Shootings

MSNBC's O'Donnell Blames Shooting Deaths on 'Cowardly Lawmakers' Opposing Gun Control

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:40:30 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

On Thursday's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, host O'Donnell ranted against Republicans who have argued that the proposed new gun laws would not have prevented recent high-profile shootings, as the MSNBC host referred to such talk as "the worst, most vicious lie being told by Republicans."

Schultz Tries to Make Sikh Temple Shootings an Embarrassment for Malkin

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 05:20:59 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

On Monday's The Ed Show, host Ed Schultz suggested that the weekend attack on a Sikh temple in Wisconsin proves conservative commentator Michelle Malkin was wrong in 2009 when she criticized a Homeland Security report in 2009 which suggested an increase in domestic terrorism from right-wing groups in response to the election of the first African-Ameri

MSNBC's Alter Complains About NRA 'Gag Order' That is 'Imposed on Our National Conversation'

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:24:36 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

Appearing as a panel member on the Sunday, July 22, Melissa Harris-Perry show, MSNBC political analyst Jonathan Alter - formerly of Newsweek - charged that the NRA has "imposed" a "gag order" that makes politicians afraid to discuss enacting more gun control.

CBS's Cowan Forwards Bloomberg Attacking Gun Rights Advocates

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:19:15 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

On the July 22 CBS Sunday Morning show, correspondent Lee Cowan highlighted criticism of gun rights by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, using a soundbite of the liberal mayor scurrilously remarking that gun rights advocates "think that the right to bear arms allows you to go out and kill people at random," before adding, "And that's not overstati

NBC's Isikoff Suggests 'Powerful NRA' Makes It Harder to Protect Theaters

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 04:16:01 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

On Saturday's Today show, as NBC correspondent Michael Isikoff - formerly of Newsweek - filed a report on the drive to make people safer at movie theaters after the Aurora massacre, he concluded his report by suggesting that, because "the powerful National Rifle Association has blocked any move for stricter gun laws," people will have to sett

Another NYTimes Hit Piece on Sarkozy, Suggesting Appeals to 'Far Right' Set Mood for School Murders

clay.waters — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:32:27 +0000

Clay Waters

What did French president Nicolas Sarkozy ever do to the New York Times to incur such outsized wrath?

MSNBC's O'Donnell Slams 'Merchants of Death' Who 'Buy Their Political Protection from the NRA'

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:19:00 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

On Monday's the Last Word show, in its new 8:00 p.m.

A Week After Tucson, NY Times Still Sees 'Right Wing' Ideas From Loughner

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:54:00 +0000

Clay Waters

The front page of Sunday's New York Times featured a very long profile of Tucson shooter Jared Loughner reported by Jo Becker, Serge Kovaleski, Michael Luo, and Dan Barry, and written by Barry, "Looking Behind the Mug-Shot Grin." Even a week later, with Loughner's apolitical insanity long made clear, the Times can't shake the false assumption that Loughner was motivated by extreme "right-wing" politics.

Reporters Defend Paper's Coverage of Tucson Shootings, Denies NYT Blamed the Right Wing

admin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:16:00 +0000

Who blamed conservatives? Not us: "Commentators on the right were quick to condemn their perennial adversaries, including The New York Times, for drawing a cause-and-effect relationship between overheated political rhetoric and the shootings...." The Times also defensively claims "direct accusations against conservative talk radio and pundits were leveled by people online, not members of the mainstream media."

Clay Waters

Media reporters Jeremy Peters and Brian Stelter sounded a little defensive in Monday's Business section story on the political blame game that immediately followed the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the killing of six others in Tucson. The confusing headline: "After Tucson, Blanket Accusations Leave Much to Interpretation."

For every action in politics today, there's an overwhelming and opposite reaction.

A Week After Tucson, Times Still Sees 'Right Wing' Ideas From Loughner

admin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:46:00 +0000

The Times twice attributed Loughner's nutty views to "right-wing extremist groups" - yet failed to call his 9-11 Truth beliefs or loathing of President Bush leftist or liberal.

Clay Waters

Sunday's front page featured a very long profile of Tucson shooter Jared Loughner reported by Jo Becker, Serge Kovaleski, Michael Luo, and Dan Barry, and written by Barry, "Looking Behind the Mug-Shot Grin." Even a week later, with Loughner's apolitical insanity long made clear, the Times can't shake the false assumption that Loughner was motivated by extreme "right-wing" politics.

CNN's Cafferty Slams Pentagon's Omission of Islam in Ft. Hood Report

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:23:00 +0000

Matthew Balan

CNN's Jack Cafferty blasted the Defense Department's report on the Fort Hood massacre as a "joke" on Thursday's Situation Room, singling out how there was "no mention in the report of the suspect's [Major Nidal Hasan] views of Islam." Cafferty also highlighted a recent Gallup poll that found that "43 percent of Americans admit to feeling at least a little prejudice toward Muslims."

Nets Slam Gun Rights

admin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Brian Fitzpatrick

Unsurprisingly, Steven Kazmierczak's horrific massacre of defenseless students Thursday at Northern Illinois University dominated the network news broadcasts on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Where Are Gun Rights Themes on TV?

admin — Thu, 06 Jan 2000 05:00:00 +0000

New Two-Year MRC Study Found Pro-Gun Themes and Arguments Are Unwelcome On the Air

Tim Graham

In a new two-year Media Research Center study of TV gun-policy stories, Senior Analyst Geoffrey Dickens has found a dramatic network news tilt in favor of gun control. [See box.] Dickens also found that not only do most stories lean to the left for more gun regulation, the themes gun-rights advocates would like to see included in TV news reports are seldom mentioned. For example: