{"id":2336641,"date":"2024-09-04T13:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pbs-2024-hating-republicans-hailing-democrats-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T13:50:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:50:05","slug":"pbs-2024-hating-republicans-hailing-democrats-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pbs-2024-hating-republicans-hailing-democrats-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS 2024: \u2018Hating Republicans, Hailing Democrats\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpbs-2024-hating-republicans-hailing-democrats-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2336641&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/khymani-james-dumbassery-on-display-just-two-days-before-his-expulsion\/\" title=\"Khymani James displays foolish behavior shortly before being expelled\">provided content includes<\/a> a summary of\u2064 two significant topics regarding PBS (Public Broadcasting Service):<\/p>\n<p>1. **Media Bias Hearing**: The House Energy \u200cCommittee conducted a hearing focused on alleged liberal media\u200d bias at\u200d NPR, which ties into broader discussions about media\u2062 representation and objectivity. This hearing \u2063was \u200cpricked by recent allegations \u200cfrom\u2064 a former editor at NPR, highlighting concerns over \u2063how \u200dpublic broadcasters may favor certain political perspectives over others in their reporting. <\/p>\n<p>2. **PBS&#8217;s Coverage \u200bof Political Conventions**: A study by the \u200cconservative Media Research Center\u200c (MRC) criticized PBS for exhibiting\u200b biased coverage of the 2024 political conventions.\u2062 According\u2062 to the report, PBS portrayed the\u2064 Democratic National Convention (DNC) positively\u201488% of\u2063 its coverage was favorable\u2014while its coverage of\u2064 the Republican National \u200dConvention (RNC) \u2063was predominantly\u200c negative, with 72% being critical. The findings reflect \u200bclaims that\u200b PBS\u2019s reporting is increasingly \u200caligned with Democratic viewpoints, raising questions about the use of taxpayer funding for allegedly\u200d partisan media coverage.<\/p>\n<p>These issues underscore \u2063ongoing \u2064debates regarding media bias, especially in \u200bpublic broadcasting, as well as the influence of political agendas on reporting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">PBS 2024: &lsquo;Hating Republicans, Hailing Democrats&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1745151\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The next time you hear the broadcast voice drone, &ldquo;This is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>PBS<\/a>,&rdquo; imagine him saying, &ldquo;This is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>DNC<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Because if the 2024 convention coverage by the Public Broadcasting Service is a sign of its politics, PBS is firmly in the <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democrats\">Democrats<\/a>&lsquo; pocket.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently unconcerned about GOP efforts to &ldquo;defund&rdquo; it of annual taxpayer contributions, PBS went overboard to portray the Democratic National Convention as joyful and the Republican National Convention as a demonstration of racism.<\/p>\n<p>In its study of how PBS covered the conventions, the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsbusters.org\/blogs\/nb\/clay-waters\/2024\/09\/04\/study-hating-republicans-hailing-democrats-pbss-very-biased-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Media Research Center<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-jeffrey-toobin-comment-on-andrew-cuomos-sexual-harassment-allegations-on-cnn\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Jeffrey Toobin Comment On Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Sexual Harassment Allegations On CNN?\">conservative media watchdog<\/a>, found that 88% of the network&rsquo;s coverage of the DNC was positive, while 72% of the RNC coverage was negative.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hating Republicans, Hailing Democrats,&rdquo; is how MRC described the biased coverage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; NEW STUDY: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PBS<\/a> coverage of the Democratic National Convention was 88% positive, while coverage of the Republican National Convention was 72% negative. <\/p>\n<p>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-worthy-recipient-pro-life-group-names-trump-pro-life-person-of-the-year\/\" title=\"\u201cA Worthy Recipient\u201d- Pro-Life Group Names Trump Pro-Life \u201cPerson Of The Year\u201d\">tax dollars<\/a> are funding this election interference. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bBBtdMkwF1\">https:\/\/t.co\/bBBtdMkwF1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Media Research Center (@theMRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theMRC\/status\/1831333677118132609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Republican and Democratic conventions are over, and it&rsquo;s clear which party was the favorite of taxpayer-supported PBS in their nightly three hours of live coverage in prime time. Not even the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump quelled the overwhelming negativity with which the PBS panel greeted the [RNC] in Milwaukee in July,&rdquo; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yet a month later, Vice President Kamala Harris and a familiar crew of Democratic faces were greeted rapturously by the same network at the [DNC] in Chicago,&rdquo; it added.