ALL MAJOR NEWS OUTLETS COVERING TRAYVON MARTIN TRAGEDY...EXCEPT FOX NEWS
THINK PROGRESS, March 19, 2012 -- Since his tragic death on February 26, Trayvon Martin — an unarmed 17-year-old African-American shot by “neighborhood watch volunteer” George Zimmerman — has become national news. Martin, a good student with no criminal record, was killed by Zimmerman on his way home from the 7-11. Zimmerman was carrying a 9 millimeter handgun. Martin was carrying a bag of Skittles and a can of iced tea.
Martin has merited coverage by the New York Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today. The story has been covered by all three broadcast networks and extensively on cable. But there is one outlet that has barely mentioned Trayvon Martin — Fox News.
Here’s a breakdown of the coverage of Trayvon Martin on the three major cable networks from the day of his death through today at noon:
CNN: 41 segments
MSNBC: 13 segments
Fox News: 1 segment
Martin has merited coverage by the New York Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today. The story has been covered by all three broadcast networks and extensively on cable. But there is one outlet that has barely mentioned Trayvon Martin — Fox News.
Here’s a breakdown of the coverage of Trayvon Martin on the three major cable networks from the day of his death through today at noon:
CNN: 41 segments
MSNBC: 13 segments
Fox News: 1 segment
Let's see....
Want to take bets???
EVen those clowns can't defend this.