http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/nbc_nightly_news This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: NBC Nightly News en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America 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/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/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/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 http://mediamatters.org/items/200810130005 On NBC's <em>Nightly News</em>, Savannah Guthrie falsely suggested that Sen. Barack Obama was talking about abortion when he said of his two daughters: "I don't want them punished with a baby." In fact, Obama was discussing sex education, not abortion, when he made his comment. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810130005 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:38:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810040003 On <em>Lou Dobbs Tonight</em>, Michael Goodwin and Lou Dobbs falsely claimed that Sen. Joe Biden was wrong when he said during the vice-presidential debate that Sen. John McCain "voted against funding the troops" in a 2007 bill making supplemental appropriations for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. In fact, McCain voted against a supplemental appropriations bill on March 29, 2007, saying at the time that he was opposing it, in part, because it "would establish a timeline" for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810040003 Sat, 4 Oct 2008 15:00:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030019 NBC correspondent John Yang falsely asserted, "At current rates, analysts say Social Security will run out of money by 2041." Later, Yang uncritically aired a clip of Sen. John McCain claiming, "The Social Security system is going to go broke; it will not be there for present-day men and women who are working." In fact, the Social Security program will not "run out of money" in 2041; after that point, it is projected that without a change in the law, the program will be able to cover 78 percent of scheduled benefits immediately thereafter, according to the 2008 Social Security trustees' report. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030019 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:16:16 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809260024 NBC's Chuck Todd asserted as fact that Sen. John McCain "pulled the plug on his campaign for two days." But Todd did not note that following McCain's September 24 announcement that he was going to suspend his campaign, McCain campaign ads continued to run; that his advisers repeatedly attacked Sen. Barack Obama on cable news networks; or that McCain gave interviews with the three broadcast networks. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809260024 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:34:29 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100037 On NBC's <em>Nightly News</em>, Andrea Mitchell reported former acting Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift's assertion on September 9 that when Sen. Barack Obama said at a rally that "[y]ou can put lipstick on a pig; it's still a pig," he made "disgraceful comments comparing our vice-presidential nominee, Governor [Sarah] Palin, to a pig." However, Mitchell did not report that on September 10 on NBC's sister channel, MSNBC, Swift admitted, "I can't know if it was aimed at Governor Palin." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100037 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:55:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809010012 During separate interviews on NBC's <em>Nightly News</em> and <em>Fox News Sunday</em>, Sen. John McCain falsely claimed that Sen. Barack Obama was a community organizer when Gov. Sarah Palin was in elected office. Neither NBC's Brian Williams nor Fox's Chris Wallace noted that McCain's claim is false. In fact, Palin was an undergraduate at the University of Idaho when Obama was a community organizer. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809010012 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:08:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220016 Several media outlets have uncritically reported the false charge by Sen. John McCain's campaign that Sen. Barack Obama "just got back from vacation on a private beach in Hawaii." In fact, according to the Hawaii Department of Land and Resources, all beaches in Hawaii are public. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220016 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:00:28 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808060010 NBC and CNN uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's charge that Sen. Barack Obama voted for an energy bill in 2005 that was "full of goodies and breaks for the oil companies," while McCain voted against it. Neither provided a response from the Obama campaign, which says that Obama voted for the bill because it included extensive investments in renewable energy. Nor did either report note that the bill actually resulted in a net tax increase for the oil and gas industry. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808060010 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 18:22:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807300001 Evening news broadcasts on CBS and NBC failed to cover a new report finding that the actions of top aides in the Justice Department who used political considerations in hiring "violated federal law and Department policy, and also constituted misconduct." ABC's <em>World News</em>, meanwhile, devoted less than 30 seconds to the report. Despite the potential implications for U.S. counterterrorism efforts, all three networks ignored the finding that "an experienced career terrorism prosecutor" was denied a counterterrorism assignment while "a much more junior attorney who lacked any experience in counterterrorism issues and who officials believed was not qualified for the position" was hired instead. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807300001 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:08:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170001 ABC's <em>World News </em>and NBC's <em>Nightly News </em>both reported that Sen. John McCain vowed to send more troops to Afghanistan. But neither program noted that McCain also reportedly suggested that, in the words of <em>The Washington Post</em>, "he might call on NATO to supply part of the additional troops he hopes to send to the region." ABC's Charlie Gibson did not report that Obama, too, called for increasing troops in Afghanistan in his July 15 speech. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170001 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:01:54 EST