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CNN bemoans a lack of civility after spending years hiring pro-Trump commentators

06/26/18 5:59 PM EDT
CNN keeps letting guests and paid commentators lie about climate scientists

11/27/18 6:10 PM EST
On CNN, new pro-Trump contributor confirms he is contractually forbidden from criticizing Trump

08/23/18 10:53 PM EDT

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On Reliable Sources, Kurtz highlighted Medved's criticism of Democrats to suggest “liberal hypocrisy” in response to The Path to 9/11, ignored possibility of “hypocrisy” by Medved and other conservatives

09/11/06 5:05 PM EDT
Beck again warned that if Muslims don't “act now” by “step[ping] to the plate” to condemn terrorism, they “will be looking through a razor wire fence at the West”

09/07/06 1:39 PM EDT
CNN's Tatton suggests “faithful” people means “white evangelicals”

09/06/06 11:28 AM EDT
CNN's Henry: Bush speech quoting bin Laden “may help shake Americans out of any complacency they may feel”

09/05/06 7:25 PM EDT
CNN's King left unchallenged Shays's claim that “since January,” the Iraqi government “has done nothing”

09/01/06 4:26 PM EDT
On CNN, Buchanan said immigration will reduce U.S. to “a polyglot boarding house for the world, a tangle of squabbling minorities”

08/28/06 8:27 PM EDT
Ignoring Clintons' pre-primary pledge to support Democratic candidate, Blitzer remarked that “now both oppose” Lieberman's independent candidacy

08/28/06 1:16 PM EDT
Blitzer again let Mehlman claim public opposes Iraq withdrawal timetable; polling still shows otherwise

08/28/06 12:44 PM EDT
In reporting on McCain's Iraq “clarification,” CNN's Blitzer ignored McCain's flip-flop on Bush administration's “public statements”

08/25/06 6:55 PM EDT
In special on bin Laden, CNN again omitted Bush's failure to send more troops to Tora Bora

08/24/06 7:27 PM EDT
In “a wonderful segment,” CNN provided forum for Katrina survivor to praise Bush on Katrina, omitted that he's a Republican

08/23/06 8:13 PM EDT
McClatchy Newspapers, CNN's Toobin mischaracterized Specter's proposed legislation on Bush's domestic spy program

08/23/06 1:24 PM EDT

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CNN bemoans a lack of civility after spending years hiring pro-Trump commentators

CNN keeps letting guests and paid commentators lie about climate scientists

On CNN, new pro-Trump contributor confirms he is contractually forbidden from criticizing Trump

The Latest

On Reliable Sources, Kurtz highlighted Medved's criticism of Democrats to suggest “liberal hypocrisy” in response to The Path to 9/11, ignored possibility of “hypocrisy” by Medved and other conservatives

Beck again warned that if Muslims don't “act now” by “step[ping] to the plate” to condemn terrorism, they “will be looking through a razor wire fence at the West”

CNN's Tatton suggests “faithful” people means “white evangelicals”

CNN's Henry: Bush speech quoting bin Laden “may help shake Americans out of any complacency they may feel”

CNN's King left unchallenged Shays's claim that “since January,” the Iraqi government “has done nothing”

On CNN, Buchanan said immigration will reduce U.S. to “a polyglot boarding house for the world, a tangle of squabbling minorities”

Ignoring Clintons' pre-primary pledge to support Democratic candidate, Blitzer remarked that “now both oppose” Lieberman's independent candidacy

Blitzer again let Mehlman claim public opposes Iraq withdrawal timetable; polling still shows otherwise

In reporting on McCain's Iraq “clarification,” CNN's Blitzer ignored McCain's flip-flop on Bush administration's “public statements”

In special on bin Laden, CNN again omitted Bush's failure to send more troops to Tora Bora

In “a wonderful segment,” CNN provided forum for Katrina survivor to praise Bush on Katrina, omitted that he's a Republican

McClatchy Newspapers, CNN's Toobin mischaracterized Specter's proposed legislation on Bush's domestic spy program