Kyle Drennen

NewsBusters Associate Editor

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Kyle Drennen is the Media Research Center's Associate Editor of NewsBusters and previously served as the MRC's Senior News Analyst.

His media analysis has been cited by nationally syndicated radio hosts Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin, as well as media outlets including Fox News, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ.com, The Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Politico, National Review, among others.

Kyle joined the MRC in 2007 after graduating from Providence College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and political science. Prior to that, he interned at the MRC in the summer of 2005. He lives in Northern Virginia and can be contacted via email at kdrennen@mrc.org.

CBS Review of Russell Crowe Film: 'Robin Hood Meets Che Guevara'

Kyle Drennen | May 12, 2010

On CBS's Sunday Morning, correspondent Mark Phillips reviewed the latest movie adaptation of Robin Hood and claimed the film depicted the legendary rebel as communist revolutionary Che Guevara.

MSNBC Host Asks Black GOP Candidate About 'Racist' Tea Parties

Kyle Drennen | May 7, 2010

MSNBC anchor Peter Alexander questioned black Republican congressional candidate Allen West about aligning with the supposedly "racist" tea party movement.

MSNBC's Tamron Hall: Was Arizona Deputy Shooting 'Staged' to Gain Support for Immigration Law?

Kyle Drennen | May 6, 2010

MSNBC host Tamron Hall floated a conspiracy theory that the recent shooting of an Arizona sheriff's deputy was "staged" to gain support for the state's new immigration law.

MSNBC's Ratigan Worries About 'Racism' Toward Muslims After NYC Bomb Attempt

Kyle Drennen | May 5, 2010

MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan fretted over "racism" directed toward American Muslims in the wake of the Times Square bombing attempt.

CBS's Smith: Is Arizona Immigration Law Like 'Nazi Germany'?

Kyle Drennen | May 4, 2010

Filling for host Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation, Harry Smith grilled former Congressman J.D. Hayworth on whether Arizona's new immigration law was reminiscent of Nazi Germany.

CBS's '60 Minutes' Highlights Illegal Immigrant 'Carnage' in All-American Canal

Kyle Drennen | May 3, 2010

CBS "60 Minutes" anchor Scott Pelley fretted over the number of illegal immigrants drowning in a southern California canal and blamed canal operators for making the irrigation channel safer.

Fretting Over GOP's 'Stalinesque Purge'

Kyle Drennen | April 30, 2010

MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews claimed that Charlie Crist possibly running as an independent symbolized a Republican "purge" of moderates.

Arizona Immigration Law = Cops Gone Wild

Kyle Drennen | April 30, 2010

CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric opened the April 23 broadcast with a dire warning about Arizona's new immigration law.

WaPo's Kathleen Parker on CBS: Tea Parties 'Dangerous;' Internet Journalism 'Like Terrorism'

Kyle Drennen | April 19, 2010

Appearing on CBS's Face the Nation, columnist Kathleen Parker saw danger in the tea party movement. Her and host Bob Schieffer also saw a threat in internet journalism.

MSNBC: 'Offensive' Tea Party Sign Has the Word 'LOVE' & Heart Symbol

Kyle Drennen | April 14, 2010

MSNBC anchor Peter Alexander fretted over "offensive" signs at tea parties while a sign on screen read 'LOVE,' with a heart symbol next to it.