Roger Aronoff

Stephanopoulos Fiasco is Par for the Course

What is surprising about the latest George Stephanopoulos controversy is that most of the media are treating it as something unusual rather than an acknowledgement of a problem that’s been plaguing the media for decades. We at Accuracy in Media are happy to see this issue receive the scrutiny it deserves. However, anyone convinced that Stephanopoulos’s ongoing political conflict of interest and failure to disclose it to his viewers is the exception, not the rule, hasn’t been paying attention to a long history of media corruption.

Showdown with Hillary Clinton Over Benghazi

The liberal media remain derelict in their duty to vet presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s record on Benghazi, just as they have abandoned any pretense of holding the Obama administration accountable for the many “phony” scandals including the IRS scandal, Fast & Furious, or even the VA scandal. We have repeatedly exposed the mainstream media’s reluctance to question the Obama administration narrative on issues that might threaten their agenda.

Media’s Ongoing Attempts to Downplay VA Scandal

While some in the media have demonstrated they are willing to challenge the narrative emerging from the Obama administration that downplays ongoing abuses by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), others on the far left such as MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow have cast the administration’s chronic disservice to ailing veterans as a vast right-wing targeting conspiracy. VA Secretary Bob McDonald recently aided Maddow’s agenda by claiming during his appearance on her show that the VA was becoming “transparent” and desires “sunshine.”

Citizens' Commission on Benghazi Report, One Year Later

April 22nd marked the one-year anniversary of the Citizens' Commission on Benghazi's (CCB) 2014 Interim Report illuminating key details about the ongoing Benghazi scandal.

Obama and the Media Still Hiding Immigration Agenda

Once again, the Obama administration is deceiving the courts, and the American people, about its plans for amnesty for millions of current and future illegal aliens. And to make things worse, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty, for which President Obama is seeking fast-track authority, would, according to Dick Morris, writing in The Hill, “override national immigration restrictions in the name of facilitating the free flow of labor.” And in this instance, whether wittingly or otherwise, Republicans are lining up to support the President in the name of free trade.

Judith Miller Opens Old Iraq War Wounds, and Sheds Some New Light

Judith Miller, formerly of The New York Times, has sparked a fierce reaction from a mainstream media intent on continuing to blame George W. Bush’s “lies” for the Iraq War with her new book, The Story: A Reporter’s Journey. The book has produced a general disgust from a media intent on ignoring important revelations she’s made in this book. Instead the mainstream media have chosen to focus on her alleged agenda-driven reporting leading up to the invasion of Iraq, while for the most part ignoring additional details about how weak the prosecution was against Lewis “Scooter” Libby.

Sharpton Calls for “National Policing”

Al Sharpton, President Obama’s “go-to man on race” as described by Politico last year, is at it again. After riling up the nation over false narratives about Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, Sharpton has found a case he can get behind where there appears to be little doubt this time that a white policeman, Michael Slager, brutally and unnecessarily shot to death an unarmed black man in South Carolina.

Left Rejects Idea of Payback as the Motive for Menendez Indictment

Iran Nuke Talks: Sidelining of the leading Democratic Senate voice skeptical of the President’s apparent pursuit of a deal at any price appears more than coincidental

CNN Shines a Light on Ongoing VA Scandal

Mainstream media more interested in safeguarding Obama's legacy than holding our leaders accountable

Benghazi Remains a Major Scandal Even Without New Revelations

Four brave Americans are dead. The administration lied about the reasons. This is a major scandal based on what is already known, and it’s not going away despite media attempts to smooth it over.

Art Imitating Life, or Propaganda Selling a Flawed Iranian Nuke Deal?

While the world is waiting to see how this potential Iranian deal might affect the balance of power in the Middle East, it is clear that President Obama is pushing ahead, using all the tools at his disposal to sell this deal

FEMA: One More Obama Scandal for the Media to Obscure

FEMA, IRS, Veterans Affairs, Secret Service, are all agencies run by political appointees of Obama, but no one in the media seems to want to hold Obama or his appointees responsible

Hillary Clinton’s Tangled Web of Lies

It’s the media’s mandate to verify—not take Mrs. Clinton, nor any of our political leaders, at their word.

Revisiting Last Summer's Conflict Between Israel and Hamas

Necessary for Israel to engage more aggressively in the information campaign by taking its message directly to the people and circumvent the mainstream media

Obama and Hillary: What Did They Know, and When Did They Know It?

The latest revelations about Hillary Clinton’s use of private emails while Secretary of State for the Obama administration have proven “politically problematic,” and invited discomfort by some of her fellow Democrats, possibly encouraging other ambitious Democratic hopefuls to contend for the presidential primary, according to some in the media.

Media Cheerleading for Obamacare Victory at Supreme Court

Obamacare, except in a very few cases, has been an unmitigated disaster--no matter how Obama, the Democrats and the media try to sell it otherwise.

Fact-checking Netanyahu, Not Obama or the Media

Prior to the speech of the Israeli Prime Minister to Congress, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria sang the praises of a story from the pro-Edward Snowden publication, The Intercept, suggesting that Benjamin Netanyahu just can’t be trusted. The story claimed Netanyahu has been “crying wolf” about the Iranian nuclear weapons program by changing his estimate of how close the Iranians are to getting the bomb.

Large Majority of Democrats Defying President Obama by Attending Netanyahu’s Speech

Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled speech before Congress on Tuesday, the White House initiated a full-tilt public relations battle against the Israeli leader, both publicly...

More Smoking Guns Confirm Benghazi Cover-up

Will the media continue to look the other way in an attempt to save Mrs. Clinton's reputation and her White House bid

Media Accepting Obama's Spin on the Economy

Republican-led states, Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida,Texas are doing far better at adding jobs and balancing their budgets. Powerful capitalist economy, which chugs along despite the burdensome taxation, regulatory, bureaucratic demands imposed by administration