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Many media outlets — radio, television and print — regularly feature MRC guests on their programs, quote MRC spokespeople in their articles, and cite MRC research in their stories. Below is a sampling of MRC making news in the news media. Links are provided when available, and were active when posted.
The Hotline, June 27, 2002
The Washington Times, June 27, 2002
The Rush Limbaugh Show, June 26, 2002
Special Report with Brit Hume, June 26, 2002 Brit Hume: "American conservatives have complained for years that the news media and, in particular, the broadcast TV networks consistently label conservative public figures as such but rarely do so with liberals. Now, the conservative Media Research Center has run some numbers to make that case. Here’s what the center says it found after reviewing the ABC, CBS, and NBC evening newscasts from 1997 through 2001: Conservatives were so labeled 997 times, but the liberal label was applied only 247 times. That’s an 80 percent to 20 percent differential, with the biggest gap between national political candidates who the center says were labeled liberal only four times to conservatives who were so identified 96 times."
The Sean Hannity Show In the second hour of his nationally syndicated radio show, Sean Hannity quoted from the MRC’s June 25 Media Reality Check, "Burying Liberal Labels on Network News/On Evening Newscasts, Conservative Tag Used Four Times More than Liberal Label." Commenting on the MRC, Hannity said, "I love the Media Research Center."
The Washington Times, June 26, 2002
Family News in Focus, June 26, 2002
The Lew Davies Show, June 26, 2002
The Larry Marino Show, June 25, 2002
Kresta in the Afternoon, June 25, 2002
American Family Radio, June 25, 2002
Front Page On The Air, June 24, 2002 MRC Director of Editorial Services Tim Jones on ABC’s retracting its invitation to country music star Toby Keith to appear on a July 4th special.
The Morning Show, June 24, 2002 MRC Director of Media Analysis Rich Noyes on ABC’s choice of George Stephanopoulos as sole host of This Week.
The Lee Rogers Show, June 24, 2002 MRC Director of Media Analysis Rich Noyes on ABC’s choice of George Stephanopoulos as sole host of This Week.
Mornings with Bob Conners, June 24, 2002 MRC Director of Media Analysis Rich Noyes on ABC’s choice of George Stephanopoulos as sole host of This Week.
The Washington Post.com, June 21, 2002 American Prowler's Wlady Pleszczynski is less than pleased with ABC's latest promotion: Now that Dick Morris is piling on against George Stephanopoulos, we can see first hand a frog calling someone ugly. On Morris's Vote.com site, 92% of respondents believe Stepho can't be an unbiased host of ABC's 'This Week' Sunday show. The infallible Media Research Center, meanwhile, has hung out a long line of Stephanopoulos's laundry from the Clinton years, whose stains and spots won't ever wash away. The MRC has also provided evidence of Stephanopoulos's liberally biased work for ABC. In short, it's very clear who we're dealing with.
Fox & Friends, June 21, 2002 MRC Director of Communication Liz Swasey on AOL Time Warner Vice Chairman Ted Turner’s statement that both Israelis and Palestinians are engaged in terrorism.
The Washington Times, June 21, 2002 Blaming America
The American Prowler, June 20, 2002 The infallible Media Research Center, meanwhile, has hung out a long line of Stephanopoulos's laundry from the Clinton years, whose stains and spots won't ever wash away. The MRC has also provided evidence of Stephanopoulos's liberally biased work for ABC....See Story
The Hotline By George, The Previews Are In
Morning Edge with Trey and Roberta MRC Director of Media Analysis Rich Noyes on media coverage of government handling of Abdullah Al Mujahir, a.k.a. Jose Padilla, the would-be "dirty bomber."
Grand Rapids First News MRC Director of Media Analysis Rich Noyes on the status of PBS.
KNOX Now with Kevin Arvidson and Dakota Huseby MRC Director of Media Analysis Rich Noyes on the status of PBS.
Family News in Focus MRC Director of Media Analysis Rich Noyes on ABC’s choice of George Stephanopoulos as sole host of This Week.
The Pat Campbell Show MRC Director of Media Analysis Rich Noyes on the status of PBS.
TVInsite, June 19, 2002 Brent Bozell, president of the Media Research Center in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday criticized ABC News’ choice of former Clinton aide George Stephanopolous to host the network’’s Sunday news program, This Week....
Fox News.com, June 18, 2002 Watching the network's ratings plunge to its lowest levels ever, Public Broadcasting Service executives are privately raising concerns that their future may be in jeopardy, a situation that the government-funded television network's critics don't mind.
Janet Parshall’s America MRC President L. Brent Bozell on ABC’s plan to promote George Stephanopoulos to solo anchor of This Week.
