MediaWatch

The MRC published MediaWatch as a monthly newsletter from 1988 through March, 1998, when it switched to bi-weekly production. The MRC ceased publication of MediaWatch in May of 1999 in order to concentrate resources on more timely analysis on our Web site. MediaWatch was dedicated to documenting liberal bias in reporting by reviewing news coverage of political and current events by the television networks, newspapers and weekly news magazines. Features included a monthly Study or Review, brief NewsBites, the Janet Cooke Award dissecting the most biased story of the month, the Revolving Door which tracked those moving between media and politics and On the Bright Side, a look at an unusually balanced story presenting facts ignored by the rest of the media.

MediaWatch: December 1993

12/1/1993 2:59 PM ET

TV Gun Control Coverage Tilts Its Tone, Talking Heads and Labels to Liberal Side; NewsBites: Clinton on Quayle, Take 2; Revolving Door: Democrat Heads PBS; Media Dive on GOP in New Jersey, Ignore ...

MediaWatch: November 1993

11/1/1993 2:42 PM ET

Media Foundations Give Generously to Liberal Groups in the Bush Era; NewsBites: Time Off Course; Revolving Door:"Conservative" Advised Bill; Reporters Knock GOP Campaigns, Puff Liberal Chances; ...

MediaWatch: October 1993

10/1/1993 3:43 PM ET

On Health, Network Morning Shows Slant Left in Picking Guests, slightly Right in Questions; NewsBites: Watching the Ad Watch; Revolving Door: CNBC's New Chief; Reporters Heap Heaving Helpings of ...

MediaWatch: September 1993

9/1/1993 3:35 PM ET

Networks Promote Government-Directed Systems, Obscure Cost, Quality; NewsBites: Execution Exaggerations; Revolving Door: Democrat to Democrat to...; Newsweek Says Black Families Have Only One ...

MediaWatch August 1993

8/1/1993 3:14 PM ET

PBS Documentary Series Routinely Excludes Conservative Experts, Topics; NewsBites: It's His Fault; Revolving Door: deLaski's Defensive Detail; Networks Legitimize NRDC's Press Release Science; Two ...

MediaWatch: July 1993

7/1/1993 1:45 PM ET

The Most Common Politically Motivated Statistical Exaggerations; NewsBites: Conservative Corporations?; Revolving Door: City Hall Calling; Reporters Insist Budget is Half Tax Hikes, Half Cuts; ...

MediaWatch: June 1993

6/1/1993 1:23 PM ET

National Public Radio Anchor's Liberal Year at Weekend Today; NewsBites: Tax Revolt?; Revolving Door: Whiplash; Clinton's "Serious" Deficit Cuts; Hubbell's "Perception" Problem; Myers on ...

MediaWatch: May 1993

5/1/1993 1:13 PM ET

CBS Stands Apart from Other Networks In Promoting Clinton Stimulus; NewsBites: Eleanor and Evidence; Revolving Door: Stern Justice; Networks Ignore Protest Platform, Explicit Sex Talk, and Hate ...

MediaWatch: April 1993

4/1/1993 1:54 PM ET

Dan Rather's Greatest Liberal Hits; NewsBites: Gumbel's Blame Game; Revolving Door: Brokaw Balks at Babbitt; Media Ignore Politicized Clinton Justice Department; ABC Reports on Bias; Toilet ...

MediaWatch: March 1993

3/1/1993 12:32 PM ET

More Badly Biased Budget Reporting; NewsBites: Profiles in Courage; Revolving Door: Edelman Admirer; Waited Months to Correct "Inappropriate" Reporting; Goodbye, American Way; Budget Reviews; ...