Rt Wing Media

Media Hawks are Angry

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Article in Media Matters by Matt Gertz. 6/17/26

Headline:  “Right-wing hawks absolve Trump of Iran MOU responsibility, blame Vance instead”

“The right-wing media’s hawks recognize the reported memorandum of understanding that President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance signed with Iran on Sunday is a dog’s breakfast that fails to achieve the administration’s stated war goals and leaves the U.S. in a weaker geostrategic position than before it began. But they also understand that the cult-like structure of the MAGA movement means that criticizing Trump directly could trigger an audience revolt . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-relations/right-wing-hawks-absolve-trump-iran-mou-responsibility-blame-vance-instead.

Many Rt. Wing Media Are Unhappy

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Article in Media Matters by John Knefel, 6/27/26

Headline:  “The right-wing media revolt against Trump’s proposed MOU with Iran”

Subhead:  “Conservative pundits are trashing the White House’s memorandum of understanding”

“Right-wing media figures and outlets, including many that have been all-in on President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, are in open revolt against his proposed memorandum of understanding that seeks to deescalate the conflict. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-relations/right-wing-media-revolt-against-trumps-proposed-mou-iran

Local Stations – Exploding Prices?

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Article in Media Matters by Zachary Pleat & Gideon Taaffe, 6/15/26

Headline:  “Sinclair’s national programs offer a Trump-friendly spin on his costly oil and gas prices, while local broadcasts show harm to Americans”

Subhead: “Local stations — including some owned by Sinclair — have been at the forefront of documenting American pain at the pump”

“Americans are feeling pain at the pump and elsewhere thanks to the ongoing surge in oil and fuel prices from President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, and local television news stations have been at the forefront of documenting that pain, with even some local stations owned by the right-wing Sinclair Broadcast Group airing such coverage. Sinclair’s national programming, however, has often applied a Trump-friendly spin while discussing high gas prices, downplaying the increases and suggesting they’ll be short-lived. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.mediamatters.org/fuel-files-rising-gasoline-oil-and-fertilizer-prices/sinclairs-national-programs-offer-trump

Media Propaganda and Elections

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Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Maddy Crowell, 6/1/26

Headline:  “The Battle for the American Mind”

Subhead:  “Lauren Chen, a right-wing influencer, ran an alleged Russian-backed media company until the DOJ shut it down. Now she’s back—with a new podcast.”

“. . .During the 2020 elections, according to a declassified intelligence briefing, there was strong evidence that Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, had interfered in favor of Trump. But the goal was essentially less about advancing the fortunes of any one candidate and more about fragmenting and polarizing the American electorate.. . .”

“To the extent that Russia’s 2016 operation was successful, that can be attributed in large part to its exploitation of a media landscape that had, increasingly, become a Wild West of alt-news sites such as the Daily Caller, Breitbart, Project Veritas, Newsmax, and Blaze TV. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.cjr.org/feature/the-battle-for-the-american-mind-lauren-chen-liam-donovan-tenet-media-fbi-raid-biden-merrick-garland-tim-pool-benny-johnson-lauren-southern-dave-rubin-russia-disinformation-putin.php

Media Creating a Crisis?

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Article in Media Matters by Sophie Lawton, 6/10/26

Headline:  “MAGA media worked up as Trump-appointed attorney goes on media tour discussing California’s election”

Subhead:  “CNN: ‘There is zero evidence that there is anything fraudulent about the election results in California’ “

““First Assistant” U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli is on a right-wing media tour claiming to have evidence of election fraud in California that will lead to prosecutions soon. Essayli is encouraging people to send in tips to help the Department of Justice investigate the supposed election rigging. Essayli’s comments have right-wing media outlets in a frenzy pushing unverified claims of fraud. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-and-suppression/maga-media-worked-trump-appointed-attorney-goes-media-tour-discussing

 

Media Birds of a Feather Now?

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Article in Status by Natalie Korach, 6/7/26

Headline:  “The Post’s Opinion Non-‘Sense’

Subhead:  “After Jeff Bezos mandated a rightward overhaul of the opinion section, a Status examination of Adam O’Neal’s podcast feels more like culture-war red meat than ‘personal liberties and free markets,’ and it’s struggling to find an audience.”

“Last month, a group of commentators sat down for a conversation that wouldn’t have sounded out of place on Fox News, Breitbart, or Joe Rogan’s podcast. Lounging on a beige couch with exposed microphones and a wood-paneled backdrop, the four panelists derided the Biden administration’s response to the Covid pandemic. . .”

“But that discussion wasn’t taking place on a right-wing media outlet. It featured The Washington Post opinion editor. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-podcast-adam-o-neal

Rt. Wing Media – No Oil Spike

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Article in Media Matters by John Knefel, 6/4/26

Headline:  “Oil executives warn of imminent price spike as right-wing media downplay risks”

Subhead:  “Conservative media figures have spent months trying to reassure their audiences that gas prices are going to come down any day now”

“Oil executives reportedly have warned the Trump administration that the Iran war is likely to cause global energy prices to skyrocket in the coming weeks, contrary to promises from right-wing media figures that the conflict will actually lower fuel costs or that any rise would be short-lived.

“According to Politico, Iran’s ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz ‘is steadily draining inventories to levels that are likely to send global energy prices surging in the next several weeks’ in ‘what has become the biggest disruption in crude oil flows ever’. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-relations/oil-executives-warn-imminent-price-spike-right-wing-media-downplay-risks

 

Pushing Ideology Into Iconic Program

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Article in The Guardian by Anna Betts and Jeremy Bar, 6/3/26

Headline:  “Fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley says CBS told him to inject ‘falsehoods’ into reporting”

Subhead:  “Veteran journalist says executives pushed unverified claims and gave politicians a say in interviews”

“. . .’When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects. Now, the new owner of our network is casting this legend aside, apparently to curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration.’

“Pelley criticized the new leadership at CBS, adding: ‘Last month, 60 Minutes lost its DNA when our entire senior leadership and two of our best on-air correspondents were cruelly fired without cause’. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/03/60-minutes-scott-pelley-cbs-accusations

Defending ICE by Rt. Wing Media

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Article in Media Matters by Sophie Lawton, 5/29/26

Headline:  “Right-wing media defend ICE detention center amid protests over horrible living conditions”

“Right-wing media are defending the living conditions at Delaney Hall, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Jersey, following reports of a detainee hunger strike sparking protests outside. In addition to repeating Department of Homeland Security talking points about the conditions, media figures have attacked protesters outside the facility, claiming the demonstrations are “performance art,” among other allegations. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.mediamatters.org/immigration/right-wing-media-defend-ice-detention-center-amid-protests-over-horrible-living

FCC Wants Labels for LGBTQIA+?

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Article in Free Press by Staff 5/26/26

Headline:  “Free Press Objects to Chairman Carr’s ‘Morally Repugnant’ Proposal on TV Warning Labels for Transgender and Nonbinary Content”

“. . .On Friday, Free Press filed comments condemning the FCC’s inquiry on warning labels for what the agency vaguely describes as ‘transgender and gender non-binary programming.’ Earlier this year, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr initiated the proceeding to inquire whether television programs featuring LGBTQIA+ themes should carry specific labels or modified ratings. More than 50 organizations and industry associations, including Free Press, have filed comments to oppose Carr’s proposal. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.freepress.net/news/free-press-objects-chairman-carrs-repugnant-proposal-tv-warning-labels-transgender-nonbinary-content