i'm howard kurtz and this is "media buzz." >>> the coverage began building in early june and hasn't slowed down since with tens of thousand oefs immigrant children overwhelming detention facilities along the border. the networks and the major newspapers have jumped all over this story. >> we turned now to the crisis at the border and the wave of undocumented migrants, many of them unaccompanied children making the dangerous journey from central america. most arriving in texas. >> and this saga hasn't just been talked about in air conditioned studios. network and newspaper reporters have gone to border towns, some of them traveling to central america. >> border control along the river is practically nonexist t nonexistent. we've been able to cross twice, no questions asked on either side. >> to understand why young people from central america are leaving without their parents to go to the u.s., you only have to come here. san pedro sula, honduras, one of the most dangerous city necessary one of the most dangerous countries n world. >> but only in the last few days has the mainstream media f

i am howard kurtz and this is "media buzz." the coegan bui >> coverage has not slowed down since june with tens of thousands of immigrant children overwhelming detention facilities along the border and the networks and newspapers have jumped all over this story. >> we turn to the crisis at the borderser and wave of undocumented mient agrees many unaccompanied children going from central america. most arriving in texas. >> this is not just talked about in air conditioned studios but networks have gone to the border towns some traveling to central america. >> border control along the river is practically nonexistent. we have been able to twice, no questions asked, on either side. >> to understand why young people from central america are leaving without their parents, come here in honduras the most dangerous cities in one of the most dangerous countries in the world. >> only recently has the mainstream coveraged focused on whether the obama administration is to blame for the mushrooming crisis. >>> if the president is not moving

i'm howard kurtz, and this is media buzz. from the moment malaysia flight 17 was shot down over ukraine, the media were in wall to wall mode with some journalists speculating about russia's possible role, others urging caution and one just being duped. >> i would say, as a war corespondent and weighing all of the facts as they've been coming in, admittedly, this is my opinion. i believe that vladimir putin has the blood of these airline passengers on his hands. >> we should point out that a number of news networks have been airing some footage of what appears to be smoke rising on a horizon, apparently reportedly from a plane crash. we cannot independently confirm that that is actually a plane crash from the malaysian jet that we are referring to. it's possible it's something that occurred earlier in the day. >> well, i was looking out the window and i saw a projectile flying through the sky. it would appear that the plane was shot down by a blast of wind from howard [ bleep ]. >> so it would appear that the plane was shot do

i'm howard kurtz and this is media buzz. there is no question that hamas started the latest round of mid east violence first with the killing of three israeli teenagers and then by firing rockets indiscriminantly at the jewish state. there's no question it has led to far more deaths in gaza, more than h 43 on the israeli side. and despite israel's effort to not kill civilians. that has made the media -- more crucial. >> it doesn't seem very pinpoint where where i am in gaza. just a short while ago, a building, an apartment building, a large building was attacked by israeli fire here in gaza. several people were killed, including children whose bodies were thrown from the windows. i've seen video of this. we captured itself. >> even jon stewart had to defend himself after expressing concern, wrapped in satire, of course. >> just merely mentioning israel or questioning in any way the effectiveness or humanity of israel's policies is not the same thing as being pro hamas. >> so you're against murdered children? >> free gaza! >>

howard kurtz. is there left-wing bias in media?there's no doubt in my mind that most reporters are to the left of the general population on social issues and abortion and gay marriage and gun and you name it. on politics, maybe so, but i think it is their reporting less i do think the think the way that destroys our friends reflect liberal sensibility. john: you have to cover both sides. when it comes to gun control or government regulation, of course there has to be more regulation that is common sense. >> unlike those comments who spew opinions for living, most people who are working reporters covering politics to try to tell both sides. they wouldn't have gotten into that line of work if they wanted to be activists. >> let's review the past. before you can work at fox coming helped to create the first tv show that really covered media, cnn's reliable sources very i give you credit that even though you worked for "the washington post" and cnn, and i consider you an activist, you try to be objective and grill journalists from left

