Rob Savillo

3 weeks ago | mediamatters.org | Ari Drennen |Alyssa Tirrell |Rob Savillo |Harrison Ray |Mia Gingerich |Vesper Henry

Media Matters identified just 5 national TV news mentions in 2024 of fatal anti-trans violence. Those 5 mentions totaled just 3 minutes of airtime. MSNBC aired 4 of these mentions while CNN included just 1. ABC, CBS, and NBC each failed to air any coverage, according to our review. Fox News also failed to include any coverage of the topic — a departure from 2023, when segments on the network often included mocking or dismissive commentary about victims of anti-trans violence.

1 month ago | mediamatters.org | Pete Tsipis |Reed McMaster |Harrison Ray |Rob Savillo |Chloe Simon |Casey Wexler

A Media Matters review of White House press briefings held so far in President Donald Trump’s second administration found that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called on right-wing media outlets 41% of the time, and 4 of the 5 reporters called on most were from right-wing outlets. The press briefings now include a “new media” seat which the White House has used to amplify more right-wing voices.

Oct 29, 2024 | mediamatters.org | Pete Tsipis |Alyssa Tirrell |Harrison Ray |Rob Savillo

Fox News appears to be matching the focus of the GOP's “closing argument” in the weeks before the 2024 election, increasing the network's coverage of trans athletes at the same time that Republican politicians are spending millions on ad campaigns attacking the rights of trans Americans. Fox News’ segments mentioning trans athletes rose from six in September to at least 47 so far in October, an increase of over 683%.

Oct 10, 2024 | mediamatters.org | Matt Gertz |Rob Savillo |Harrison Ray

In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, major newspapers are giving former President Donald Trump’s federal criminal indictment for alleged crimes related to the January 6 insurrection a fraction of the coverage they gave former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server in 2016, according to a new Media Matters study.

Oct 4, 2024 | mediamatters.org | Harrison Ray |Rob Savillo |Tyler Monroe |Ben Van Bloem |Lis Power

On September 6, Johnson unveiled a continuing resolution to fund the federal government that included the text of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, “legislation backed by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump requiring proof of citizenship to vote.” As The Washington Post’s Philip Bump put it, the SAVE Act is “a Republican effort to combine election denialism and border alarmism” that “would make Americans’ lives more difficult in service of addressing a problem that is not...