ABC, CBS, NBC All Ignore 2011 ‘March for Life’ In Mon. Evening, Tues. Morning News Coverage
None of the broadcast news programs from Monday evening and Tuesday morning covered the 2011 “March for Life” in Washington, DC, a pro-life rally that reportedly drew at least tens of thousands of attendees. Neither NBC, ABC, nor CBS gave any coverage Monday to the march on their respective evening news programs; none of the networks covered the story Tuesday morning. The New York Times did not cover the story, as the MRC's blog “Times Watch” documented. The Washington Post, however, did provide a fair account of the rally in its Metro section. Although the Post did report “thousands” attended the march, good faith estimates are easily in the tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands. The Post reported that attendees were “encouraged by recent federal and state GOP wins and hopeful about proposed measures that would further tighten bans on federal funding for abortions.”
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on January 25, 2011. Filed under One Response to ABC, CBS, NBC All Ignore 2011 ‘March for Life’ In Mon. Evening, Tues. Morning News Coverage
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There is a reason why and that is because when the press has tried to get press access in the past the March for Life Knights of Columbus clowns won't allow anyone other than Catholic press have access.
I have been there myself, with a press pass, and waiting behind all the mainstream press to get into the press area to interview speakers and the K of C clowns won't let anyone in.
I think the media just gave up and washed their hands of them after a while.
So my guess is that the PR sux. You want coverage then you need to stop preventing the media from getting it.
ladylibertyslamp
January 26, 2011 at 3:00 pm