All Major News Outlets Cover Trayvon Martin Tragedy, Except Fox News

[Grassy Knoll]

Source: http://thinkprogress.org

Martin 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.
Here’s a breakdown of the coverage of Trayvon Martin on the three major cable networks from the day of his death through today at noon:


Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/03/19/447289/all-major-news-outlets-cover-trayvon-martin-tragedy-except-fox-news/

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Click on link for the graph

[libinnyandia]

1. I was watching The Last Word on MSNBC tonight and when I found out how evil the

Florida law is my first reaction was : we should boycott Florida until they repeal that law. The crazies are in control down there.

[X_Digger]

5. Actually, they got it a bit wrong..

http://law.onecle.com/florida/crimes/776.012.html
[div class='excerpt']776.012 Use of force in defense of person.

A person is justified in using force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other's imminent use of unlawful force. However, a person is justified in the use of deadly force and does not have a duty to retreat if:
(1) He or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony;

Which doesn't apply if..

http://law.onecle.com/florida/crimes/776.041.html
[div class='excerpt']776.041 Use of force by aggressor.
The justification described in the preceding sections of this chapter is not available to a person who:

(1) Is attempting to commit, committing, or escaping after the commission of, a forcible felony; or

(2) Initially provokes the use of force against himself or herself, unless:

(a) Such force is so great that the person reasonably believes that he or she is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm and that he or she has exhausted every reasonable means to escape such danger other than the use of force which is likely to cause death or great bodily harm to the assailant; or

(b) In good faith, the person withdraws from physical contact with the assailant and indicates clearly to the assailant that he or she desires to withdraw and terminate the use of force, but the assailant continues or resumes the use of force.

They confused 'stand your ground' with 'castle doctrine'. That changes the presumption-

http://law.onecle.com/florida/crimes/776.013.html
[div class='excerpt']776.013 Home protection; use of deadly force; presumption of fear of death or great bodily harm.

(1) A person is presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another when using defensive force that is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm to another if:

(a) The person against whom the defensive force was used was in the process of unlawfully and forcefully entering, or had unlawfully and forcibly entered, a dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle, or if that person had removed or was attempting to remove another against that person's will from the dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle; and

(b) The person who uses defensive force knew or had reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry or unlawful and forcible act was occurring or had occurred.

I don't expect Lawrence to be a lawyer, but I expect his fact checkers to at least make the attempt.

eta: added the 3rd link.

[Grassy Knoll]

10. Ed Shultz Just Blew It All Up....

776.012: Except Deadly Force. This is a Terrible injustice by any stretch of the imagination.

[X_Digger]

11. No, Ed didn't even finish the first paragraph-

[div class='excerpt']776.012 Use of force in defense of person.

A person is justified in using force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other's imminent use of unlawful force. However, a person is justified in the use of deadly force and does not have a duty to retreat if:
(1) He or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony; or

(2) Under those circumstances permitted pursuant to s. 776.013.

We agree that this is a terrible injustice- the law isn't being correctly applied by this police department.

[DeschutesRiver]

18. Thanks so much for posting this. nt

[nanabugg]

6. Sounds like a great idea to me. All unions, social organizations, conventions, family vacations,

etc should boycott FL. Disney Co should play a major role in promoting the repeal of the legislation..it would be their public service because their customers are young children and kids just like Treavon. I will not spend another dime in FL and asked my daughter to cancel her planned trip to Disney with her children.

[Thinkingabout]

2. Maybe they did not want to upset their NRA listeners

[1620rock]

3. Or their racists.

[exboyfil]

4. The only broadcast story on the FOX News

had the spin how the antigun advocates are using the shooting. It is interesting to see the tone. It was not a pure hatchet job. I think they are sitting on the fence deciding whether to burn Zimmerman or not. If it is Zimmerman's voice on the tape, then they will fall on his side - otherwise they will be part of the mob with torches and pitchforks. They will probably fall on Zimmerman's side if the voice can never be determined. One thing for certain is Zimmerman needs to be in front of the jury to let them decide whether it was self defense or not. He cannot win a self defense claim without taking the stand in my opinion even with the Florida law.

