Bill D'Agostino
Bill D'Agostino | February 14, 2019
Warning: graphic content On Thursday, CNN broke an incredibly startling claim by Michael Avenatti, the former lawyer of adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claimed to possess a tape of R&B singer R. Kelly engaging in sexual acts with an underage girl. Perhaps equally surprisingly CNN host Ana Cabrera claimed some at her network had watched the tape, though she offered no explanation as to…
Bill D'Agostino | February 14, 2019
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. It’s been two days since NBC’s exclusive reporting that the Senate Intelligence Committee has found no material evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, and as of yet none of the three major broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) have given it even a single second of airtime in their evening newscasts. Considering these networks…
Bill D'Agostino | February 13, 2019
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. Wednesday’s New Day on CNN almost managed to close out with a lighthearted piece about the Westminster Dog Show – until the segment devolved into a Trump bash-fest in which correspondent Jeanne Moos compared and contrasted the President with a dog.
Bill D'Agostino | February 11, 2019
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. Bill Kristol dubbed the event “a ludicrous stunt with some union officials who endorsed [Trump].” Stand-in host Brianna Keilar agreed: “This is a stunt. I mean, this isn’t a briefing.” A conversation about the definition of a briefing ensued, and Keilar closed the segment with a poll suggesting the majority of Americans opposed the wall.
Bill D'Agostino | February 11, 2019
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. With border wall funding back at the forefront of Washington politics, CNN and MSNBC hosts have resumed howling about the nameless “experts” who’ve supposedly deemed the project “an ineffective waste of money” designed to solve a “manufactured crisis.” But in January, broadcast networks NBC and CBS actually took the time to interview some veteran…
Bill D'Agostino | February 6, 2019
CNN and MSNBC have stubbornly refused to inform viewers about the derogatory comments that embattled Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax reportedly made about his accuser. On Wednesday morning, NBC reported via tweet that in a private discussion about a woman accusing Fairfax of sexual assault, the Democratic Lieutenant Governor exclaimed, “F*** that b*****.” 
Bill D'Agostino | February 1, 2019
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. Show hosts and analysts alike were in a panic over at CNN Thursday evening, as all present struggled to spin a new development in the ongoing Trump/Russia saga that dealt a death blow to one of their pet narratives.
Bill D'Agostino | January 24, 2019
For most, BuzzFeed's recent reporting debacle is, both literally and figuratively, last week's news. However, there are still some holdouts over at MSNBC who have continued to imply that the story might be true, even after Special Counsel Mueller's office flatly denied it.
Bill D'Agostino | January 22, 2019
Before Special Counsel Robert Mueller rained all over the media’s parade, liberal journalists spent much of Friday gleefully touting a now-discredited Buzzfeed story alleging how: “President Donald Trump directed his longtime attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.” Before the moment fades, here’s a video re-cap of how the media let their wishful thinking get the better of them on Friday.