Amy Goodman rips CNN for airing Trump’s empty stage instead of Sanders’ speech
by David Edwards -- rawstory.com, 20 Mar 2016
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On Sunday’s edition of CNN’s Reliable Sources, Goodman called out CNN for broadcasting an empty stage in anticipation of Donald Trump’s press conference on election night last Tuesday without ever mentioning that Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders was giving a speech to his supporters at the same time.
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“Where was Bernie Sanders?” she wondered. “Well, in fact, Bernie Sanders was in Phoenix, Arizona before thousands of people and as the networks were waiting for Donald Trump and waiting and all the pundits are weighing in, they don’t even say that Bernie Sanders is about to speak.”
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Using a term often used by political activist Noam Chomsky, Goodman said that the media “manufactures consent.”
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Amy Goodman calls out CNN: 'The media manufactures consent' of Trump