Heather Moon
MRC Free Speech America Senior Researcher

Heather Moon is a Senior Researcher for the Media Research Center’s Free Speech America division. She previously wrote for The Resurgent. She has a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Liberty University, as well as a Master’s of Library Science from Texas Woman’s University.

Heather Moon | January 23, 2026

The Big Four News Apps largely ignored the Minneapolis anti-ICE church riot, limiting coverage of left-wing agitators disrupting worshippers. Only Apple News ran minimal headlines, while Google, MSN, and Yahoo focused on unrelated stories. This…

Heather Moon | January 19, 2026

A review of Apple News from Jan. 1–14, 2026, found none of its top 280 stories featured right-leaning outlets, continuing a pattern of left-wing bias and negative Trump coverage. Critics say this editorial approach sidelines conservatives and…

Heather Moon | January 9, 2026

A Media Research Center study found Apple News did not feature any right-leaning media outlets in its top 20 daily articles for December, highlighting a consistent bias favoring left and center sources. Researchers argue this editorial approach…

Heather Moon | January 7, 2026

The Big Four News Aggregators—Apple News, Google News, MSN, and Yahoo News—downplayed or negatively framed Trump’s successful capture of Venezuelan dictator Maduro, focusing instead on non-Venezuela stories, left-leaning criticism, or…

Heather Moon | December 16, 2025

Apple News is continuing to favor left-leaning outlets, as found by MRC researchers who reviewed stories from early December. Among the daily top 20 featured articles, none were from right-leaning sources. Instead, selections came from outlets…

Luis Cornelio, Heather Moon | December 9, 2025

In 2025, searches related to Charlie Kirk's death led Google trends. Critics argue Google exploited this by prioritizing Wikipedia, which contained biased smears against Kirk, consistent with Google's alliance with Wikipedia since 2022.