Michael Morris
MRC Free Speech America Director

Michael B. Morris, Esq. has been MRC Free Speech America Director since November 2022. Prior to 2025, he also served as MRC Business Director. Before that, he served as MRC Free Speech America & MRC Business Managing Editor starting in January 2022. He first was MRC Free Speech America & MRC Business Associate Editor starting in October 2019.

Michael began his employment with the Media Research Center as Assistant Editor for Commentary at CNSNews.com in August 2014. In 2015, he was promoted to Commentary Editor for CNSNews.com and was responsible for soliciting and editing commentary for CNSNews.com's commentary section.

Michael is a graduate of Regent University School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctorate. While attending Regent University School of Law, he served as Republican National Lawyer Association Regent University School of Law Chapter Vice Chair of Membership from September 2012 through April 2014 and on Regent University School of Law’s Honor Council during his 2L and 3L years. He also interned for then-Congressman J. Randy Forbes in 2012.

He is also a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University, where he earned a double major in Political Science/Pre-Law and Economics. While earning his undergraduate degrees, Michael interned for then-Congressman, now former Vice President Mike Pence in 2010.

He was born and raised in Indiana, and he now lives in the suburbs with his wife near Washington, D.C.

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Six years after COVID-19, tech giants censored news about Anthony Fauci hiding COVID-19 mRNA vaccine reactions, including apparent miscarriage risks. Apple News, Google News, and MSN ignored the story, instead promoting anti-Trump vaccine…

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Apple News and Google News promoted mostly left-leaning outlets that used strong language like "crisis" for Spain’s border surge, but downplayed similar issues under Biden in the US, calling it a “challenge” or “surge.” This reveals partisan bias…

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There’s a new communist Chinese government-tied AI player in town, and the results it provided went a step further than even DeepSeek to censor information.

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From May to June, Google News increased promotion of Al Jazeera stories by 125%, mainly on U.S. topics, boosting Al Jazeera’s U.S. website traffic by 6%. Critics say Google News favors the Qatar-linked, left-leaning outlet while overlooking major…

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On Nov. 9, 2020, the Media Research Center blasted Big Tech and Big Media for stealing the 2020 election by censoring news and information after they hid the Biden family scandals from the American people. And now Big Media and Big Tech are…

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Yahoo News featured a left-leaning story on Scott Pelley’s firing from CBS News, the headline framing it as resistance to Trump, rather than focusing on Pelley's reported outburst at leadership. Yahoo ignored more balanced coverage from centrist…

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Website traffic for Newsweek, Al Jazeera, and The Minnesota Star Tribune closely mirrored how often their stories were promoted on top news aggregators—Apple News, Google News, and MSN. When promotion increased, so did traffic; when it dropped,…

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In April, Apple News overwhelmingly promoted left-leaning outlets (70%) and suppressed right-leaning perspectives (2%), especially on the Iran conflict and Trump administration immigration issues, according to an MRC study. The platform…

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The Big Four News Apps—Apple News, Google News, MSN, and Yahoo News—overwhelmingly promote left-leaning sources, creating a digital bias similar to political gerrymandering. Research from MRC shows how these tech giants routinely suppress right-…

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After the SPLC was indicted for wire fraud and money laundering, major news apps Google News, MSN, and Yahoo News ignored the scandal in their top stories, while Apple News only featured two left-leaning articles. Right-leaning coverage was…

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MRC’s analysis found that Apple News, Google News, Microsoft's MSN, and Yahoo News overwhelmingly promoted left-leaning sources—up to 70% of articles—while right-leaning outlets get as little as 5%. This bias, paired with each app’s vast reach,…

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A Media Research Center analysis found Yahoo News heavily favored left-leaning stories in March, with 400 of its top stories from the left and just 70 from the right, almost entirely Fox News. Yahoo virtually ignored center-rated outlets and was…

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A Media Research Center review found Apple News+ overwhelmingly favors left-leaning outlets—51 vs. only 3 right-leaning—calling its claim of "over 500" sources into question and noting some paid articles are free elsewhere. Critics say the…

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Despite mass layoffs and plummeting public trust, elitist media are avoiding irrelevancy by partnering with tech titans. Artificial intelligence and digital news gatekeepers like Apple News and Google News boost elitist media while sidelining…

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Google News promoted only left-leaning outlets’ coverage of President Trump’s State of the Union, according to an MRC review. Eight of nine featured articles were from liberal sources, with none from right-leaning media. The selection highlighted…

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A Media Research Center study revealed Apple News promoted 1,379 left-leaning articles and only one right-leaning piece over 100 days, raising concerns of bias. Following FTC scrutiny, Apple featured a Fox News story. Critics argue this limits…

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Media bias isn’t just on TVs or in newspapers anymore. Now, it’s woven into digital devices, and it’s worse than you think.

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Many Americans now rely on Big Four news apps—Apple News, Google News, MSN, and Yahoo News. These platforms suppress right-leaning voices, with Apple News showing no right-leaning sources in December 2025 and Google News downplaying right-leaning…

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ChatGPT denied information about Charlie Kirk’s assassination in early December, highlighting AI bias and inconsistency. Strong action should be taken against Big Tech censorship, and free speech must be protected as Americans increasingly rely…

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Wikipedia's reliability remains contentious as Big Tech elevates its content despite its editable nature and left-leaning bias. Studies reveal that Google and AI platforms frequently prioritize Wikipedia's content, often to the detriment of…