
NBC used to stand for National Broadcasting Company, but given its proclivity for attacking traditional gender roles in youngsters, it may be more accurately described as the network for Neutered or Befuddled Children.
by William Bigelow23 Apr 2015, 6:42 PM PST0

NBC’s new show American Odyssey is a retelling of Homer classic tale and also, according to its creators, an illustration of the dangers of Citizens United to American democracy.
by John Sexton9 Apr 2015, 10:09 PM PST0

New York’s NBC affiliate perpetrated what is becoming the worst sin in media today by using a clickbait-style headline on Twitter. Worse, it was a clickbait headline to sell the story of a 10-year-old’s suicide. Clickbait headlines are fast becoming
by Warner Todd Huston2 Apr 2015, 7:52 PM PST0

With the help of former Today Show co-anchor Katie Couric, actress Michelle Pfeiffer is looking to nab her first starring TV role, in a series that will take a comedic look at a fictional morning news show.
by Kipp Jones1 Apr 2015, 2:51 PM PST0

The search for NBC’s next live musical is over with Monday’s announcement that The Wiz, a 1975 Broadway hit that re-tells The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with an all-black cast, will air on the network December 3.
by Kipp Jones30 Mar 2015, 2:49 PM PST0

From Kyle Smith at the New York Post: Tina Fey’s new comedy “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” was rejected by NBC, which commissioned it. That turned out to be excellent news, because the show wound up on Netflix. Netflix doesn’t have a
by Breitbart News22 Mar 2015, 4:50 PM PST0

The Islamic State has released a new video advertising its “Farouk Institute for Cubs,” a new training camp designed to teach young boys the basics of both radical Islam and warfare. Unlike many of its videos depicting child soldiers, this video shows dozens of child soldiers in combat uniforms and handling weapons.
by Frances Martel23 Feb 2015, 10:13 AM PST0

The Media Research Center’s new poll confirms the outrage of Americans over Brian Williams’ web of deceit. The poll found that 66.1% of the 1,007 respondents thought that Williams should have been fired rather than NBC’s decision to suspend him without pay.
by William Bigelow20 Feb 2015, 11:08 AM PST0

NBC is lighting up with Parks and Recreation star Adam Scott, aiming for a ratings high.
by Daniel Nussbaum20 Feb 2015, 11:08 AM PST0

While the likes of Jon Stewart and Charlie Sheen have come forward to defend disgraced NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams for lying about his coverage of the Iraq War, neither have come out as wholeheartedly as Girls star and daughter, Allison Williams.
by Kipp Jones19 Feb 2015, 1:51 PM PST0

While NBC’s Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary special featured cast members and guests from all eras of the show’s four-decade run, one SNL alum was notably absent from all the laughter — Christian conservative and Obama opponent Victoria Jackson.
by Kipp Jones18 Feb 2015, 8:39 PM PST0

More girls and young women have escaped ISIS to tell the horrors they endured at the jihadists’ hands.
by Mary Chastain17 Feb 2015, 12:40 PM PST0

An estimated two-thirds of Americans think U.S. boots on the ground are necessary to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a NBC News/Marist poll found.
by Edwin Mora15 Feb 2015, 8:32 PM PST0

Three new NBC News/Marist polls indicate the 2016 GOP presidential race promises to be a wide-open race.
by William Bigelow15 Feb 2015, 7:24 PM PST0

During their Wednesday night coverage of a fatal shooting of three Muslim students at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC, all three broadcast evening news shows — ABC’s “World News Tonight,” NBC’s “Nightly News” and CBS’s “Evening
by Jeff Poor11 Feb 2015, 6:02 PM PST0

Senior Independent Contributor to the Daily Signal and former CBS Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson argued that Hillary Clinton’s and Brian Williams’ war zone deceptions were “very much like the other” on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. “I would just
by Ian Hanchett10 Feb 2015, 8:07 PM PST0

Fox News Media Analyst Howard Kurtz argued that the suspension of Brian Williams was an attempt to save his job and that the suspension had “a hell of a lot” to do with NBC’s lack of a deep bench on
by Ian Hanchett10 Feb 2015, 6:56 PM PST0

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow reported that NBC News was not making its executives available to conduct interviews with MSNBC on the suspension of “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams on Tuesday. During her coverage of Williams’ suspension, Maddow said “here’s
by Ian Hanchett10 Feb 2015, 6:30 PM PST0

Fox News Media Analyst Howard Kurtz stated that “NBC, very desperately would like to hang onto” Brian Williams, but that “it’s getting increasingly difficult to do that” on Monday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “I think NBC, very
by Ian Hanchett9 Feb 2015, 7:25 PM PST0

As more reporters examine NBC News’ Brian Williams’ “embellishments,” it appears that NBC was aware of their anchor’s tall tales.
by Warner Todd Huston9 Feb 2015, 2:03 PM PST0

When Comcast acquired NBCUniversal in 2011, Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts called NBC News “the crown jewel” of his new empire. With good reason: At the time, the news division was dominant on all fronts. ‘Today’ was number-one in the morning, ‘Nightly News’ was number-one at night, and ‘Meet The Press’ was number-one on Sunday.
by Breitbart News9 Feb 2015, 7:20 AM PST0

As Media Research Center fairly suggests, “the biggest witness against the exaggerated claims of Brian Williams’ Hurricane Katrina fabulism” may be Williams himself.
by Dan Riehl8 Feb 2015, 6:20 PM PST0

Sunday on Fox News Channel’s ‘ “Media Buzz, ” investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson pointed out the video that ran as Brian Williams lied about being in the helicopter that was hit by a RPG in Iraq, was deceptively edited to support
by Pam Key8 Feb 2015, 3:51 PM PST0

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin blasted Brian Williams’s colleagues in the mainstream media “crime syndicate” for enabling and covering up his Iraq War lies. “It appears that some at NBC did know that Williams was lying for over a decade
by Tony Lee7 Feb 2015, 7:43 AM PST0

Breitbart News traces the evolution of Brian Williams story about his 2003 reporting mission to Iraq. We found three distinct versions that have developed over the years.
by Michael Patrick Leahy6 Feb 2015, 6:46 PM PST0