CNN follows Fox News’ lead in booking more anti- #choice guests than pro-choice guests

[riversedge]

Good for msnbc.



GottaLaff ?@GottaLaff 17m17 minutes ago

MSNBC leads competitors in taking down anti- #choice lies, new study finds


GottaLaff ?@GottaLaff 15m15 minutes ago

CNN follows Fox News’ lead in booking more anti- #choice guests than pro-choice guests


STUDY: How Cable News Talks About Abortion

http://mediamatters.org/node/721086

Anti-Choice Speakers And Misinformation Dominate Abortion Coverage On Evening Cable News
Research ››› 5 hours 1 min ago ››› RACHEL LARRIS & SHARON KANN




A Media Matters study of 14 months of evening cable news programs found that discussions of abortion were weighted toward anti-choice speakers, which resulted in widespread misinformation on the topic. Of the three networks, Fox News aired the largest number of inaccurate statements about the most prevalent abortion-related myths, and MSNBC was the most accurate.


Evening Cable News Coverage Of Reproductive Rights

Media Matters analyzed evening and prime-time news programs on Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC from January 1, 2015, through March 6, 2016, for segments featuring a substantial discussion of abortion or organizations that support or discourage reproductive rights. All speakers in these segments were labeled based on whether they had publicly identified as either pro-choice or anti-choice or had not publicly identified as either. Media Matters then coded all statements made by participants within these segments, noting whether the speaker made a statement that contained one of four types of abortion-related misinformation most prevalent in the study period, or whether the speaker made a statement that contained accurate information about the same four types of misinformation.

An additional analysis was compiled on whether speakers who had not publicly identified as pro-choice or anti-choice had “consistently” or “mostly” made accurate or inaccurate statements about one of the four types of misinformation. A minimum of 10 statements was required to be considered for this secondary analysis. An accurate statement on one of the four types of misinformation is referred to as a “pro-choice statement” and an inaccurate one is referred to as an “anti-choice statement” throughout the study. Segments were also reviewed for any references to an economic hardship in obtaining an abortion and any references to incidents of violence, threats, or harassment directed at abortion clinics or providers.

Media Matters analyzed the following four abortion-related misinformation claims:

1) Government funds given to Planned Parenthood through Medicaid are illegally used to pay for abortions;

2) Birth control acts as an abortifacient;

3) Planned Parenthood “harvests” or “sells” or is “profiting” from fetal tissue; and

4) The Center for Medical Progress’ work or videos are “journalism” or fair depictions.
Key Findings..........................


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[elljay]

1. They are not "anti-choice"

They are for "forced birth" or they are " anti-abortion." We must stop using their focus group tested misleading words that minimize the impact of their actions.