Protest-Obsessed TV Networks Barely Mention Violence Against Police
Bill D'Agostino
June 11th, 2020 1:24 PM
ABC, CBS and NBC have churned out a massive amount of coverage for protests during the past two weeks (1,042 minutes on their morning and evening news programs), but these same networks have spent almost no airtime letting viewers know about the injuries and death inflicted on police officers during these two weeks of social unrest. In fact, as of June 9, not a single protest-related instance of violence against police has received more than 40 seconds from any of these networks.
For this study, MRC analysts examined all morning and evening newscast coverage on the three major broadcast networks between May 28 and June 9, documenting every mention of violence against law enforcement officers. Of five major incidents identified by analysts, none received more than 40 seconds of coverage from any network.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2020/06/17/cnns-cuomo-gets-schooled-use-force-veteran-cop
