ABC indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel, host of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, after his malicious “joke” that Charlie Kirk’s shooter was a Trump supporter. A New York Times article published today credits MRC’s Alex Christy for sparking the backlash and suspension with a social media post, viewed over 15 million times, that exposed Kimmel’s vile and intentional falsehood.
As the Left’s newspaper of record, The New York Times has faced MRC’s scrutiny for 38 years, with our relentless dissection of its fact-twisting and bias. MRC President David Bozell, after vetting reporter Stuart A. Thompson, gave a brief statement for the article, backed by his press team to ensure MRC’s stance was accurately quoted.
From The New York Times:
One of the first posts on X to share a clip from Mr. Kimmel’s monologue came from Alex Christy, a staff writer for NewsBusters, a conservative publication that reports on mainstream media with the goal of “exposing and neutralizing liberal media bias,” according to its website.
That post was published at 9:02 a.m. on Tuesday and gained steam slowly over the coming days as it ricocheted among social media users and across video platforms. The post ultimately gained more than 15 million views on X. It was amplified by top users there, including Mr. Musk.
‘We’re going to look for media bias anywhere and everywhere we need to go look,” said David Bozell, the president of M.R.C., in an interview. “Late night included.”
Read The Times article here (behind paywall): “How Outrage at Kimmel Grew to a Shout From a Whisper”