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media buzz with howard kurtz is up next and we all wish you a happy sunday. >>> good evening, everybody. russian-backed rebels have shot down two more aircraft over eastern ukraine. as you can see on your screen now, the burning remnants of what were two ukrainian fighter jets. ukraine's city council determining the aircraft were shot down just to miles from where the malaysian airlines flight mh-17 was brought down. and the separatist group, the donetsk people's republic, has claimed responsibility. the russian-backed fighters also claim they've killed one of the two pilots and they are hunting for the other. the ukrainian defense ministry today said that missiles were fired from russia that took down those two aircraft. the claims come just hours after senior intelligence officials confirmed to fox news that russian separatists are still receiving air defense training, tanks, rocket launchers and other significant technology and armaments from russia. those officials also say russia has given the rebels plausible deniblt, supplying the very same weapons the ukrainian military uses. th

howard kurtz is here to talk about it.ar anything, but how have the main stream immediamedia handled thi has it changed? >> some news outlets were aggressive from the beginning. cbs and "the new york times" covering the abduction and the killing of these israeli teenagers. nbc nightly news didn't report them until a day after everyone else. but it's been ramping up for the times. "the washington post," similar pattern. >> has this changed the focus of the way these tragedies are being reported? >> very much so. israel so quickly mounted military strikes against gaza that the spotlight shifted from the horrifying killings of these kids to the prime minister's retaliation. it's become a more visual story for television. you have the street clashes, you have the security video of palestinian teen being forced into a car and this video of the palestinian american cousin of the deceased kid being beaten by israeli police, casting israel in a more negative light. >> what else struck you about the coverage? >> hamas praised the p

media buzz with howard kurtz is up next and we all wish you a happy sunday. >>> good evening, everybodyssian-backed rebels have shot down two more aircraft over eastern ukraine. as you can see on your screen now, the burning remnants of what were two ukrainian fighter jets. ukraine's city council determining the aircraft were shot down just to miles from where the malaysian airlines flight mh-17 was brought down. and the separatist group, the donetsk people's republic, has claimed responsibility. the russian-backed fighters also claim they've killed one of the two pilots and they are hunting for the other. the ukrainian defense ministry today said that missiles were

okay, now, on the media thing howard kurtz said and you have said. >> i have said more than a few timesly when the poll numbers are low, the press will get tough on barack obama. here's what i'm saying tonight. it will not last -- it never does and it's not a tipping point. if this -- if the press has suddenly decided to behave like real journalists, why haven't they jumped on a really important big story, the irs scandal? they haven't. why haven't they jumped on any of the other so-called phony scandals of the obama administration? they haven't. and if things get worse for barack obama, are we supposed to believe -- bill, you are not -- whatever else you are -- you are not knive. are -- naive. are we supposed to belief they are going to push barack obama off the cliff and behave like real journalists which would only help republicans? if the press still tries to prop the president up after all these disasters they become cartoons. >> they have been a cartoon for years. i can think of one scenario to back up what you just said. only one. there has been news of late that hillary is dista

folks in washington because i wanted to get their opinion, talked to bret baier, ed henry and also howard kurtzo of the three of them agreed that the white house is definitely turning on the president. >> the press corps. >> the white house press corps. they say it's basically for two reasons. one, the simple policy failures of this administration. whether it's the v.a. to the handling of iraq. you know,. >> those guys can't prop them up anymore? >> okay. and then the second part is they are just not satisfied with the answers that they're getting. >> that was a pretty weak answer. that was a lame answer. are you kidding me? they haven't thought about the policy -- political ramifications of that? >> they all laughed at him. >> he laughed at himself, earnest laughed at himself. he laughed. >> that's part of the reason that jay carney, of course, had to go. he didn't have the credibility anymore. >> he went on his own volition though. big dollars and. >> didn't seem like anybody was sorry to see him go. >> i was. >> evidence henry on the other hand. >> i make funnel of him a lot. is he is really

media buzz with howard kurtz is up next and we all wish you a happy sunday. >> on the buzz beater thisties mounting in the middle east, the media become a major battlefield. are they playing into the hands of hamas by blaming israel for civilian deaths or tilting too far in favor of israel? >> the palestinians are experts at the pr fight. they specifically put little kids in front of weapons. so when israel strikes back, they can put those images on the cover of the newspaper and say look at how bad israel is. >> i think the image that most experience are seeing from this conflict, by and large, are images of the construction in gaza. there's all these people talking about how the israelis are losing the media war for the first time. >> and are social media changing the landscape by spreading gruesome images of war that news