<\/p>\n<p>The report by MRC&rsquo;s public broadcasting analyst, <a href=\"https:\/\/newsbusters.org\/blogs\/nb\/clay-waters\/2024\/09\/04\/study-hating-republicans-hailing-democrats-pbss-very-biased-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Clay Waters<\/a>, provided several examples of the lefty bias on display by correspondents and anchors, and he noted that even self-described conservatives dished up love for Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was little political daylight between liberal <em>Washington Post<\/em> columnist Jonathan Capehart and &lsquo;conservative&rsquo; <em>New York Times<\/em> columnist David Brooks, both of whom feature on <em>PBS NewsHour&rsquo;s<\/em> weekly political showdown of presumably oppositional perspectives. The Brooks-Capehart pair-up perfectly encapsulated tax-funded PBS&rsquo;s idea of political balance, pitting strong (and sometimes weepy) liberal Capehart versus slightly more centrist Brooks,&rdquo; Waters wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Of their commentary on the RNC, Waters found that Capehart was 91% negative to 9% positive and Brooks 67% negative to 33% positive.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, Capehart&rsquo;s comments on the DNC were 2% negative to 98% positive, and Brooks was 38% negative to 62% positive.<\/p>\n<p>The PBS correspondents weren&rsquo;t much better with questions evaluated by Waters being mostly hostile to Republicans and friendly to Democrats.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ditto for the hosts. At the RNC, co-anchor Amna Nawaz said, &ldquo;We have seen, though, we should note, Republican rhetoric veer into outright racism, echoing some white supremacist notions as well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But at the DNC, the description of the event was different. &ldquo;Laura Barron-Lopez opened PBS&rsquo;s Night Two coverage with a pro-Democratic trope already becoming tedious: &lsquo;[Delegates] really think that Kamala Harris should embrace who she is, and one of her signature personality traits is that she often likes to laugh and bring joy to what she&rsquo;s doing, and that&rsquo;s something that a lot of delegates have talked to me about tonight.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1745151\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1745151\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PBS 2024: &#8216;Disfavoring Republicans, Favoring Democrats&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>When you next hear the familiar voice say, &#8220;This is PBS,&#8221; picture it saying, &#8220;This is DNC.&#8221; The coverage of the 2024 conventions by the Public Broadcasting Service suggests a strong alignment with Democratic interests. Despite Republican attempts to cut its taxpayer funding, PBS excessively portrayed the Democratic National Convention as a celebration while depicting the Republican National Convention as an exhibition of racism. A study by the conservative Media Research Center revealed that 88% of PBS&#8217;s coverage of the DNC was positive, whereas 72% of its RNC coverage was negative. MRC characterized this disparity as \u201cDisfavoring Republicans, Favoring Democrats.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The report noted that after both conventions concluded, it was evident which party received more favorable treatment from taxpayer-funded PBS during their three hours of live prime-time coverage. Even an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump did not diminish the negativity directed at the RNC in Milwaukee in July. In contrast, just a month later at the DNC in Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris and other familiar Democratic figures were met with enthusiastic praise from PBS.<\/p>\n<p>Clay Waters from MRC highlighted numerous instances showcasing this left-leaning bias among correspondents and anchors. He pointed out that even those who identify as conservatives showed admiration for Democrats; for example, liberal Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart and &#8216;conservative&#8217; New York Times columnist David Brooks displayed little ideological difference during their discussions on PBS NewsHour\u2019s political segments.<\/p>\n<p>Waters analyzed their commentary on both conventions: Capehart expressed 91% negativity towards Republicans compared to only 2% negativity towards Democrats; Brooks had a similar trend with 67% negative comments about Republicans versus 38% negative about Democrats. The questions posed by PBS correspondents also tended to be more critical toward Republicans while being supportive toward Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Hosts reflected this bias too; co-anchor Amna Nawaz remarked at the RNC about Republican rhetoric bordering on racism but described events at the DNC differently\u2014Laura Barron-Lopez opened her segment emphasizing Kamala Harris&#8217;s joyful personality traits praised by delegates.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, if recent convention coverage is any indication of its political stance, it&#8217;s clear that PBS has aligned itself closely with Democratic perspectives while exhibiting significant bias against Republican viewpoints<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2336642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PBS-DNC-RNC-1024x680.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40084,40083,19567],"class_list":["post-2336641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hailing-democrats","tag-hating-republicans","tag-pbs"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PBS-DNC-RNC-1024x680.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}