Curtis Houck

NewsBusters Managing Editor

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Curtis Houck currently serves as the Managing Editor of NewsBusters after almost two years as a news analyst in the Media Research Center’s News Analysis Division. During that time, he served as the sole evening news analyst, chronicling the best and worst of the network evening newscasts, primetime cable shows, and late-night comedy programs. From January 2016 to April 2016, he also acted as the Sunday news analyst for NewsBusters.

In the eight years that he's been with NewsBusters, his work has been featured on various Fox News Channel programs and outlets such as The Blaze, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Daily Wire, Drudge Report, The Federalist, FoxNews.com, Los Angeles Times, The Mark Levin Show, Mediaite, New York Times, Red State, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Resurgent, Townhall, Washington Examiner, Washington Free Beacon, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and The Wrap. He’s also made over 200 television appearances on the Fox News Channel, Newsmax, One America News Network, America's Voice, Cheddar, Fox 5 D.C., NRA-TV, and over 700 radio appearances from coast to coast on both local and syndicated programs. His articles and tweets have been shared by conservative leaders such as Dan Bongino, Erick Erickson, Greg Gutfeld, Mark Levin, Kayleigh McEnany, Stephen Miller, Dave Rubin, Ryan Saavedra, and Ben Shapiro.

He returned full-time to the MRC after serving in summer 2013 as an intern with CNS News. Curtis is a 2014 graduate of Penn State University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Political Science. He also had the pleasure of interning with The Heritage Foundation in fall 2013. A proud native of Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, Curtis is also an Eagle Scout and lives in Vienna, Virginia.

CBS Hits TX Sheriff for ‘Controversial Statements’ about Black Lives Matter after Deputy’s Death

Curtis Houck | September 1, 2015

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. In its ongoing coverage of the sheriff’s deputy from Harris County, Texas being shot Friday night outside a gas station, Monday’s edition of the CBS Evening News criticized the slain officer’s boss for making “controversial statements” about the Black Lives Matter movement that “some have called...insensitive.” Correspondent Omar Villafranca…

FNC’s Kelly, Perino Slam Media for Double Standard in Treatment of Tea Party, Black Lives Matter

Curtis Houck | September 1, 2015

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. During Monday’s The Kelly File on the Fox News Channel (FNC), host Megyn Kelly and The Five co-host Dana Perino excoriated the liberal media for committing a double standard in their portrayal of the tea party compared to the Black Lives Matter movement. After Perino explained that “leaders in the media” need to come together and more…

Nets: Hillary’s E-Mails Are ‘Bedeviling Her Campaign’; New Batch Might Cause ‘Headaches’

Curtis Houck | August 31, 2015

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. On Monday night, all three of the major broadcast networks covered the impending release of more e-mails from Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server, but largely kept their coverage to a minimum before moving onto dissecting the latest 2016 polls on the Republican and Democratic sides. All told, the networks spent one minute and 42 seconds on…

NYT’s Kristof Admits Gun Control Probably Wouldn’t Have Stopped WDBJ Shooter

Curtis Houck | August 28, 2015

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. During a discussion on the Thursday edition of MSNBC’s The Last Word, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof briefly admitted that gun control would not have stopped the shooter who shot dead two local news reporters in Roanoke Virginia on Wednesday but continued to nonetheless argue that more gun restrictions are needed. The slip came near…

CBS, NBC Skip New E-Mails Showing Bill Clinton Sought Approval for Speech with African Dictators

Curtis Houck | August 28, 2015

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. On the Friday morning network newscasts, CBS This Morning and NBC’s Today showed no interest in picking up on an ABC News report that former President Bill Clinton sought approval from his wife’s State Department for speeches that involved African dictators and North Korea with the speaking fee for the former engagement worth $650,000.…

CBS Pushes Gun Control as ‘a Public Health Issue’ Like Seat Belts, Airbags

Curtis Houck | August 28, 2015

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. On Thursday, the CBS Evening News seized on the deadly shooting of two local news reporters in Roanoke, Virginia to promote the idea that gun control should be treated like “a public health issue” akin to seat belts, airbags, and anti-smoking campaigns. In a tease early on in the program, fill-in anchor Maurice DuBois explained that “[s]ome…

Networks Tout Hillary Calling GOPers ‘Terrorists’; Came ‘Out Swinging’ with ‘Tough Talk’

Curtis Houck | August 27, 2015

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. While it may be a shock that the major broadcast networks on Thursday night reported that Hillary Clinton compared Republicans to “terrorists” on women’s health, it was far from a surprise that ABC and NBC openly cheered her for “coming out swinging” “on the offensive” with some “tough talk.” In addition, ABC, CBS, and NBC all refused to…

Networks Punt on Report U.S. Intelligence on State of ISIS Fight May Have Been Altered

Curtis Houck | August 27, 2015

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. A story that the networks would have almost assuredly covered if George W. Bush was still President, the major broadcast networks failed to cover on Wednesday a front-page New York Times report that a Pentagon inspector general is investigating the possibility that intelligence assessments on the U.S. fight against ISIS may have be altered to…

Nets Continue Hyping Trump vs. Ramos ‘Feud’; ABC, CBS Skip Hillary Addressing E-Mail Scandal

Curtis Houck | August 26, 2015

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. The “big three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC again promoted on Wednesday night the three-round bout between 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and liberal Fusion/Univision anchor Jorge Ramos from the night before as ABC and CBS failed to note Hillary Clinton addressing her e-mail scandal Wednesday afternoon in Iowa. Introducing correspondent…

ABC’s Nightline Jumps on Jorge Ramos' Bandwagon in Battle with Donald Trump

Curtis Houck | August 26, 2015

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. In the first major network news program since 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump sparred with liberal Fusion/Univision anchor Jorge Ramos at a press conference on the subject of illegal immigration, ABC’s Nightline was there early Wednesday morning to circle the wagons for their Disney partner and “America’s best known Latino…