Independent journalist Sharyl Attkisson has written a timely new book and the title tells all: "Slanted: How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism." The author thinks the public is now conditioned to accept preferred narratives set by media companies rather than genuine news — and that these narratives are designed to "define and narrow" the public's viewpoint.
There has been persistent chatter that the United States is no longer united at all, and that a civil war or a serious schism between Americans is now within the realm of possibility.
The large army of partisan forces who are in battle mode over President Trump's challenge to the presidential election results have been given some advice by a certain North Dakota Republican.
Some observers spot ulterior motives behind feel-good, "stay safe" cautions from Democratic politicians and officials, who persuaded much of the public on mail-in voting, lockdowns of healthy people and other ways to foil the coronavirus.
Let us all pay attention to General Services Administration chief Emily Murphy, who has been accused of blocking presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden's potential transition into the White House by not declaring him the winner of the election. As in now, right this second.
Is former President Barack Obama "stealing the spotlight" from presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden, now in the middle of being a presumptive president elect?
Many people can't wait for 2020 to end, billing it as a lousy year all around for multiple reasons. In the greater picture, however, the combination of troubling events such as social unrest and the coronavirus pandemic fostered record-breaking gun sales in the U.S., according to several industry sources. It also has influenced public opinion on gun control.
The gleeful news media was throwing around the phrase "President-elect Joe Biden" on election night, with never a thought of adding the adjective "presumptive" to the phrase. The press has been bandying it about ever since. Even the kids are getting a dose of Joe Biden, White House resident.
There will be considerable activity in the nation's capital this weekend, organized by those who support President Trump on a near visceral level — and those who will never, ever, ever support the president. There are several rallies and marches set for Saturday in and around the National Mall and the Supreme Court. But that is not the only emphatic public presence which soon will be felt in Washington and elsewhere.
The first presidential debate seems like it was in another century. It took place only 44 days ago, give or take a few hours. The first match between President Trump and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden was loud, restless and cranky. But Mr. Biden did promise to do one thing during the event which is of interest at this very moment.
Amid unprecedented political discord, the nation will step up in pride and appreciation on Wednesday to honor 17.4 million U.S. military veterans on Veterans Day.
A new post-election poll conducted by the Media Research Center reveals that 36% of voters who chose presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden were not aware of the evidence linking him "to corrupt financial dealings with China through his son Hunter Biden," noted an analysis of the findings released Monday.
Yes, many voters were taken aback by those news organizations that immediately declared that Joseph R. Biden had suddenly and magically turned into "President-elect Biden." The change in title was unnerving and dismissive, suggesting that fair play, professional standards and decorum had simply imploded during the 2020 presidential election.
Frustrating and unnerving presidential election mysteries continue as the nation waits to see who emerges as the victor amid the fog of political war, biased media coverage and questionable voting procedures.
Former President Barack Obama recently took to the campaign trail with gusto, shoring up support for Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden and offering choice quips about President Trump - calling him a failure and a fraud, among other things, according to a CNN account.
Few will forget election night four years ago. Remember? At 2:29 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 9, 2016, The Associated Press at last called the race for then-Republican nominee Donald Trump. The news service issued a "flash" announcement two minutes later — The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio and three other news organizations followed with their own revelations three minutes later.
For the faith community, get-out-the-vote has become a heavenly, heavy-duty cause. The Faith & Freedom Coalition revealed Monday that their volunteers have personally knocked on 5,138,299 doors and reached 9 million voters in battleground states — five times the number that the grassroots group contacted during the 2016 election.
Fast and furious: That is how the polls are arriving at the moment, cascading into news coverage as Election Day looms large. In the past 48 hours, horse race polls were released by NBC News/Wall Street Journal, Fox News, CBS News, CNN, ABC/Washington Post, The New York Times/Siena College and Emerson College. More are on the way.
Much of the news media is reluctant to share any good economic news, fearing it will reflect positively on President Trump some 96 hours before Election Day. But wait. News organizations can't overlook the U.S. economy's record-breaking leap of 33.1% between July and September --so they simply dampen the good news with some bad news.
Public unease has become a staple of 2020 - year of the pandemic, the election and social unrest. Political strife has intensified, as have mixed feelings over social changes, family burdens and economic impacts. New academic research also pinpoints a specific shift from those who are on the true coronavirus front lines.
