Stop the presses: Snopes says Trump is victim of news media lies

Stop the presses: Snopes says Trump is victim of news media lies

by WorldTribune Staff, July 18, 2017 Snopes.com has published an article that it says “is intended as a neutral, reliable analysis of the lies, false allegations and misleading claims made about and against Donald Trump since his inauguration in January 2017.” The favorable report from the fact-checking website, which many conservatives say leans far to the left, […]

War: Supreme Court decision, CNN expose only adds fuel to the fire

War: Supreme Court decision, CNN expose only adds fuel to the fire

by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2017 The battle royal between the Trump administration and the major media outlets the president refers to as “fake news” has been amplified by a number of recent developments. The White House, fresh from a Supreme Court victory that upheld President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban, used the June 27 […]

Rise of the liberal Murdochs, and the politics of advertiser boycotts

Rise of the liberal Murdochs, and the politics of advertiser boycotts

by WorldTribune Staff, April 24, 2017 The left is using allegations of sexual misconduct to organize advertiser boycotts in an effort to destroy Fox News because it can’t compete “in the arena of cable news,” Rush Limbaugh said. “The standard operating procedure for the left is not to level the playing field but to close […]

White House moves rattle Washington press corps

White House moves rattle Washington press corps

by WorldTribune Staff, February 26, 2017 The major media’s outrage meter went off the charts after White House spokesman Sean Spicer excluded some elite organizations from a recent press briefing. Those left behind: Politico, The Washington Post, The New York Times, BuzzFeed, CNN, BBC and the Los Angeles Times. AP and Time boycotted the Feb. […]

Press erupts following immigration order; White Houses calls it a ‘massive success story’

Press erupts following immigration order; White Houses calls it a ‘massive success story’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2017 While the major media was playing up controversy and backlash surrounding President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, a White House official countered that the media should chill. From Politico’s Playbook e-letter: “Good morning, Mr. President – N.Y. Times – 5 of 6 stories about Trump http://nyti.ms/2jJaghe … Washington […]

‘100 percent dead wrong’: Bannon prescribes humility for ‘humiliated’ media

‘100 percent dead wrong’: Bannon prescribes humility for ‘humiliated’ media

by WorldTribune Staff, January 27, 2017 The elite media “should be embarrassed and humiliated” after its behavior during the presidential campaign and now should “keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while,” White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said. “You’re the opposition party,” Bannon said during a Jan. 26 interview with The New […]

Despite media frenzy, ‘fake news’ sites have small audiences

Despite media frenzy, ‘fake news’ sites have small audiences

by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2016 According to The New York Times and Washington Post, “fake news” played a significant role in the 2016 presidential election and could even have influenced the outcome. In reality, however, the sites singled out have small audience shares and influence, according to Alexa analytics. On Dec. 18, the Times […]

‘Fake news’ and other answers to ‘What the hell happened?’

‘Fake news’ and other answers to ‘What the hell happened?’

by WorldTribune Staff, November 21, 2016 “Wht happened?” As they retreated to safe spaces on Nov. 9, some deflated Democrats were struggling to come to terms with the realization that the reality they had taken for Gospel was sharply different from the reality experienced by less fortunate Americans. Because that realization was too difficult to […]

Shamed and disgraced: Leaked emails expose DNC media violating journalism ethics with impunity

by WorldTribune Staff, October 14, 2016 With their unapologetic coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign, The New York Times, Politico, CNBC, et al have ushered in the era of “consequence free journalism,” Evan Gahr wrote for The Observer on Oct. 24. “If you’re a Politico or New York Times scribe or CNBC anchor John Harwood and hacked […]

The ‘illegal publishing’ of Trump’s tax returns: ‘Crony journalism’ has joined ‘crony justice’, Limbaugh charges

The ‘illegal publishing’ of Trump’s tax returns: ‘Crony journalism’ has joined ‘crony justice’, Limbaugh charges

by WorldTribune Staff, October 4, 2016 Partial transcript from Rush Limbaugh’s Oct. 3 radio show. “The illegal publishing of Donald Trump’s tax return encapsulates and validates the reason why an outsider absolutely must be elected president, if you ask me. This is an act of illegality. Donald Trump has followed the law. Nobody in this […]