Rich Noyes
@richnoyes.bsky.social
Formerly Research Director for @TheMRC.bsky.social (2003-2021) and senior editor of @NewsBusters.bsky.social (2005-2021). All opinions are my own.
The media spent years heaping scorn and derision on Dick Cheney, only to develop sudden respect for him as an anti-Trump figure in the last few years. Here's a look back from NewsBusters: www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geo...
FLASHBACK: Media Hated Dick Cheney, Called Him a War Criminal
Sadly, on Tuesday, former Vice President Dick Cheney passed away at 84.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The media spent years heaping scorn and derision on Dick Cheney, only to develop sudden respect for him as an anti-Trump figure in the last few years. Here's a look back from NewsBusters: www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geo...
From the @NewsBusters archives: During the last gov't shutdown in 2019, network news coverage overwhelmingly blamed President Trump and Republicans www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
TV's Shutdown News Blamed Trump, Touted Victims Over Border Debate
In just 35 days, the partial government shutdown generated nearly five hours of coverage on the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts. By a six-to-one margin, network reporters framed the shutdown as the...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
From the @NewsBusters archives: During the last gov't shutdown in 2019, network news coverage overwhelmingly blamed President Trump and Republicans www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
Not sure if this is what the Prez was referring to, but I've conducted many studies documenting massive network hostility to Trump and other Republicans (not quite 97% negative, but close enough). The point was to inform/educate the public, not justify government threats. 1/4
September 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Not sure if this is what the Prez was referring to, but I've conducted many studies documenting massive network hostility to Trump and other Republicans (not quite 97% negative, but close enough). The point was to inform/educate the public, not justify government threats. 1/4
"It shouldn’t be a difficult political stand to oppose assassinations and other political violence. It shouldn’t be tough to oppose rioting and looting as a form of protest. These should be the firm consensus of any democratic system." www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim...
Column: Civility Should Be Embraced After Charlie Kirk's Murder
The shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah looked like the opposite of the W
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September 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"It shouldn’t be a difficult political stand to oppose assassinations and other political violence. It shouldn’t be tough to oppose rioting and looting as a form of protest. These should be the firm consensus of any democratic system." www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim...
From the @NewsBusters.bsky.social vault: Ten years ago, liberal journalists gushed over Obama's Iran nuke deal, saying it meant he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize
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FLASHBACK: Lib Journalists Loved Obama’s Ill-Fated Iran Nuke Deal
Eight years ago this week, the liberal media touted the “major victory” of President Obama’s “historic” deal
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June 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
From the @NewsBusters.bsky.social vault: Ten years ago, liberal journalists gushed over Obama's Iran nuke deal, saying it meant he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize
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Amid the riots five years ago, the media condemned President Trump and championed violent left-wing protesters www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
FIVE YEARS AGO: When the Left Rampaged, the Lib Media Blamed Trump
It’s Donald Trump’s first summer back in the White House since 2020 and — just like five years ago — leftists protesters are raging in America’s cities and the liberal media are blaming... Trump.
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June 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Amid the riots five years ago, the media condemned President Trump and championed violent left-wing protesters www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
VIDEO: Ten years ago, the liberal media declared Donald Trump had no chance of ever becoming President of the United States www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
Ten Years Ago, the Liberal Media LAUGHED When Trump Entered Politics
The liberal media may thoroughly despise President Donald Trump, but they cannot deny his political clout.
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June 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
VIDEO: Ten years ago, the liberal media declared Donald Trump had no chance of ever becoming President of the United States www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
When journalists are invited to deliver commencement speeches, they can't help but push a liberal agenda onto graduates www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
FLASHBACK: Journalists Hijack College Graduations to Push Liberal Agenda
Back on May 19, ex-CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley hijacked the Wake Forest graduation ceremony to
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June 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
When journalists are invited to deliver commencement speeches, they can't help but push a liberal agenda onto graduates www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
What a weird strategy: PBS knows they're in a funding crisis vs. a GOP Prez and Congress, and yet they still hand 4x more airtime to liberals and Democrats, with more for anti-Trump GOPers. www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/cla...
STUDY: Be My (Leftist) Guest Again: Bias Still Reigns Supreme at PBS
Paula Kerger, chief executive of the taxpayer-subsidized Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), recently told the New York Times, “In terms of the news, we work really hard to try to bring multiple viewpo...
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May 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
What a weird strategy: PBS knows they're in a funding crisis vs. a GOP Prez and Congress, and yet they still hand 4x more airtime to liberals and Democrats, with more for anti-Trump GOPers. www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/cla...
Ten years ago, the media showered good press on radical Senator Bernie Sanders's first presidential campaign www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
FLASHBACK: How an Adoring Media Aided Bernie Sanders’s 2016 Campaign
Ten years ago this week, Vermont socialist Senator
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May 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ten years ago, the media showered good press on radical Senator Bernie Sanders's first presidential campaign www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
Worth recalling: www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
FLASHBACK: Lib Media Hated Hur’s ‘Elderly...Poor Memory’ Biden Report
A week after Joe Biden seemed lost and confused during CNN’s presidential debate, liberal journalists continue to freak out about the President’s poor performance. Yet just four months earlier, many o...
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May 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Worth recalling: www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
Looking back, the media's reaction to the elections of Pope's Benedict and Francis was to complain they were both too conservative www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
FLASHBACK: Media Hit Popes Benedict AND Francis as Too Conservative
After the election of Pope Leo XIV, liberal reporters cited the new Pope’s views, expressed prior to his elevation, as a way of c
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May 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Looking back, the media's reaction to the elections of Pope's Benedict and Francis was to complain they were both too conservative www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
CNN dreams: Will English-speaking Pope finally be the one to get through to Trump on immigration? www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
CNN Dreams: Maybe An English-Speaking Pope Will Change Trump’s Mind?
