http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/24001/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/liberal-politics-ignored-yellens-gender-focus-network-coverage <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> ABC, CBS, NBC gush over ‘historical’ nature of confirmation, exclude her left-wing views. </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/sean-long">Sean Long</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">Janet Yellen was confirmed as Federal Reserve Chairman on Jan. 6, but in spite of becoming one of the most powerful bankers in the world, the broadcasts networks continued to ignore her left-wing views.</p><p dir="ltr">Instead of discussing Yellen’s support for fiscal stimulus and regulatory efforts, ABC, CBS, and NBC focused exclusively on her gender in recent news reports.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Sean Long is Staff Writer at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@SeanLong717" target="_blank">Follow Sean Long on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/liberal-politics-ignored-yellens-gender-focus-network-coverage" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Economy Government Media Politics abc Banking Ben Bernanke cbs Confirmation economic policy Fed Federal Reserve financial industry financial regulation gender history Janet Yellen monetary policy NBC networks politics president appointments quantitative easing Regulation Stimulus Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:32:45 +0000 julia.seymour 45253 at http://archive2.mrc.org