Objective, non-partisan journalism has come to mean lying about right wing extremism by omission.
Broadcast news failed to mention crucial context in coverage of Colorado Springs shooting at LGBTQ nightclub
In the 2 days after the shooting, ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS ran a combined 32 segments, but only 6 mentioned the demonization of LGBTQ people or high rates of violence
A Media Matters review found that national broadcast news largely failed to place the Colorado Springs mass shooting in the context of the concerted right-wing campaign that has been targeting LGBTQ people with violent rhetoric and harmful legislation, and the networks also overwhelmingly failed to report that the community faces disproportionate levels of violence because of this hatred and bigotry.