Media Blackout of Supreme Court “Battle”

Media Blackout of Supreme Court “Battle”

MRC Analysis: ABC, CBS and NBC Virtually Ignore Kagan Controversies; No Soundbites from Conservative Groups

By: Rich Noyes | View PDF Version

June 24, 2010 09:46 ET

I HAVE TO SAY>>>> If Rosie O’donnell and Lou Costello ever had a kid, this is what she would look like

When President Obama picked Elena Kagan to replace Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the broadcast networks referred to the upcoming Senate confirmation process as “contentious” a “meat grinder” and a “battle,” warning Kagan was “in for a fight.”

But a Media Research Center analysis of the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts in the six weeks since Kagan was nominated shows the broadcast networks have failed to cover the “fight,” and have ignored most of the controversies that could lead to suspenseful hearings next week.

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