RichardSocarides http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/11545/all en NBC Highlights Critique of Obama on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' ABC Minimizes http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/nbc-highlights-critique-obama-dont-ask-dont-tell-abc-minimizes <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/matthew-balan">Matthew Balan</a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="float: right;"><img height="180" width="240" src="http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/uploads/2009-10-11-NBC-Viqueira.jpg" /></div><p>NBC's Today show on Sunday devoted a three-minute report to President Obama's speech to "gay rights" proponents, where he promised a repeal of the military's 'don't ask, don't tell" policy. The report had several sound bites from homosexual critics of the President, and none from proponents of keeping the policy. On the other hand, ABC's GMA on Sunday had only one 23-second news brief on Obama's speech. <br /></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/nbc-highlights-critique-obama-dont-ask-dont-tell-abc-minimizes" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division BarackObama BiasAlert CleveJones DavidGregory LesterHolt liberalmediabias MichelangeloSignorile MikeViqueira RichardSocarides RonClaiborne Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:52:00 +0000 35204 at http://archive2.mrc.org