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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBroadcast Morning Shows Mostly Ignore New Reports Detailing Trumps Potential Conflicts Of Interests
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Broadcast morning news shows mostly ignored multiple new reports highlighting potential conflicts of interests involving President-elect Donald Trump. In doing so, broadcast news outlets are continuing a pattern of ignoring important revelations about Trumps business practices.
On November 21, multiple stories broke detailing new questions about Mr. Trumps willingness to use the power of the presidency to advance his business interests. The New York Times noted that experts in legal ethics claim Trumps business arrangements could easily run afoul of a constitutional clause that protects against conflicts of interest if [the arrangements] continue after Mr. Trump takes office. The Times and The Hill both detailed specific incidents during Trumps transition to the presidency that have raised concerns about conflicts of interest between his future White House and his private enterprises, but broadcast news outlets have chosen to ignore the new reports by and large.
Media Matters searched video and transcripts of the November 22 broadcast morning news shows -- ABCs Good Morning America, NBCs Today, and CBS CBS This Morning -- for reports on Trumps conflicts of interest and found that the shows devoted less than two minutes combined to the newest reports of the president-elects business dealings overseas. NBCs Today did not mention the potential conflicts of interest at all, while CBS This Morning had only 23 seconds worth of coverage, and ABCs Good Morning America spent one minute and 31 seconds on the issue.
Inadequate reporting of Trumps inherent conflicts of interest has been a consistent problem, despite concerns that his business entanglements will be a national security nightmare. News networks for the most part sidelined reporting on Trumps conflicts of interest until after his election. Between September 14 and Election Day, the networks aired approximately seven minutes of stories about or at least mentioning Trumps various conflicts of interest, and in the week after the election, they aired approximately 14 minutes of coverage about conflicts ranging from Trumps foreign business ties to Ivanka Trumps company pushing a $10,000-plus bracelet that she wore in a recent 60 Minutes interview.
On November 21, multiple stories broke detailing new questions about Mr. Trumps willingness to use the power of the presidency to advance his business interests. The New York Times noted that experts in legal ethics claim Trumps business arrangements could easily run afoul of a constitutional clause that protects against conflicts of interest if [the arrangements] continue after Mr. Trump takes office. The Times and The Hill both detailed specific incidents during Trumps transition to the presidency that have raised concerns about conflicts of interest between his future White House and his private enterprises, but broadcast news outlets have chosen to ignore the new reports by and large.
Media Matters searched video and transcripts of the November 22 broadcast morning news shows -- ABCs Good Morning America, NBCs Today, and CBS CBS This Morning -- for reports on Trumps conflicts of interest and found that the shows devoted less than two minutes combined to the newest reports of the president-elects business dealings overseas. NBCs Today did not mention the potential conflicts of interest at all, while CBS This Morning had only 23 seconds worth of coverage, and ABCs Good Morning America spent one minute and 31 seconds on the issue.
Inadequate reporting of Trumps inherent conflicts of interest has been a consistent problem, despite concerns that his business entanglements will be a national security nightmare. News networks for the most part sidelined reporting on Trumps conflicts of interest until after his election. Between September 14 and Election Day, the networks aired approximately seven minutes of stories about or at least mentioning Trumps various conflicts of interest, and in the week after the election, they aired approximately 14 minutes of coverage about conflicts ranging from Trumps foreign business ties to Ivanka Trumps company pushing a $10,000-plus bracelet that she wore in a recent 60 Minutes interview.
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/11/22/broadcast-morning-shows-mostly-ignore-new-reports-detailing-trump-s-potential-conflicts-interests/214603
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Broadcast Morning Shows Mostly Ignore New Reports Detailing Trumps Potential Conflicts Of Interests (Original Post)
spanone
Nov 2016
OP
malaise
(269,050 posts)1. Just imagine that Hillary Clinton had settled for 25M
for a fraudulent university - nothing else would get coverage.
Groper Don the Con is different - no rules or standards apply.
spanone
(135,844 posts)2. i'm thoroughly disgusted by it all....and ashamed.
IcyPeas
(21,887 posts)3. too busy repeating Hamilton story ad nauseum
over and over. or donald's latest stupid tweet. the media always goes for the bait. the stupid bait. and forget the real story. this is what it's gonna be like. it's been this way for a year already. donald tweets. media spend hours.... days .... talking about his tweets.