Introducing an interview with left-wing author Joshua Green, PBS News Hour co-anchor Geoff Bennett made a rare media admission: “Much has been made of the far right’s strong sway over the GOP and its agenda. But what doesn’t get nearly as much attention is the far left’s influence in the Democratic Party.”
Bennett could be describing his very own News Hour, PBS’s flagship weeknight news program. The “far left” certainly doesn’t gain attention on taxpayer-funded PBS, at least not under that label. PBS was “far” more likely to use hostile ideological terminology to describe right-leaning groups, personalities, or policies.
MRC analysts studied the labels used by anchors, reporters and contributors on the PBS News Hour regarding American politics from June 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024. We did not include PBS News Weekend programs.The…
