http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/24534/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/one-year-ago-media-jumped-blame-boston-bombing-anti-government-extreme-right <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>On April 15, 2013, one year ago, two Muslim extremists planted bombs at the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring 264 others. This tragic event was sadly exploited by some in the media who quickly speculated that "extreme right" and "anti-government" individuals could be responsible for the mayhem.<strong>&nbsp;</strong>[See below for a round-up, including video, of the worst examples of journalistic malpractice.]</p><div class='signature'><p>— Scott Whitlock is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/scottjw" target="_blank">Follow Scott Whitlock on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/one-year-ago-media-jumped-blame-boston-bombing-anti-government-extreme-right" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division abc Boston Bombing Boston Marathon cbs Conservatives NBC Terrorism Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:52:33 +0000 scott.whitlock 46006 at http://archive2.mrc.org