CBS Edits Out Criticisms of U.S. Policy From Focus Group With Muslim Americans

[mwrguy]

The MSM does not want your voice to be heard if you are Muslim.

When a CBS News segment featuring a focus group of American Muslims aired Friday, it highlighted their relationship to terrorism, with a particular fixation on how much responsibility they felt to condemn terrorist attacks.

But in interviews with The Intercept, two Muslim Americans who took part in the group complained that CBS edited out parts of the discussion where they raised their own concerns — including critiques of U.S. militarism, surveillance, and entrapment.

They also said that Frank Luntz, the right-wing pollster who led the focus group, silenced members of the group when they criticized discriminatory U.S. government policies.

When Luntz asked the group how they respond to attacks such as the recent one in San Bernardino, New York City activist Amelia Noor-Oshiro told The Intercept she asked Luntz, “Why don’t you ask that to people who actually commit acts of terror? Why don’t you ask that to White America who are responsible for a majority of domestic terror attacks?”

That didn’t make it into the on-air segment.

Seema like a lot didn't make it onto the air.

https://theintercept.com/2015/12/20/cbs-edits-out-criticisms-of-u-s-policy-from-frank-luntz-focus-group-with-muslim-americans/

[malaise]

1. M$Greedia has its own agenda

the corporate agenda - forever war. Check America's place on Reporters without Borders.

[Fumesucker]

2. I suspect there will be a declinging use of public focus groups in the M$M...

They are entirely too unpredictable and likely to say unfortunate truths such as US policy sucks and Bernie Sanders won the Democratic debate..

[ck4829]

3. Are Muslims immune from mental illness?

When white people go on a shooting spree and/or blows something up...
"He was mentally ill"
"He had troubles"
"It's all because of alcohol and drugs"

When a Muslim goes on a shooting spree and/or blows something up...
"Terrorism"
"Bomb someone right now!"

If mental illness is never the go-to for violence by Muslims, why is that? Maybe they are immune? CBS and everyone else in the media who reports on it like this needs to be asked this.

[Octafish]

4. We chose what you can think about is so Orwellian.

Plus, think of the ratings!

Win-Win!