Friday, March 9, 2007

Media Misdirected

Why in the world are we letting this happen? look how the media controls your thoughts.

Our national media embarrassment was again on full display on Friday. Both MSNBC and Fox News devoted more coverage to Anna Nicole Smith — three weeks after her death on Feb. 8 — than they did to the multiple developments involving the neglect and deplorable conditions at Walter Reed military hospital.

The most lop-sided coverage by far was aired by Fox News, which featured only 10 references to Walter Reed compared to 121 of Anna Nicole — roughly 12 times the coverage. MSNBC featured 84 references to Walter Reed and 96 to Anna Nicole.

ThinkProgress compiled a reel of lowlights from Friday’s coverage. Watch it:

http://thinkprogress.org


VIA: DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND
READ ALSO: Walter Reed was privatized by Halliburton subsidiary

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