Friday, May 29, 2009

Voters Triumph in California; Nets Cover Protesters

Nobody can accuse the broadcast networks of objectivity when it comes to gay "rights."

ABC, CBS and NBC combined devoted nearly 11 minutes of air time during their evening and morning news shows to the May 26 California Supreme Court ruling that upheld Proposition 8, the 2008 state constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage.

The networks gave gay rights activists more than seven minutes of air time, through interviews and footage of their protests, while they gave Prop 8 supporters less than one minute to talk about their victory.

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