It’s no secret that the gang at CNN aren’t exactly fans of President Trump’s strict immigration policies, which have resulted in an astonishing 94% fewer border encounters in 2025 than occurred under ...
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May 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
CNN dreams: Will English-speaking Pope finally be the one to get through to Trump on immigration? www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
Lib media tout new Pope as potential anti-Trump antagonist, downplay where he criticizes US liberals www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
Lib Journalists Delight in New Pope As Possible Anti-Trump Activist
While Americans across the political spectrum celebrated the elevation of an American Cardinal, Robert Prevost to become Pope Leo
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May 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Lib media tout new Pope as potential anti-Trump antagonist, downplay where he criticizes US liberals www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
BROADCAST BIAS: Networks' take on Trump’s 100 days was 100% shocking, 0% surprising www.foxnews.com/opinion/broa... #FoxNews
BROADCAST BIAS: Networks' take on Trump’s 100 days was 100% shocking, 0% surprising
Our unbiased news media proved their biases once again. Evening news shows covered Trump's 100 days 92.2% negative. Not exactly what they did for Biden, who got 59% positive coverage.
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May 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BROADCAST BIAS: Networks' take on Trump’s 100 days was 100% shocking, 0% surprising www.foxnews.com/opinion/broa... #FoxNews
NewsBusters Podcast: The Evening News War on Trump, Take 2.0 www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim...
NewsBusters Podcast: The Evening News War on Trump, Take Two
At the 100-day mark in President Trump's seco
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May 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
NewsBusters Podcast: The Evening News War on Trump, Take 2.0 www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim...
STUDY: ABC, CBS & NBC even more anti-Trump than eight years ago, pound new Prez w/92% negative news www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
TV News Assaults 2nd Trump Admin With 92% Negative Coverage
Just 100 days into President Donald Trump’s second term, the broadcast evening news landscape is even more lo
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April 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
STUDY: ABC, CBS & NBC even more anti-Trump than eight years ago, pound new Prez w/92% negative news www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
ABC, NBC and CBS slap Trump with 92% negative coverage as 100th day of second term approaches, study finds www.foxnews.com/media/abc-nb... #FoxNews
ABC, NBC and CBS slap Trump with 92% negative coverage as 100th day of second term approaches, study finds
The Media Research Center analyzed ABC’s "World News Tonight," "NBC Nightly News" and "CBS Evening News" and found largely negative coverage.
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April 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
ABC, NBC and CBS slap Trump with 92% negative coverage as 100th day of second term approaches, study finds www.foxnews.com/media/abc-nb... #FoxNews
The news media are far kinder to Democratic Presidents when they reach their first 100-day milestone www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
FLASHBACK: Fawning 100-Day Coverage of New (Democratic) Presidents
Wednesday marks 100 days since President Trump took office for the second time, and the news media will doubtless be ready with report cards judging his new administration.
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April 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The news media are far kinder to Democratic Presidents when they reach their first 100-day milestone www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
30 years ago, the liberal media exploited the horrific Oklahoma City bombing to smear mainstream conservatives www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
30 Years Ago, Lib Media Cynically Blamed Conservatives for OK Bombing
Thirty years ago, on April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh parked a truck packed with explosives next to Murrah Federal Building in O
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April 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
30 years ago, the liberal media exploited the horrific Oklahoma City bombing to smear mainstream conservatives www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
Bezos wanted free publicity for Blue Origin, but CBS made it a massive advertisement for their morning host instead www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/cur...
CBS Spends 21x More on Gayle King Going to Space Than the Actual Flight
On Monday, CBS Mornings co-host
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April 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Bezos wanted free publicity for Blue Origin, but CBS made it a massive advertisement for their morning host instead www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/cur...
Five years later, a look back at how the media used the COVID crisis to bash Trump in advance of the 2020 election www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
FLASHBACK: Cynical Media Used COVID As Excuse for Anti-Trump Rampage
Five years ago this week (March 13, 2020), President Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic
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March 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Five years later, a look back at how the media used the COVID crisis to bash Trump in advance of the 2020 election www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
After last year's State of the Union speech, the liberal media were dishonestly praising Joe Biden's energy and vigor www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
FLASHBACK: Nets Praised Faltering Biden’s ‘Feisty,’ ‘Fiery’ 2024 SOTU
The liberal media had a predictably sour reaction to President Trump’s speech to Congress, with journalists deploring it as a “polarizing,” “partisan” “
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March 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
After last year's State of the Union speech, the liberal media were dishonestly praising Joe Biden's energy and vigor www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
STUDY: In just four weeks, the lefty late-night hosts have pummeled Trump w/761 "jokes," vs. a scant 88 Biden jokes in 2021. www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ale...
Trump 2025 Vs. Biden 2021: Comedy Shows Focus On Trump 9 Times As Often
Through the first four weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term, the late night comedians have told 761 jokes about
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February 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
STUDY: In just four weeks, the lefty late-night hosts have pummeled Trump w/761 "jokes," vs. a scant 88 Biden jokes in 2021. www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ale...
President's Day Special: The media love to use America's past presidents to mold our view of today's politicians www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...
A President’s Day Parade (of Quotes): Using History to Spin the News
Journalists love to use past presidents to measure today’s politicians, either to build up those who exemplify their historical
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February 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
President's Day Special: The media love to use America's past presidents to mold our view of today's politicians www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ric...