Massive Religious Lawsuit Eclipsed on CNN by 'Stroller Brigade' Protest of About 100
CNN devoted over twice the air-time to 
a "stroller moms" protest against toxic chemicals than it did to the biggest religious lawsuit in U.S. history filed Monday.
A dozen lawsuits filed by 43 Catholic institutions against the Obama
administration merited only news briefs on Monday with one full segment
on Tuesday morning. The coverage totaled under seven minutes. In
contrast, CNN gave almost 18 minutes to a march of about 100 people pushing for a Democratic-sponsored bill.
CNN's double-standard echoes the failure
of the major networks to give the story its due coverage. ABC skipped
covering the lawsuit entirely on Monday and Tuesday, while NBC gave it a
scant 20-second glance on Tuesday morning. CBS did issue a full report
on the lawsuits Tuesday morning, as well as a news brief on Monday
evening.
The lawsuits were filed Monday by parties including the Archdioceses of
New York and Washington, the University of Notre Dame, and the Catholic
University of America. The groups sued the administration for its birth
control mandate, that would not exclude Catholic institutions from
having to fund practices violating Church teaching in their employee
health insurance plans.
Meanwhile, the "stroller brigade" march in Washington, D.C. pushed for
greater oversight of toxic chemicals in household products and called
for the passage of the Democrat-sponsored "Safe Chemicals Act." CNN
included soundbites of Democratic senators and protesters in its
coverage.