The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 14, 2002 ABC says it edited the word "Jesus" out of a recent broadcast so viewers wouldn't be offended. For many, it had the opposite effect. The bleeped "Jesus" on The View has drawn the ire of Rev. Jerry Falwell, some conservative media watchdogs and even the women whose on-air conversation was altered. "It is political correctness run amok," said Elizabeth Swasey, spokesman for the Media Research Center.
Ron Thulin Show MRC Director of Media Analysis Rich Noyes on ABC’s plan to promote George Stephanopoulos to solo anchor of This Week.
The Brant Hansen Show MRC Director of Communications Liz Swasey on ABC’’s censoring of "Jesus" in The View.
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), June 8, 2002 ABC says it edited the word "Jesus" out of a recent broadcast so viewers wouldn't be offended. For many, it had the opposite effect. The bleeped "Jesus" on The View has drawn the ire of Rev. Jerry Falwell, some conservative media watchdogs and even the women whose on-air conversation was altered. "It is political correctness run amok," said Elizabeth Swasey, spokesman for the Media Research Center.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 8, 2002 ABC says it edited the word "Jesus" out of a recent broadcast so viewers wouldn't be offended. For many, it had the opposite effect. The bleeped Jesus on "The View" has drawn the ire of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, some conservative media watchdogs and even the women whose on-air conversation was altered. "It is political correctness run amok," said Elizabeth Swasey, spokeswoman for the Media Research Center.... ABC spokeswoman Julie Hoover said... the network has no problem with Jesus Christ's name if it is used in a "prayerful and respectful manner," she said....But ABC does not allow Jesus' name to be used in an exclamation.
World Magazine, June 8, 2002
Mr. Williams is seen by media analysts as a smart, sometimes sardonic presence without an overwhelming urge to tilt the news to the left. But the Media Research Center has caught a collection of liberal utterances. The most notorious quote came after a Jan. 6, 2000, GOP debate in which George W. Bush announced Jesus was his favorite philosopher: "It's red meat for conservatives, the positions rather strident tonight: anti-gay, pro-Jesus, and anti-abortion, and no gray matter in between.".... http://www.worldmag.com/world/issue/06_08_02/opening_1.asp
New York Post, June 7, 2002 ABC edited the word "Jesus" out of a recent broadcast so viewers wouldn’t be offended. But it seems to have had the opposite effect....
The Times Union (Albany, NY), June 7, 2002 ABC says it edited the word "Jesus" out of a recent broadcast of "The View," so viewers wouldn't be offended. For many, it had the opposite effect.... "It is political correctness run amok," said Elizabeth Swasey, spokeswoman for the Media Research Center.... ABC spokeswoman Julie Hoover said the network has no problem with Jesus Christ's name if it is used in a "prayerful and respectful manner," she said. But ABC does not allow Jesus' name to be used in an exclamation. The Rev. Jerry Falwell, in a newspaper column, said he believed ABC's action was wrong. "Conservative Catholics and evangelical Christians are expected to accept this double standard and keep our mouths shut," he said.
The Los Angeles Times, June 7, 2002 ABC says it edited the word "Jesus" out of its daytime program "The View" so viewers wouldn't be offended. But for many, it had the opposite effect--drawing the ire of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, some conservative media watchdogs and about 100 letters of complaint. "It is political correctness run amok," said Elizabeth Swasey, spokeswoman for the Media Research Center. The bleeping incident occurred on the May 23 program.... ABC spokeswoman Julie Hoover said the use ran afoul of network standards. The network has no problem with Jesus Christ's name if it is used in a "prayerful and respectful manner," she explained, but it does not allow Jesus' name to be used in an exclamation.
Newsday (NY), June 7, 2002 ABC says it edited the word "Jesus" out of a recent broadcast so viewers wouldn't be offended. For many, it had the opposite effect. The bleeped Jesus on "The View" drew the ire of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, media watchdogs and the women whose on-air talk was altered. "It is political correctness run amok," said Elizabeth Swasey, spokeswoman for the Media Research Center in Alexandria, Va. ....ABC spokeswoman Julie Hoover said ABC has no problem with Jesus Christ's name if it is used in a "prayerful and respectful manner," ... adding, "Under the circumstances, we were concerned it would be offensive to our audience." .... http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/ny_jesus
The Calgary Herald, June 7, 2002 ABC says it edited the word Jesus out of a recent broadcast so viewers wouldn't be offended. For many, it had the opposite effect. The bleeped Jesus on The View has drawn the ire of Rev. Jerry Falwell, some conservative media watchdogs and even the women whose on-air conversation was altered. "It is political correctness run amok," said Elizabeth Swasey, spokeswoman for the Media Research Center. ... ABC spokeswoman Julie Hoover said.... the network has no problem with Jesus Christ's name if used in a "prayerful and respectful manner," she said.... But ABC does not allow Jesus' name to be used in an exclamation.
