Tim Graham is director of media analysis at the Media Research Center and executive editor of the blog NewsBusters.org.
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There is never a level playing field in an American election. For example, the two major political parties have major advantages that third parties can’t… Read More
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Taxpayer-subsidized National Public Radio shouldn’t be a starting place for aggressively biased coverage against either Democrats or Republicans. But you can ask Clarence Thomas how… Read More
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The Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos, but it reads like it’s owned by the Democratic National Committee. Consider the bias by omission. On… Read More
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How do voters know the prestige press is hopelessly partisan? For three weeks, Vice President Kamala Harris has been refusing all requests for interviews or… Read More
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Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her Democratic running mate, offering a balance of different races and genders—if you’re one of… Read More
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It’s funny how journalists admit Vice President Kamala Harris is getting a media honeymoon, and then deny it means anything. Ben Smith at Semafor sent an email… Read More
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The bitter Sunday afternoon announcement that President Joe Biden would end his reelection bid spurred hours of live network television coverage. With all that time… Read More
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On July 15, the opening day of the Republican convention, federal judge Aileen Cannon dismissed special counsel Jack Smith’s indictments of former President Donald Trump… Read More
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NBC anchorman Lester Holt interviewed President Joe Biden on the first day of the Republican convention. In the past, that would be seen as impolite,… Read More
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Does anybody remember the gentle days of political humor when Johnny Carson was the King of Late Night? Today’s late-night environment is largely a nasty… Read More
