http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/nbc This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: NBC en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200901070005 During her January 7 interview on NBC's <em>Today</em>, Ann Coulter falsely claimed that "the Drudge Report has never had to retract a report." In fact, the Drudge Report has a track record of posting items that were false on their face or were subsequently exposed as false, and in 1997, issued a retraction regarding a false allegation he posted on his website. http://mediamatters.org/items/200901070005 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:19:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200901070001 Matt Lauer hosted Ann Coulter on NBC's <em>Today</em> despite having reportedly said previously that "if there's something in the news that she has a vital view on, then I think we would consider having her back on. In terms of having her back on just to be outrageous, that probably wouldn't happen." http://mediamatters.org/items/200901070001 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 08:17:14 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200901050014 On her website, Ann Coulter announced that the appearances she was scheduled to make on the January 6 edition of <em>Today</em> had been canceled, but that she would be appearing that day on <em>The Early Show</em>. http://mediamatters.org/items/200901050014 Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:35:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200901040001 NBC has repeatedly provided Ann Coulter a platform to spew her inflammatory rhetoric even as NBC-affiliated hosts and anchors have expressed disapproval of her statements or criticized the media for promoting her. Coulter's latest book, <em>Guilty</em>, is rife with such inflammatory comments, including saying that the Democratic primaries were a contest of "Who's the Biggest Pussy?"; calling children whose parents divorce "future strippers" in a chapter titled "Victim of a Crime? Thank a Single Mother"; and calling former White House press secretary Scott McClellan "retarded." Nevertheless, Coulter has announced that she is scheduled to appear on <em>Today</em> on January 6. http://mediamatters.org/items/200901040001 Sun, 4 Jan 2009 11:43:26 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812230013 On NBC's <em>Nightly News</em>, Savannah Guthrie and Chuck Todd suggested that findings in an internal report on President-elect Obama's top advisers' contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his staff were inconsistent with Obama's previous statements suggesting that he would have a "hands-off" approach to the selection of his replacement in the U.S. Senate. But neither Guthrie nor Todd mentioned statements in the report that appear to contradict their suggestion. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812230013 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:45:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812220005 Numerous media figures have cited Japanese fiscal policy during the "lost decade" of the 1990s to criticize President-elect Barack Obama's plan to undertake a large-scale stimulus program. These media figures ignore evidence that, according to prominent economists, economic conditions were improving in Japan before the Japanese government temporarily abandoned stimulus spending in an attempt to reduce the deficit. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200812220005 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:03:11 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812200002 In a<em> Dateline NBC </em>report on Rev. Rick Warren, after noting Warren's support for California's Proposition 8, co-host Ann Curry reported that "Warren says he joined the fray out of a concern that if Proposition 8 wasn't passed, pastors would lose their right to preach about the biblical definition of marriage." Curry then added, "But many constitutional experts say that fear was totally unfounded, and gay rights leaders saw Warren's stance as an infringement on their civil rights." Curry had uncritically reported the previous day that Warren "was worried that this Proposition 8 would prevent him from getting up on the pulpit and speaking out against same-sex marriage." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812200002 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:43:46 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812160012 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Ann Coulter announced that she will appear on the January 6, 2009, edition of NBC's <em>Today </em>show to promote the release of her new book. NBC has repeatedly provided Coulter a platform to spew her inflammatory rhetoric even as NBC-affiliated hosts and anchors have expressed disapproval of Coulter's statements or criticized the media for promoting her. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812160012 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:15:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812020017 Again downplaying President-elect Barack Obama's victory, Karl Rove claimed on <em>Today</em> that the "call for change gave Barack Obama the presidency of the United States with 2.1 percent more than Al Gore got." In fact, in 2000, Gore received 48.38 percent of the popular vote, and according to unofficial election results posted on National Public Radio's website, Obama has received 52.7 percent of the popular vote, which is a difference of 4.32 percentage points. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812020017 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:15:09 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812020011 In a report on the war in Afghanistan, NBC's <em>Nightly News</em> included a clip of retired Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey discussing "Afghan security forces." But neither NBC News nor McCaffrey disclosed during the report that he is a member of the board of directors of DynCorp International, which has been awarded a $317.4 million contract with the State Department to "provide at least 580 civilian police advisors to advise, train, and mentor the Afghanistan National Police and the Ministry of Interior." According to the State Department, the "Afghan National Police" are one of two components of the "Afghanistan National Security Forces." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812020011 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 16:15:23 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250017 On all three network evening news programs, reports on the bailout of Citigroup included interviews with supporters of the deal, but only the <em>CBS Evening News</em> included any criticism of the bailout -- and that criticism came from a source who argued that the bailout was not large enough. None of the reports featured criticism of the bailout on the grounds that it is a poor deal for taxpayers, even though several economists have made that argument. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250017 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:06:28 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811130011 In a report on NBC's <em>Today </em>about the Minnesota Senate race, Lee Cowan repeated the discredited rumor that "ballots have suddenly appeared out of nowhere, including some found unsecured in an election worker's car." In fact, according to election officials quoted in news reports, the ballots did not "suddenly appear[] out of nowhere," and they weren't "unsecured." Cowan also aired a statement by Fritz Knaak, a lawyer for Sen. Norm Coleman, apparently critical of the handling of the ballots in question, but he didn't report previous statements in which Knaak reportedly said he felt assured that the ballots weren't compromised. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811130011 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:25:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810270011 NBC's Kelly O'Donnell, Lester Holt and the AP uncritically repeated the McCain campaign's claims that Sen. Barack Obama is already writing or has already written an inaugural address. The claims are reportedly based on a <em>New York Times </em>article, which asserted that Obama transition chief John D. Podesta "has already written a draft Inaugural Address for Mr. Obama, which he published this summer in a book called 'The Power of Progress.' " But neither O'Donnell nor the AP gave any indication that they had attempted to verify the accusation or obtain a response from Podesta, who issued a statement calling the charge "a complete fabrication." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810270011 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:48:27 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810260003 Tom Brokaw did not challenge Sen. John McCain's false claim that under Sen. Barack Obama's health care plan, "[S]mall-business people who have employees without health insurance, that he is going to fine them if they don't have, have the insurance policy that they want, that Senator Obama wants them to have." In fact, while Obama has proposed requiring large businesses that do not provide health coverage to pay a percentage of their payroll into a National Health Insurance Exchange, small businesses would be exempt. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810260003 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:01:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810190003 NBC's Amy Robach and Pete Williams reported on the FBI's investigation of ACORN but did not mention that Department of Justice regulations prohibit department personnel from discussing ongoing investigations with the general public, including the media. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810190003 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:59:46 EST