21 Mar 2012 11:38 am
The Trayvon Martin case has merited coverage by the New York Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today. The story has been covered by all three broadcast networks and extensively on cable. But there is one outlet that has barely mentioned Trayvon Martin Fox News.Heres a breakdown of the coverage of Trayvon Martin on the three major cable networks from the day of his death through today (03/19/2012) at noon:4:33 PM 03/20/2012Fox News finally weighs in......and to come to the defense of the NRA? It took Fox News a while to get onto this story, but when it did, it identified the real victim the National Rifle Association. On America Live, Trace Gallagher said: the alleged gunman claim[ed] it was self-defense, and now anti-gun advocates say the 911 calls from some witnesses prove otherwise, and theyre using them as ammunition in a new attack on the National Rifle Association. Later he added, Its important to point out that gun sales in this country have never been higher and the crime rate, says the FBI, is very low. I dont think thats important to point out at all, actually. Far more important is what Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign, said in a press release: Trayvons life has been lost not because of an accident. He lost his life because a man in a state with weak gun laws left his house with a 9mm, and used it.LINK