Zachary Pleat | Media Matters for America

Zachary Pleat is a senior researcher at Media Matters, where he has worked since January 2009. He has a bachelor’s degree in international studies from the University of South Florida.

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News coverage of voting must explain all factors behind long voting lines -- including GOP voter suppression

03/05/20 12:34 PM EST
Broadcast networks and major newspapers continue to ignore Trump’s firing of pandemic leadership in coronavirus coverage

03/03/20 4:33 PM EST
Sunday show hosts fail to mention key context of Trump's coronavirus response

03/02/20 5:13 PM EST
Covering Trump's coronavirus response, major newspapers barely mention that he fired pandemic experts in 2018

02/28/20 3:05 PM EST
Trump has left America vulnerable to the novel coronavirus. Fox is singing his praises anyway.

02/24/20 3:37 PM EST
Right-wing media react to McCabe news by again calling for Trump to pardon Stone

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Sunday shows are ignoring E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against President Trump

02/03/20 3:52 PM EST
Trump's new Border Patrol chief previously lied to Fox News about the administration's family separation policy

01/24/20 2:17 PM EST
Conservative media vilify Adam Schiff as Trump's impeachment trial begins

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Three ways conservative media are spinning facts about Trump's Senate trial

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