Inside the ring road: political comedians almost have fun while attacking the right

NEWS AND NOTICES:

The major networks’ late-night shows are still fairly liberal, according to Newsbusters.org, a conservative media watchdog affiliated with the Media Research Center.

“2024 has been a busy year for late night comedians. Over the past year, late night men told a total of 13,676 political jokes, of which 11,226, or 82 percent, were directed at someone or something on the right side of the political aisle, according to an MRC study,” revealed a press analyst. Alex Christy wrote.

“Of the remaining jokes, 2,295 were aimed at the left and 155 were directed at people, groups or institutions that were not associated with either camp. Additionally, 679 unique targets were pranked, including 402 right-wing, 237 left-wing, and 40 nonpartisan,” Mr. Christy wrote.

He said the investigation period ran from Jan. 8, 2024, to Dec. 19 and included Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” “ABC”Jimmy Kimmel Live,” NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring” Jimmy Fallon» and “Late at night with Seth Meyers” and CBS’ “The Late Show With” Stéphane Colbert.”

That bias also affected who was being joked about, Mr. Christy said, with the 10 most targeted being a single Democrat and a Democrat turned Trump supporter.

“These ten were: Donald Trump (5,980 jokes), Joe Biden (1,117), J.D. Vance (368), Republicans (255), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (238), MAGA/Trump supporters (222), Rudy Giuliani (221), Melania Trump (181), Kristi Noem (168) and Matt Gaetz (164),” he said.

Find more results at Newsbusters.org.

HERE IS ‘THE CLEARIES’

The United States Election Assistance Commission has opened the submission period for the ninth annual Clearinghouse Awards, also known as “The Clearies.”

These awards recognize the “outstanding and innovative work” of election offices across the United States during the 2024 election cycle, according to a mission statement.

“The hard work and ingenuity of election officials is never more evident than during a presidential election cycle. High turnout and increased attention to election security and efficiency put officials under scrutiny last year, and they rose to the occasion,” the commission chair said . Ben Hovlandvice-president Donald Palmerand the commissioners Thomas Hicks And Christy McCormick in a joint statement.

“The 2024 elections went smoothly, in part due to the impressive preparation of election officials and their staff who handle everything. With this in mind, the EAC has added an “Exemplary Emergency Planning and Emergency Response Efforts” award category,” they said.

Interested? Applications must be submitted online by February 14. Visit eac.gov/clearies for submission guidelines.

ON THE RADAR

The Center for Immigration Studies will host a discussion Jan. 14 at the National Press Club in Washington with clear topics in mind. The importance of immigration numbers and their impact on wages, the job market and the future of the American workforce are on the agenda.

“This topical panel – “Beyond the border: why legal immigration figures matter” – builds on the social media debate sparked by Elon Musk‘s recent commentary highlights the need for more legal immigration and seeks to raise greater awareness of the impact of legal immigration – both for high-skilled and low-skilled people, the center states.

Participants include the representative. Chip RoyRepublican from Texas; Steven Camarotaresearch director of the host organization; Michael Lindprofessor at Lyndon B. Johnson University of Texas School of Public Affairs at Austin; And Hal Salzmanprofessor of planning and public policy at Rutgers University.

The general director of the center, Marc Krikorian, will moderate the event.

The event will be broadcast live on YouTube, X and Facebook; find information at cis.org.

93 ROCKETS

“The Delta 45 space launch continued to ‘set the tone for space’ as the world’s busiest spaceport in 2024. The SLD 45 team, comprised of base wardens and military and civilian aviators Patrick Space Station and the Cape Canaveral Space Station, enabled 93 launches. of the Eastern Range in 2024,” the Space Force said in a statement released Tuesday.

“Collectively, the team mobilized to send 93 rockets into space, delivering 1,389 orbital assets into a critical warfighting domain. Their dedicated efforts on the Eastern Range allowed the United States to break the world record for annual space launches for the second year in a row, with a total of 93 successful launches. Previously, the United States set the world record for space launches in 2023 with 108 successful launches, breaking a record held by the Soviet Union since 1982,” the Space Force said.

FOXIFIED

During the week of December 30 to January 5, Fox News Channel attracted an average daily audience of 1.7 million viewers in prime time, while 1.3 million watched during the day, according to Nielsen Media Research. Fox News also carried 99 of the top 100 cable news shows of the week.

“The Five” continues to attract the most viewership, averaging 2.9 million viewers per day during the week, followed by “Special Report With Bret Baier” and “Gutfeld,” which both attracted 2.2 million viewers. “Jesse Watters “Primetime” followed with 2.1 million viewers, as did “The Ingraham Angle” and “Hannity,” which each enjoyed an average audience of 1.9 million.

On the daytime side, “The Faulkner Focus” was chosen by 1.8 million viewers per day, ahead of NBC’s “Today With Hoda and Jenna” (1.5 million viewers), ABC’s “GMA3” ( 1.4 million) and “NBC News Daily” (1.3 million).

Maria Bartiromo‘s “Sunday Morning Futures,” which airs at 10 a.m. every Sunday, also had a stellar week, featuring Rep. Mike JohnsonFirst interview after his re-election as Speaker of the House. The Louisiana Republican attracted a lot of attention, earning an impressive 1.8 million viewers.

POLL OF THE DAY

• 68% of U.S. small business owners believe small businesses will be a driver of economic growth.

• 67% of small business owners expect higher profits for their business in 2025.

• 66% expect sales to increase, 64% plan to invest more in their business.

• 60% have confidence in the local economy.

• 55% have confidence in the national economy.

• 48% plan to add artificial intelligence applications to their business.

• 40% say labor shortages and recruiting are significant challenges.

• 35% plan to add more products; 34% plan to fund more advertising.

• 31% plan to increase social media campaigns.

SOURCE: A JPMorganChase CEO Insights Survey of 1,003 small business owners, conducted online Nov. 11-15 and released Tuesday.

• Contact Jennifer Harper at jharper@washingtontimes.com.