BROADCAST BIAS: How the media relentlessly frames ICE and Trump as villains |
'The Ben Shapiro Show' host Ben Shapiro discusses his conversation with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on his press office's reaction to the ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis.
For more than 70 years, there has been at least one evening news program airing on a broadcast network in America. These shows, all of which air at the same time in the evening, are often referred to as the "nightly news," but in the age of 24/7 news coverage, they would be better labeled as the ultra-liberal "nightly narrative" from ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS.
The second week of negative network-news coverage of "tensions" over ICE activities in the Twin Cities underline how narratives are built and can be repeated for days and weeks.
1. Trump’s political opponents are not identified as Democrats. George Stephanopoulos led off "Good Morning America" on Tuesday: "Fighting back. Minnesota and Illinois are taking Homeland Security to court over the surge in immigration officers. Minnesota calls it a federal invasion of the Twin Cities days after a mother of three was shot and killed by ICE agents. Illinois accuses the Trump administration of creating a climate of fear."
It’s not Gov. Tim Walz or Gov. J.B. Pritzker fighting Trump, Democrats vs. Republicans. It’s just two states versus Trump.
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On screen, ABC played a hot soundbite from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey with an unspoken "D" on screen, but reporter Faith Abubey repeated the Stephanopoulos phrasing: "Minnesota accusing DHS of engaging in unconstitutional stops and arrests, brandishing weapons and dragging people out of schools and hospitals." It implies an entire state’s population is staunchly opposing Trump and ICE. Abubey also cited the "Hennepin County........