August 12, 2008
CNN busted by Newsbusters for one sided reporting on South Dakota Initiated Measure 11
CNN's One-Sided Take on SD Abortion Initiative, 2-D Look at Obama Stance - CNN co-anchor Don Lemon, during a brief report on Tuesday’s Newsroom program about a pro-life measure on the ballot in South Dakota that would greatly restrict abortion, gave only the pro-choice side of the debate over the proposed law. He also oversimplified Barack Obama’s stance on the abortion issue. Read rest here.
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Amy @ 9:19 pm
'K. Planned Parenthood pulled out all the stops and did this big ole deal at the Press Club. But NOBODY reported on it. I checked - it's like 12 hours ago and only Christian news services and blogs are talking about it - with the exception of CNN (Certainly Not News) who did a poor job, as you noted. Man, Cecile Richards showed up and everything. All those people flew in from SD and whatnot to stand there and talk to NOBODY. Geez. No one cares what they had to say. Such a surprise.
Steve @ 9:26 pm
Hah! Interesting. I tried at several computers to watch it this morning on CSPANs website. Didn't work. Admittedly it could be that I'm not all that computer savvy. But we have many tech folks behind our systems and if I couldn't see it many others couldn't either.