While reviewing the flap about cartoons that portray the phophet Muhammed in an unflattering light, AP studied the response of every major news network, except one. Wanna guess which one that was?
Here's how AP closed their February 6 story about the outrage. The reporter seemed to be interested in how every major network was dealing with it - well, almost every major network. From the story by Angela Charlton:
Among American television networks, ABC News ran images of the cartoons, very briefly, on "World News Tonight" and "Nightline" on Thursday.
NBC has been airing a brief picture that shows only part of the cartoon.
"We felt that in order to convey the essence of the story, it was not necessary to show the entire cartoon," said spokeswoman Allison Gollust.
On the other hand, CBS News decided not to use the image on any of its broadcasts, following a lengthy discussion, spokeswoman Sandra Genelius said.
"The feeling was that we were able to tell the story without actually showing it," Genelius said.
CNN has been using a picture of the cartoon with the face of Muhammad blurred out, both on its U.S. and international networks.
"CNN's role is to cover the controversy surrounding the publication of the cartoon and not to unnecessarily fan the flames," said CNN spokeswoman Laurie Goldberg.
So have you figured out the only network not mentioned? It's only the most popular news network in the United States: Fox. But Angela probably figures that if she ignores the preferences of the American viewing public long enough, they'll eventually come to their senses.
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