The Edmonton Journal, June 7, 2002 The bleeped Jesus on The View has drawn the ire of Rev. Jerry Falwell, some conservative media watchdogs and even the women whose on-air conversation was altered. "It is political correctness run amok," said Elizabeth Swasey, spokeswoman for the Media Research Center.... ABC spokeswoman Julie Hoover said .... ABC does not allow Jesus' name to be used in an exclamation.
The Edmonton Sun, June 7, 2002 ....ABC says it edited the word "Jesus" out of a recent broadcast so viewers wouldn't be offended. For many, it had the opposite effect. The bleeped "Jesus" on The View has drawn the ire of Rev. Jerry Falwell, some conservative media watchdogs and even the women whose on-air conversation was altered. "It is political correctness run amok," said Elizabeth Swasey, spokesman for the Media Research Centre.... ABC spokesman Julie Hoover said .... ABC does not allow Jesus's name to be used in an exclamation. "Under the circumstances, we were concerned it would be offensive to our audience," Hoover said.
Montreal Gazette, June 7, 2002 ....ABC says it edited the word Jesus out of a recent broadcast so viewers wouldn't be offended. For many, it had the opposite effect....The incident comes at a time broadcasters in general are pushing the boundaries of language and content. Expletives rarely allowed on the networks were used this year, for instance, on a May ER episode on NBC and on CBS's March special using video from inside the World Trade Center.... Five days after the Behar incident, hosts of The View said they had received about 100 letters of complaint. "It was stupid to beep that," co-host Star Jones said. "They let us say all kinds of things on TV, but they beep Jesus? That makes no sense."
Toronto Star, June 7, 2002 Entertainment (Excerpt) ....ABC says it edited the word "Jesus" out of a broadcast so viewers wouldn't be offended. For many, it had the opposite effect. The bleeped Jesus on The View has drawn the ire of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, some conservative media watchdogs and even the women whose on-air conversation was altered. "It is political correctness run amok," said a spokesperson for the Media Research Center. On the May 23 edition of The View, Meredith Vieira noted that the daily weigh-ins of her dieting co-host, Joy Behar, had ended. "Yes, and thank you, thank you, Jesus, is all I have to say," Behar replied. But ABC does not allow Jesus' name to be used in an exclamation.
The Vancouver Province, June 7, 2002 ....ABC says it edited the word Jesus out of a recent broadcast so viewers wouldn't be offended. For many, it had the opposite effect....The incident comes at a time broadcasters in general are pushing the boundaries of language and content. Expletives rarely allowed on the networks were used this year, for instance, on a May ER episode on NBC and on CBS's March special using video from inside the World Trade Center.... Five days after the Behar incident, hosts of The View said they had received about 100 letters of complaint. "It was stupid to beep that," co-host Star Jones said. "They let us say all kinds of things on TV, but they beep Jesus? That makes no sense."
CNN.com, June 6, 2002 ABC says it edited the word "Jesus" out of a recent broadcast so viewers wouldn't be offended. For many, it had the opposite effect. The bleeped Jesus on "The View" has drawn the ire of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, some conservative media watchdogs and even the women whose on-air conversation was altered. "It is political correctness run amok," said Elizabeth Swasey, spokeswoman for the Media Research Center.... ABC spokeswoman Julie Hoover said the network has no problem with Jesus' name if it is used in a "prayerful and respectful manner," she said.... But ABC does not allow Jesus' name to be used in an exclamation. "Under the circumstances, we were concerned it would be offensive to our audience," Hoover said. The incident comes at a time broadcasters in general are pushing the boundaries of language and content. Expletives rarely allowed on the networks were used this year, for instance, on a May "ER" episode on NBC and on CBS' March special using video from inside the World Trade Center.... Five days after the Behar incident, hosts of "The View" noted they had received about 100 letters of complaint. "It was stupid to beep that," co-host Star Jones said. "They let us say all kinds of things on TV, but they beep Jesus? That makes no sense." http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/06/
WTOP News Radio, Washington, DC, June 6, 2002 MRC President L. Brent Bozell on ABC's censoring of "Jesus" on The View.
Associated Press, June 6, 2002 ABC says it edited the word "Jesus" out of a recent broadcast so viewers wouldn't be offended. For many, it had the opposite effect.
Morning Drive with Mathew Hill MRC Director of Communications Liz Swasey on the latest in liberal media bias.
Let's Talk MRC Director of Communications Liz Swasey on ABC’s censoring of "Jesus" in The View.
USA Radio Network, syndicated, June 3, 2002 MRC President L. Brent Bozell on NBC’s announcement that Brian Williams will replace Tom Brokaw as anchor following the 2004 elections.
