Tim Murtaugh
Columns by Tim Murtaugh
Liberal media heed White House call to redefine ‘recession’
It's safe to assume that no president wants the economy to fall into a recession, particularly headed into a midterm election in which his party could lose control of Congress. Published August 4, 2022
Democrats always know corporate media will help them
In conservative communications circles, operatives often lament, "It must be so easy to be a Democrat." Published July 21, 2022
If abortion politics helped Democrats, there would be no need to lie about it
The corporate media are watching President Biden's poll numbers fall every week, dragging with them the midterm electoral prospects of Democrats across the country. Published July 7, 2022
Media attempt to reframe midterm elections to protect Biden
The midterm elections are coming, and President Biden's Democrats are in big trouble. Published June 23, 2022
Jimmy Kimmel and media excuses can’t save Biden from himself
In the world according to Democrats, failures are never related to their policies or the results they generate -- it's always a problem of messaging. Published June 9, 2022
Georgia election turnout proves media wrong again
Where does Atlanta go to get the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game back? Published May 26, 2022
Media attack, distort and misrepresent draft Supreme Court ruling
According to a new Pew Research Center poll, most Americans favor at least some limits on abortion, but you would never know it by witnessing the outbursts from the corporate media. Published May 12, 2022
Media reaction to Elon Musk proves conservatives right
To watch the corporate media react to Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter is to understand that they live in a different world than the rest of us. Published April 28, 2022
‘Disinformation conference’ headlined by journalists who peddled false stories
Inviting CNN's chief media correspondent to a conference aimed at combatting disinformation may sound like asking Bonnie and Clyde for advice on stopping bank robberies. Published April 14, 2022
Media and Big Tech censorship is alive and well
The last few weeks have not been good for the corporate media or anyone who values the principle of free speech on social media. Published March 31, 2022
Media’s suppression of Hunter Biden’s laptop was election interference
The New York Times last week confirmed the authenticity of emails from Hunter Biden's notorious laptop, effectively issuing a massive correction for virtually all of the corporate media. Published March 24, 2022
Journalists sacrifice everything to cover Russia’s war on Ukraine
Some of us in political communications, or those of us who may also write commentary, frequently express our frustrations with certain members of the corporate news media. Published March 17, 2022
News outlets assist struggling Biden’s State of the Union ‘reset’
The White House intended President Biden's first State of the Union address to be a chance for the struggling president to "reset" his administration amid free-falling poll numbers. Published March 3, 2022
