How’s that reporting coming from Wisconsin? Are we getting a fair and balanced report? What about all those Nazi and Hitler signs, are you reporting on them? The coverage is analyzed by Rich Noyes over at Newsbusters…
Yet none of these signs in the hands of liberal protesters have drawn the slightest complaint from network journalists. MRC analysts examined all 53 ABC, CBS and NBC morning and evening news stories, segments and anchor briefs on the Wisconsin protests from Thursday, February 17 (when they first drew major national coverage) through Monday, February 21. While eight of the 53 stories (15%) visually displayed one or more of the signs described above, none elicited a single remark from the network correspondents. (emphassis NOT added)
Of course when it comes to the Tea Party…
When it comes to the Tea Party, network correspondents seem to enjoy playing “civility cop,” emphasizing a few radical and inflammatory signs in ways that imply that the entire cause is extreme. Radical and inflammatory signs were easily found at the Wisconsin protests, but the networks uttered not one peep of disapproval — overwhelming evidence of a double standard that should embarrass any network journalist who still purports to be fair and balanced.
For lovers of the MSM/Legacy media, let me highlight this section a 2nd time for you…
Somehow I think the problem is larger than simply the “networks”. Don’t you? Nah, didn’t think so.
Radical and inflammatory signs were easily found at the Wisconsin protests, but the networks uttered not one peep of disapproval — overwhelming evidence of a double standard that should embarrass any network journalist who still purports to be fair and balanced.
