MEDIA BIAS ALERT: After more than a dozen House Democrats were arrested at a pro-choice protest on Tuesday, left and right media highlighted or minimized very different aspects of the story based on their own biases.
described how “Ocasio-Cortez was escorted away with her arms placed behind her back, acting as if she was handcuffed, although she was seen on camera raising her fist in defiance.” It then highlighted how “after being escorted away, several members of Congress gathered together away from the protest, and few, if any, were likely detained.”
Overall, coverage from right-rated outlets tended to downplay the protest’s significance while highlighting claims that Ocasio-Cortez and others were pretending to be handcuffed. Ocasio-Cortez , and accused Republicans of creating conspiracy theories to “distract people from what’s actually important.”These examples of media bias on both sides are just the latest bias flare-up when it comes to abortion coverage after the Supreme Court’s overturning ofThe left tends to focus on concerns about abortion access and the Supreme Court being conservative. The right tends to frame’s fall as a win for state’s rights and pro-life ideals.
Politicians and the media often make abortion out to be a more divisive issue than it actually is. Read about different aspects of the abortion debateThis piece was reviewed by Joseph Ratliff, Daily News Editor , Ethan Horowitz, News Research Assistant , Julie Mastrine, Director of Marketing and Media Bias Ratings and Antonio Ferme, Weekend News Editor .
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