. >> joining us, lauren ashburn and howard kurtz.he national media is turning on the president now? >> i been saying for months the mainstream media are turning against the president, and even the folks at msnbc not getting the thrill anymore. this is the third or fourth problem in a row. and the liberal commentators are disillusions, bummed, they need medication. this is their guy. when it comes to managing the government and crises, it's hard for them to defend them. >> i haven't seen that on msnbc, they still either avoid the issue or throw out rank propaganda, but i have seen in the straight news precincts, they are starting to really come down on the president. what have you seen, lauren? >> well, just this evening on msnbc, chris matthews actually said that the president was conflicted. he looked conflicted. and other guests said, it really looked tired and he looked unhappy. >> conflicted about what? not that i care about what happens over there, but what was the point? conflicted about what? >> the point is he's conflicted as

i am howard kurtz and this is "media buzz." >> there is no question that hamas starts the latest violence with the killing of three israeli teens and by firing rockets at the jewish state and there is no question that israeli military superiority toledo more deaths in gaza, 1,000 at the latest count compared to 43 in israel. the media framing of the story is more crucial as we see if this description of an israeli airstrike. >> it does seem like from where i am in gaza, just a short while ago, for example, a building, an apartment building was attacked can several people were killed including children whose bodies thrown from the windows, i have seen video of this that we captured. >> even jon stewart had to defend himself about the rising debt toll in gaza. >> merely mentioning israel or questioning in anyway the effectiveness or humanity of israel's policies is not the same thing as being pr." hamas. >> you are against murdered children? is that it? >> binyamin netanyahu appeared open four sunday shows says hamas is manipulating the media putting civilians in harm's way and hamas spokes

i'm howard kurtz and this is media buzz. >>> president obama sure seems frustrated these days. he told reporters he's frustrated with congress for not moving on immigration and says he'll take action by executive order. and the president is frustrated again with the media saying news organizations aren't reporting on the substantive things he's trying to accomplish. >> that even when washington sometimes seems tone deaf to what's going on in people's lives and around the kitchen table, that there's going to be somebody who is going to stand up for you and your family. and i wanted to let all of you know that -- because you don't see it on tv sometimes. it's not what the press and the pundits talk about. >> so why do you think he's taking on the press and the pundits? joining us in new york, lauren ashburn, who hosts social buzz on the fox website. rich lowrey, a fox news contributor and kelly goff, a contributor to the daily beast. lauren, why does barack obama kooepg keep on banging this anti-media drum? >> i think it's ridiculous. this is a guy who can snap his fingers and re

joining us howard kurtz from the program media buzz sundays at 11:00 on fnc.amning evidence we just presented and much more. is it responsible for the media to keep calling for pot legalization, howard? >> maybe the "times" editorial writers were sitting around smoking weed. i agree the editorial page underplayed the potential impact here as you just pointed out as we see in colorado. two states having legalized pot with medicinal marijuana used. 54% in polls saying they favor legalization. this isn't some wacky hallucination, bill. >> you must be high, howie. >> where does it say that public policy should be made about polling? if you look at the yale study at the university of colorado study, it's all bad there is nothing good about it go ahead. >> i was going to call howie high for thinking that he must be high. the problem here is this upper west side mentality in new york thinking that their opinion is right they are going to cherry pick the studies that they want to buttress their argument. the times should have taken the energy and the time to focus on

joining us by phone is howard kurtz. let's hope this goes through. to me, this.rom television to the internet. what do you say? steve i think they are interested in premium channels as well as the big warner brother movies channels. they do have a bigger presence on the internet. if this deal ever gets done, we are talking about a colossus of a company. stuart: if any deal goes through, i mean, google is reportedly interested. if anyone takes time warner. young people do not watch television did they do not go to television for their entertainment. they go to the internet. i think the attempt to buy time warner is systematic in that performance. >> there is no question. everyone knows that audiences are migrating away from tv. online will be a great synergy pair. you watch it on your large screen tv. you know, they had rejected the bid. this is just the beginning. i am reminded when rupert murdoch tried, it was no, no, no until they said yes. this could open it to other bidders. i am not surprised that time warner stock is up. it is one of those you have to see t