Rob Savillo | Media Matters for America

Rob Savillo is a research analyst at Media Matters, where he has worked since October 2005. He has a bachelor's degree in American studies from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he minored in both sociology and women's studies and earned a certificate in communications and media studies.

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Mainstream news coverage of the economy was inadequate in the lead up to the 2024 Election

12/20/24 12:08 PM EST
Fox News significantly boosts coverage of trans athletes in the weeks before the election

10/29/24 2:43 PM EDT
Major papers are giving Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment dramatically less attention than they did Clinton’s server

10/10/24 12:08 PM EDT
Right-wing cable news networks have pushed false claims about non-citizens voting relentlessly

10/04/24 9:25 AM EDT
Inflation was the main driver of economic news coverage in the second quarter of 2024

10/03/24 10:30 AM EDT
Trump called for “remigration,” a form of ethnic cleansing. Major outlets failed to cover it.

10/01/24 9:02 PM EDT
Fox News misrepresented ICE data on immigration and crime in over 50 segments

10/01/24 7:07 PM EDT
Vance's ACA remarks deserve more attention than they've gotten from top newspapers

09/20/24 7:02 PM EDT
Trump said his mass deportation plan would be a “bloody story.” Broadcast nightly news shows didn’t mention it.

09/10/24 12:59 PM EDT
Sunday morning political talk shows failed to highlight dangerous Trump comments from over the weekend

09/09/24 1:19 PM EDT
Fox News has embraced Kennedy’s endorsement of Trump while ignoring his dangerous views on vaccines

08/29/24 9:53 PM EDT
Fox has mentioned the Inflation Reduction Act more than twice as much as CNN — and 40% more than MSNBC — since its passage two years ago

08/21/24 11:00 AM EDT