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A conservative OPINION blog --with bite. OPINION by Joel Johannesen.

Monday, November 16, 2009

U.S. media fails to mention party ID of Dem sentenced to 13 years in jail; CBC doesn’t even cover it

Written by Joel Johannesen on Monday November 16 2009 at 01:10 PM

More good stuff from the Media Research Center today.  I added my Canadian content to it which is easy, because no matter how liberal-protectionist the media is in the U.S., in Canada it’s twice as bad. 

No Party ID on ABC for Imprisoned Jefferson; CBS Skips Sentencing

By: Brent Baker
November 14, 2009 14:45 ET

imageFormer Congressman William Jefferson, the New Orleans Democrat with bribery cash hidden in his freezer, was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison, the longest-ever for a Member of Congress on a corruption charge—yet the CBS Evening News didn’t utter a word about it, just as that newscast ignored his August conviction, while ABC’s World News didn’t bother to mention his party affiliation. 

NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams noted Jefferson’s party in this short item: “Former Louisiana Democratic Congressman William Jefferson made headlines a while back when the FBI found $90,000 in cash hidden in his freezer. Today, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison for taking bribes.”

ABC’s Charles Gibson, however, the MRC’s Brad Wilmouth noticed, failed to identify Jefferson as a Democrat: “Former Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for his conviction on federal bribery charges. Authorities found $90,000 wrapped in foil in Jefferson’s freezer, part of the half million dollars prosecutors say he received for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa.” 

This reticence to name Jefferson’s party isn’t anything new. 

I couldn’t find any coverage about the sentencing today at Canada’s state-owned, socialism-reliant CBC.  So that’s one way to cover.  By which I mean cover it up.  And an earlier CBC story about this Democrat’s (pre-sentence) conviction similarly failed to mention “Democrat” in their entire story (although as I pointed out before, they never, ever fail to mention the party I.D. of every single Republican, always, without fail, ever). 

Same at CTV, same at Globe and Mail, same at National Post, etc.  You get the picture.  Or rather, you don’t, which is precisely the desired effect. 

Posted by Joel Johannesen on   Mon, November 16, 2009 at 1:10:32 PM
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