steve osunsami https://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/19472/all en CBS and NBC Ignore Police Investigating Inflammatory Comments From Michael Brown’s Stepfather https://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cbs-and-nbc-ignore-police-investigating-inflammatory-comments-michael-browns-stepfather <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/curtis-houck">Curtis Houck</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Major broadcast networks CBS and NBC failed to cover the news that police in Missouri&nbsp;<a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/02/police-consider-charging-michael-brown-stepfather/19777847/" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/02/police-consider-charging-michael-brown-stepfather/19777847/" target="_blank">are looking</a>&nbsp;into inflammatory comments made by Michael Brown’s stepfather in the aftermath of a grand jury’s announcement on November 24 that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in connection to Brown’</p><div class='signature'><p>— Curtis Houck is News Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@curtishouck" target="_blank">Follow Curtis Houck on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cbs-and-nbc-ignore-police-investigating-inflammatory-comments-michael-browns-stepfather" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division abc Bias by Omission cbs CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley Crime David Muir ferguson Ferguson Missouri Michael Brown NBC News NBC Nightly News Race Issues steve osunsami World News Tonight World News Tonight. David Muir Wed, 03 Dec 2014 02:44:31 +0000 curtis.houck 47767 at https://archive2.mrc.org CBS and NBC Ignore Results of Michael Brown’s Autopsy https://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cbs-and-nbc-ignore-results-michael-browns-autopsy <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/curtis-houck">Curtis Houck</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>On Wednesday, the results of the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.stltoday.com/online/pdf-autopsy-report-for-michael-brown/pdf_ce018d0c-5998-11e4-b700-001a4bcf6878.html" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.stltoday.com/online/pdf-autopsy-report-for-michael-brown/pdf_ce018d0c-5998-11e4-b700-001a4bcf6878.html">St.</a></p><div class='signature'><p>— Curtis Houck is News Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@curtishouck" target="_blank">Follow Curtis Houck on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cbs-and-nbc-ignore-results-michael-browns-autopsy" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division abc cbs CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley David Muir ferguson Ferguson Missouri Michael Brown Missouri NBC NBC Nightly News steve osunsami World News Tonight World News Tonight. David Muir Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:21:01 +0000 curtis.houck 47435 at https://archive2.mrc.org ABC's Osunsami: 'For Years,' Chick-Fil-A Has Dedicated Millions to 'Fight Against Gay Americans' https://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/abcs-osunsami-years-chick-fil-has-dedicated-millions-fight-against-gay-americans <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/scott-whitlock">Scott Whitlock</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>All three networks on Friday continued to highlight the controversy over Chick-fil-A, but <em>Good Morning America'</em>s<strong> Steve Osunsami adopted the most confrontational tone, insisting that "for years," Chick-fil-A has "donated millions" to "fight against gay Americans."</strong> [<strong>&nbsp;</strong>MP3 audio <a href="http://newsbusters.org/sites/default/files/2012-08-03-ABC-GMA-Osunsami.mp3">here</a>.] </p><p>Fill-in host Laura Spencer simplified the debate: "How the battle over gay marriage is now all about a chicken sandwich."</p><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/abcs-osunsami-years-chick-fil-has-dedicated-millions-fight-against-gay-americans" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division abc Chick-fil-A Good Morning Amrica steve osunsami Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:22:04 +0000 scott.whitlock 40799 at https://archive2.mrc.org Historic Energy Decision Initially Skipped by CBS, Bashed by ABC https://archive2.mrc.org/articles/historic-energy-decision-initially-skipped-cbs-bashed-abc <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves plans for two new nuclear reactors, but ‘World News’ can only find opposition. </div> </div> </div> <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/julia-seymour">Julia A. Seymour</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>On Feb. 9 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) made history, paving the way for two new nuclear reactors to be built in Georgia. According to CNN.com, they would provide enough energy to power <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/09/news/economy/nuclear_reactors/index.htm">a million homes</a>. One broadcast network responded by only finding critics of the project, while the other two barely mentioned the news.<br /></p><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/articles/historic-energy-decision-initially-skipped-cbs-bashed-abc" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business Energy Media abc Diane Sawyer energy policy nrc nuclear power nuclear reactor nuclear regulatory commission steve osunsami three mile island World News Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:33:36 +0000 julia.seymour 39151 at https://archive2.mrc.org