Press’s David Gregory (12/16/12) seemed really proud of how hard his show worked to try to get a pro-gun viewpoint on the air to talk about the Newtown massacre. Funny, Gregory doesn’t always make that much of an effort to balance his panels.
When a Tax on the Rich Is Actually a Tax on the Rich
Meet the Press hosted what David Gregory dubbed a “special economic roundtable” on December 2 that included “CNBC‘s dynamic duo,” Maria Bartiromo and Jim Cramer. But Bartiromo’s comments about tax increases for the wealthy needed a factcheck. She started by making a familiar conservative point about the so-called “fiscal cliff”—that the White House talks about […]
FAIR TV: False Gaza Timelines, Failing at the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ and David Gregory’s CEO Story
This week: What do corporate media get wrong about the “cycle of violence” in Gaza? Is there really such a thing as a “fiscal cliff”? And David Gregory says Obama’s big mistake was not having an economy-boosting event with CEOs. You mean like the one he had a week after being inaugurated in 2009? Take […]
David Gregory: Obama’s Failure to Embrace CEOs
Post-election lessons are everywhere in the media, as pundits either try to explain how Mitt Romney lost or what Obama must do in his second term. My favorite example of this came on the front page of USA Today (11/8/12): If you think it’s somewhat odd that Obama would need to “soothe Wall Street,” then […]
