Public Broadcasting Synonymous with Taxpayer-Funded Gaslighting
Despite PBS CEO Paula Kerger’s claim that “we work really hard to try to bring multiple viewpoints forward,” a new Media Research Center (MRC) study proves otherwise. As the Trump administration enters its second term, PBS News Hour’s liberal bias is not only intact—it’s accelerating.
MRC spokesmen David Bozell, Dan Schneider, and Tim Graham are available to discuss this huge disparity between reality and egregious make-believe, better known as gaslighting.
MRC tracked every guest appearance on PBS News Hour from Inauguration Day (Jan 20, 2025) through May 19, 2025, and found a staggering 4.2-to-1 ratio of liberal to conservative guests—and an even more lopsided 6.5-to-1 imbalance when government officials are excluded.
Even the few Republican guests were often Trump critics, while liberal guests were given softballs or platforms to promote extreme claims—like fascism fears, immigration sob stories, and DEI alarmism. PBS’s supposedly balanced “On Democracy” segment? It featured six liberal and five conservative guests, but with dramatically different treatment in tone and interrogation.
Among the findings:
173 liberal-leaning guests vs. 41 conservatives
Liberal journalists outnumbered conservatives 22 to 1
Zero pro-Trump Democrats; nearly half of Republicans were anti-Trump
Radical academics and legacy media pundits dominated the guest list
With taxpayer dollars funding PBS, MRC spokesmen are calling on Congress to hold PBS accountable for violating its legal mandate of “objectivity and balance.” MRC experts are available to discuss why PBS’s public trust is eroding—and how reform is overdue.
PBS wants to talk “democracy”? Let’s start with a little honesty.
Visit www.mrc.org
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STUDY: Be My (Leftist) Guest Again: Bias Still Reigns Supreme at PBS
ABOUT DAVID BOZELL…
Before taking the helm at the MRC, David Bozell served as President of ForAmerica, dedicated to promoting American exceptionalism.
A frequent voice in print and broadcast media, David Bozell has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, National Review, The New York Times, and TIME, among others. His commentaries have appeared in outlets including Fox News, The Hill, and The Daily Caller. He also serves on the coordinating committee of the Conservative Action Project (CAP) and on the board of the Washington Policy Institute.
David Bozell holds a B.A. in Political Science from Hampden-Sydney College and lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, Laura, and their three daughters.
ABOUT DAN SCHNEIDER…
Dan Schneider is a fierce free speech advocate, leading MRC Free Speech America as Vice President. A Columbia Law grad, he spent over a decade in D.C., advising Rep. Mike Pence, Sen. Ted Cruz, and White House teams. Formerly executive director of the American Conservative Union (CPAC), Dan now exposes Big Tech censorship and corporate bias—arming conservatives with hard-hitting insight and a battle-tested voice.
ABOUT TIM GRAHAM…
Tim Graham is a veteran media watchdog, serving as Executive Editor of NewsBusters and Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center since 1989. A Bemidji State grad, Tim has co-authored four books with MRC President Brent Bozell, including Unmasked: Big Media’s War Against Trump (2019) and Whitewash (2007), exposing liberal bias in news. With past roles as White House Correspondent for World magazine and press secretary for Rep. Jack Buechner, Tim brings decades of D.C. insight to his fight against media deception.
ABOUT CURTIS HOUCK…
Curtis Houck is a sharp media analyst, serving as Managing Editor of NewsBusters at the Media Research Center. A 2014 Penn State grad with degrees in History and Political Science, Curtis joined MRC full-time after interning at CNS News and The Heritage Foundation. As a conservative millennial, he’s passionate about exposing the news media’s impact on America’s political discourse, chronicling the best and worst of network evening newscasts, primetime cable, and late-night comedy. His work has been featured on Fox News, Breitbart, The Rush Limbaugh Show, and more.
ABOUT BILL D’AGOSTINO…
Bill D’Agostino is the Media Editor for NewsBusters and Senior Research Analyst for the Media Research Center’s News Analysis division. His work has been featured on Fox News, The Daily Wire, The Mark Levin Show, and many other conservative outlets.
ABOUT ERIC SCHEINER…
Eric Scheiner is the Director of MRCTV and Culture, and has over 20 years experience in broadcasting and video production. Beginning his career in the First-In-The-Nation Primary state of New Hampshire, politics, government spending and constitutional issues have been a major thread through his work. Eric focuses on media bias, leftist cultural impact, and the strange antics of liberal politicians across the nation.
ABOUT JUSTINE BROOKE MURRAY
Justine Brooke Murray is an Anderlik fellow and hosts the series “Woke of the Weak” for the Media Research Center. She previously produced for Newsmax and, before, was an on-air contributor and booker for One America News Network. Justine has appeared as a commentator on various networks. She is frequently a guest speaker, discussing wokeism, free speech, and antisemitism on college campus tours and at conservative conferences across the nation. In January 2024, Justine toured the sites of the October 7 terrorist attacks and reported from the ground in Israel. She recently graduated from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, where she exposed censorship and political biases for the outlet, Campus Reform. Her reporting earned her an invitation to stand onstage with then-President Trump at the White House when he signed the Campus Free Speech Executive Order in March 2019.
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