Friday, November 04, 2005

Things that make you go "Hmmm?"

From Media Matters:

Rosa Parks's memorial received scant coverage on Fox News
As 4,000 people gathered in Detroit to pay their final respects to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks during four hours of her funeral ceremony on November 2, Fox News devoted just 23 minutes of air time to live coverage, compared with 108 minutes of coverage on CNN and 100 on MSNBC. Dozens of politicians and business and religious leaders participated in the funeral ceremony for Parks at Greater Grace Temple. During the 1-2 pm hour, Fox did not cover the funeral at all, but featured an extended discussion, with accompanying visuals, of the top-five ranked celebrities from In Touch Weekly magazine's "Best Cleavage in Hollywood" poll.
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