Surprise Surprise! CNN Frames Dem Plan As "Defeatist"

Katal

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Tuesday April 24, 2007 · 3:04 PM PDT

2007/04/24 · 15:04

I just opened my internet browser to check my e-mail (and DailyKos, natch). When my homepage of CNN.com appeared, guess what I saw.

On the site's list of top stories, the very first article's headline read, "Cheney attacks defeatist Dem plan." The article provides the reader with Cheney's critique of Reid, followed by Bush's, and a random Iraq War veteran's, which comes from an RNC radio ad. Reid was only quoted briefly, in the first part of the story.

I understand that CNN framing something in an anti-Dem light isn't exactly shocking news, but I did want to document this. It's one more instance of the cable news channels trying to be more like Fox. And it's one more reason why they're quickly becoming untrustworthy and irrelevant.

UPDATE: CNN changed the title! Hooray for people power.

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