The Changing Definition of Failure

It started in late July when the books were beginning to close and leftist media realized a second quarter of negative growth was headed our way.

That’s because a second consecutive quarter of negative growth = a recession, and leftist corporate media knew it. They also knew that if Americans realized their president had driven a vibrant economy into recession in 18 months, they might not vote as the media wished in November.

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INSIDE THE MRC

Tim Graham is executive editor of NewsBusters and director of media analysis for MRC. He’s also one of the longest-serving people at MRC, has a weekly column for Creators Syndicate, and serves as host for the popular MRC NewsBusters Podcast.

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Bits & Pieces

Univision continues to not really understand American governance. After Kansas voters turned down an awkwardly worded ballot initiative that would’ve made it easier to restrict abortion, its leftist anchor tried to make sense of it for her audience. 

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MRC SPECIAL REPORT: Secondhand Censorship Pervasive Among Big Tech

If voters in battleground states had not been victims of secondhand censorship in the weeks before the 2020 election, they would have known about Hunter Biden’s laptop. And if those voters had known, enough would have changed their votes to flip the results in their states and re-elect President Trump.

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In the News

Media Research Center experts are frequently interviewed on stories of national importance, often reaching millions of Americans daily. They provide analysis and commentary on radio, TV, the Internet, social media, and in print.

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The Voices of Anti-Americanism

Don Lemon getting tough. “We cannot sit here and pretend like, ‘Well, Republicans … cut them a break.’ They have a lot to answer for in this moment. They have taken back a right [abortion] that was granted to American women for 50 years. … If they come here on CNN they must answer for that. And they cannot expect to be coddled when they go on to a news organization.”
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