Harry Smith
‘Strengthen’ America: NBC Pushes Liberal Dream to Abolish Electoral College
As NBC Nightly News continued its monotonous drumbeat on Thursday to elevate liberal policy positions ahead of the Democratic debate they were holding, the network gave the megaphone to South Bend, Indiana...
‘Big Idea’: NBC Boosts Gillibrand’s Paid Family Leave Campaign Plank
The third installment of NBC’s so-called “Big Idea” series, which they already admitted was designed to only help Democratic 2020 candidates, featured floundering New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand...
NBC Promotes Kamala Harris’s ‘Big Idea’ to Jack Up the Death Tax
As NewsBusters reported Monday night, NBC News has launched a new report series dedicated to promoting the “big ideas” put forward solely by Democratic 2020 candidates ahead of the debates in a few...
NBC Boasts New ‘Big Idea’ Series, Just a Megaphone for 2020 Dem Campaigns
To round out their political coverage Monday evening, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt boasted of the network’s new series “My Big Idea”, which they planned to expand on as the 2020 Democratic...
NBC’s Holt, Smith Frame Orlando as Issue of Gun Control, Not Islamic Terrorism
See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. Closing out a special edition NBC Nightly News on Sunday night, weekday anchor Lester Holt and correspondent Harry Smith irresponsibly framed the Orlando...
NBC Promotes BBC Reporter Calling Shooting ‘Just Another Day’ in U.S.
More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog. At the top of Thursday’s NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer seized on a BBC World News correspondent dismissing the San Bernardino shooting as...
NBC Fawns over Gay Church in TN ‘Where the Views of All Are Welcome’; ‘Shifted in Its Thinking’
See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. On Sunday, NBC Nightly News found it pertinent to run a puff piece on a liberal Tennessee church that fill-in weekend anchor Carl Quintanilla hyped as...
CBS, NBC Hype ‘Increasing Mistrust Between Blacks and Whites; ‘Virus’ from ‘60s ‘Never Died’
See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. On Thursday’s network evening newscasts, CBS and NBC did their parts in touting the supposed state of race relations in America with CBS’s...
Super Mario: Decades of Journalistic Ardor for Cuomo’s Liberal Advocacy
There is no right-of-center politician who has become a hero to journalists for their passionate rhetoric on behalf of conservatism, but ex-NY Governor Cuomo was a hero to reporters precisely because of...
Networks Remember 'Spellbinding' 'Liberal Lion' Mario Cuomo
All three networks on Friday offered glowing tributes to the "spellbinding," "liberal lion," Mario Cuomo, the Democratic politician who passed away on Thursday. Using phrases like "liberal...
NBC Pays Tribute to Bob Dole, Skips His Tough Words on VA Scandal
NBC's Harry Smith pays tribute to former Senator Bob Dole on NBC Nightly News but ignores his tough words on VA scandal.
CBS Hosts Praise Liberal Policies of '94 Winter Olympics Host Nation Norway
Host Paula Zahn: “You may have noticed over the last couple of weeks how many children that the Norwegians have involved in the games and ceremonies of the Olympics. Children and good parenting are a...
Big 3 Marvel at Caroline Kennedy's 'Shining' Moment, Ignore Benghazi Victims' Parents
The Big Three broadcast networks made their slanted priorities clear on their 19 September 2013 evening newscasts, as they fawned over Caroline Kennedy's Senate confirmation hearing earlier that day, but...
NBC Predictably Asks: 'Is Global Warming to Blame for Storm Damage?'
Right on cue following Hurricane Sandy devastating the east coast, correspondent Harry Smith appeared on Thursday's NBC Today to sound the global warming alarm: "First it was Hurricane Irene, then last...
Harry Smith Celebrates Al Gore and His Movie
"Since his still-controversial loss to George Bush in the 2000 election, Gore has recast himself as a road warrior for the environment. Traveling from town to town, country to country with a message of...