The Watchdog with David Bozell

For years, MRC has documented a simple fact: The View is not a news interview program. It is a political talk show that overwhelmingly promotes one side while largely excluding the other.

Yesterday, we took that case directly to the FCC.

MRC submitted an 18-page filing supported by 2,473 pages of evidence and eight major studies documenting years of partisan guest bookings, political advocacy, and electioneering on The View. The filing challenges ABC’s efforts to classify the program as a “bona fide news interview” program entitled to special regulatory treatment.

The evidence is overwhelming.

Earlier this year, MRC found The View began the midterm cycle with 27 liberal guests and just one Republican. Last year, the ratio was 128 liberal guests to only two Republicans.

Politics does not stop with the guest list.

Ana Navarro recently told viewers that Americans who want President Trump’s presidency to end “have got to vote Democrats in November, period.” Executive producer Brian Teta has acknowledged that President Trump would not be invited onto the program.

Fox News broke the story and quoted me directly:

“Anyone who watches the show knows it’s political advocacy masquerading as news…” 

The View reaches roughly 2.5 million viewers every day. A platform with that kind of reach deserves scrutiny, especially when political advocacy is presented as journalism.

We at MRC know The View is to journalism what Taco Bell is to authentic Mexican cuisine.

No organization in America has spent more time documenting media bias than MRC. Years of research, analysis, and evidence are now part of the official record.

Our filing gives regulators something they rarely get in media bias debates: receipts.

As always, we appreciate you making our work possible.

Take it easy,

David Bozell
President