The Washington Times, June 3, 2002 "Dan Rather not only refused to apologize to Attorney General John Ashcroft for insinuating on 'Imus in the Morning' [May 22] that Ashcroft used private aircraft last year because he knew terrorists might hijack a commercial flight, he lashed out at Ashcroft for daring to question Rather's claim: 'It probably would be better for him to spend a little less time trying to, you know, sully up my reputation in some way, cover his own backside, and a little more time in Let's get this thing straight.'.... "Rather passed along the vile claim that the fact that Attorney General Ashcroft was 'inexplicably' using private aircraft last year proves he feared a terrorist hijacking. An hour later, NBC's Jim Miklaszewski informed Imus that Ashcroft's private plane use had nothing to do with terrorism and was prompted by personal threats on his life...." — Brent Baker, from the Media Research Center's May 28 "Cyber Alert." http://www.washingtontimes.com/culture/20020603_80847014.htm
National Review, June 3, 2002 When CNN opened a Havana office five years ago, bureau chief Lucia Newman said Cuban officials had promised the network "total freedom to do what we want and to work without any prior censorship." Perhaps that's because they knew CNN would censor itself. According to a new study by the Media Research Center, CNN's Havana-based journalists have produced 212 prime-time reports on the Cuban government or life on the island. A grand total of seven of them dealt with political dissidents or prisoners, which is fewer than the number of stories CNN ran in the first three months of this year about alleged human-rights abuses of Taliban prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay. The bureau also put out a mere four stories on the absence of democracy in Cuba, including one that had Newman remarking that Cuba's one-candidate "elections" contained none of the "dubious campaign spending" found in the U.S. Overall, Communist spokesmen were given six times more airplay than non-Communist ones. Perhaps this is because the non-Communist ones would fear for their lives if they spoke against the regime -- a great story in itself, if only CNN would report it.
The Washington Times, June 3, 2002 ABC is not shy about broadcasting verbal vulgarity on shows like "NYPD Blue." So why would ABC bleep out the name of Jesus on its daytime talk show "The View," asks the Media Research Center. Created by Barbara Walters, "The View" is hosted by Meredith Vieira with Joy Behar, Star Jones and Lisa Ling. In recent days, viewers followed Miss Behar's dieting with daily on-air weigh-ins, which ended May 22. On the May 23 show, Miss Vieira made note of that fact, to which Miss Behar replied: "Yes, and thank you, thank you, Jesus, is all I have to say." But by the time the New York-based show was rebroadcast to West Coast audiences, Miss Behar's comment was reduced to "thank you, thank you [bleep]." The cast discussed their disapproval Friday, with Miss Jones summing up their exasperation: "They let us say all kinds of things on TV, but they beep Jesus? That makes no sense." "It makes no sense, of course, unless you consider Jesus Christ offensive," noted Liz Swasey of the Media Research Center. http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020603_5465780.htm
Point of View with Marlin Maddox MRC President L. Brent Bozell on NBC’s announcement that Brian Williams will replace Tom Brokaw as anchor following the 2004 elections.
Hannity & Colmes Sean Hannity: .... why did one network censor its own host when she thanked Jesus Christ on the air? During a broadcast of the show "The View" on ABC last week, host Joy Behar thanked Jesus when describing the success of her weight loss program, but when the show aired on the West Coat the word "Jesus" had been bleeped out. ... I know the Media Research Center, Brent Bozell's group, has been out there and they've made this well known. And, by the way, Joy Behar, to her credit, when she heard they did this, thought it was crazy.
The Sean Hannity Show Sean favorably cites the MRC report on ABC’s censoring of "Jesus" in The View.
The Bob Duko Show MRC Director of Communications Liz Swasey on May media bias.
National Review Online, June 1, 2002 Many see the "big three" nightly news shows as dinosaurs in the face of vibrant cable alternatives. But who anchors them remains relevant for two reasons: First, the anchor is the face of the network during special coverage when millions tune in, such as on Election Night or a Sept. 11th. Second, while those with a great interest in the news watch cable, the broadcast networks reach a far larger audience of less politically aware viewers who are more susceptible to any bias. Though the ABC, CBS, and NBC evening newscasts continue to lose viewers, each still individually attracts an audience about three times greater than the primetime audience of CNN, FNC, and MSNBC combined.
World Net Daily, June 1, 2002 The Media Research Center, a conservative media-watchdog group, reported this week that ABC officials recently chose to bleep out the word "Jesus" on the West coast broadcast of its morning talk show, "The View".... officials at ABC are falling right in line with this religious interdiction by determining that the name of Jesus must be banished..... What makes this problem all the worse is the fact that many cable networks have adopted policies in which the name of Jesus is habitually blasphemed.... I urge my friends to contact the ABC network and cordially urge officials not to edit out the name of Jesus in future broadcasts.
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