BROADCAST BIAS: Networks go full negative spin over tariff turbulence, steer clear of good economic news
When it comes to Trump, some shows seem designed to push a 100-percent negative narrative
By Tim Graham Fox News
Published April 12, 2025 7:00am EDT
Economic indicators in President Donald Trump’s first term presented hard facts for a lot of positive reporting before the COVID pandemic lockdowns, but that’s not what the broadcast networks presented to America.
Thirty-one Dow Jones records were set between January 1, 2017 and January, 26, 2018. Overall, in 2017, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 25%. The networks routinely ignored the records. But when the market went down in that year, they pounced. NBC’s Lester Holt warned "Is the so-called Trump bump over?"
So, it’s not surprising that in the current tariff turbulence, the broadcast networks are accentuating the negative. On April 4, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found the economy added a stronger-than-expected 228,000 jobs in March. The "CBS Evening News" didn’t report it. ABC’s "World News Tonight" gave it 14 seconds. On "NBC Nightly News," anchorman Lester Holt dramatically demonstrated the commitment to negative spin, given the bad day on the stock market.
"The breathtaking fall stripping $5 trillion in wealth from U.S. markets in just two days. Squeezing personal savings, leaving companies scrambling to adjust. Many signaling they will have to raise consumer prices on their imported products, big and small," he warned. "Not even a surprisingly strong jobs report – 228,000 jobs added in March – was enough to stem today's market slide."
Behind Holt, a graphic screamed: "Markets Lose $5 Trillion+ In Trump Tariff Meltdown."
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