Fox News Devoted 12 Times More Coverage To Anna Nicole Smith Than Walter ReedOur national media embarrassment was again on full display on Friday. Both MSNBC and Fox News devoted more coverage to Anna Nicole Smith — three weeks after her death on Feb. 8 — than they did to the multiple developments involving the neglect and deplorable conditions at Walter Reed military hospital.
The most lop-sided coverage by far was aired by Fox News, which featured only 10 references to Walter Reed compared to 121 of Anna Nicole — roughly 12 times the coverage. MSNBC featured 84 references to Walter Reed and 96 to Anna Nicole.
ThinkProgress compiled a reel of lowlights from Friday’s coverage. Watch it:
Fox News puts on the air what they know their audience wants to see. People who watch Fox News do not want to be reminded of anything that has to do with the war in Iraq. Rightfully, they're embarrassed.
Fox News viewers certainly do not want to hear about Walter Reed Hospital.
They didn't want to hear about our soldiers and marines not having the proper body armor either. They didn't want to hear about stop-loss maneuvers that kept them in Iraq longer than they were told, or of some soldier on his 4th tour. Fox News viewers don't want to hear that bullshit.
You didn't really think all of those 'support the troops' decals - You know, the ones that used to be on all those same vehicles with all those missing 'W' decals - really meant anything to those phony-patriots, did you?
Fox News viewers want to watch repetitive reporting on Anna Nichole Smith. They don't want to hear any nonsense about pouty wounded Iraq war vets ....
...Nah, they do not want to be reminded.
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