[EFerrari]

30. It's clearly not Zimmerman's voice.

Why would the guy with the gun be crying for help? Plus, the cries stop when he shoots. The issue is a red herring that the cowards at Sanford PD are hiding behind.

[exboyfil]

32. I tend to agree especially with the voice

suddenly stopping. I won't go so far as to say that it is not Zimmerman. I frankly think he is a pussy and crying like a little kid once Martin got the upper hand seems in character for him.

Zimmerman's story is that he was crying for help as Martin sat on him and punched him. If he reaches the gun (perhaps in wasteband) and fires, then it matches his story and fits the facts (except for everything going silent after the shot).

It should be put before a jury and let them decide. Hopefully the tape can be cleaned up and we may be able to hear two voices. Maybe voice printing will be an option. I heard the girlfriend has a recording? Not sure why she would have something like that, but if she does it might add some clarity to the situation.

I think Martin was lost. All of those townhouses look the same in the video (that was probably why he was looking around). I think he tried to reach his dad and realized he was going the wrong direction. We he corrected - that was when Zimmerman caught to him.

[EFerrari]

33. There is no evidence whatsoever that Martin did anything of the sort. nt

[yardwork]

34. Have you listened to the 911 tapes? That's not the sound of the man who chased a "suspect."

Those are the howls of a teenage boy in terror for his life. I'm a mother. I recognize the sounds on those tapes in the soul of my being. I have never heard my children make such a sound, but I can imagine the circumstances under which they could. Those are the circumstances that Trayvon was in moments before he was shot dead.

No way are those the cries of a grown man who was very much the initiator of this situation.

[exboyfil]

36. If someone was on my chest pounding on me

I might sound like that. I listened to the tape. I tend to think that it is Martin as well. If the tape gets cleaned up and we can hear the actual words, it might shed some light on the situation.

That is your opinion on whether it is Martin's voice. If the clowns in the police department did their jobs, they should have had a full forensic work up done (CSI stuff) to find out how close the shot was. If their is any sort of stand off distance, then it is out and out murder. They are struggling, then not so sure (still does not excuse Zimmerman). If Zimmerman is holding the gun on the kid, and he is crying for help - then Zimmerman deserves the needle.

According to the police, Zimmerman had injuries consistent with a struggle. Not that I trust anything they say. Did they take pictures of the injuries? Did Zimmerman get treated for his injuries? If not then how much was his life in jeopardy?

[Avalux]

7. Fox is not a news orgainization. It's an extension of the GOP. n/t

[Blue_Tires]

23. +1

[Avalux]

24. Off topic......

Let's Go Pens!!!!! What do you think - is this the best team ever? At least comparable to 92/93. So many weapons and combinations, as long as everyone stays healthy, they can go all the way.

[Blue_Tires]

25. Definitely on a hot streak

was hoping they could catch the Rangers for top seed, but we'll see...

Once the seed is locked in, I really do hope MAF gets a game or two off so he doesn't wear down during the playoffs...

[Avalux]

26. That was a tough game -

MAF had to have been exhausted. I agree he needs a rest. I'm getting a kick out of Cookie and his scoring!

[Grassy Knoll]

8. Well If Fake News Did Cover It....

He would be called an Entertainer like Rush and Beck.

[MrMickeysMom]

9. You ever have the feeling we should be waking up from this fucking nightmare ... this can't be real?

I used to work in Sanford, FL.

Jeeezus

[Faryn Balyncd]

12. Like Fox covered Jim D. Atkisson's Unitarian Church massacre INSPIRED by Hannity, O'Reilly & Savage

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/28/church-shooting-police-find-manifesto-suspects-car/



Fox "News" mission is not to report when a RW nut, inspired by 2 of their own sock puppets kills people.


Fox "News" mission is to continue to sponsor the sock puppets to CONTINUE to inspire RW criminals.


Fox "News" is more than just the most effective propaganda machine to have emerged in the last70 years, Fox "News" is a fulltime incubator for criminal minds.






Fox "News" did not cover Rush Limbaugh's gloating over the prospects of "REAL TEXANS are PUTTING ON THEIR CAMOUFLAGE GEAR and getting ready to go out there and GO HUNTING" for Cindy Sheehan and other American citizens protesting an illegal war "in the ditches" outside Crawford, Texas in 2005.




(Nor does Fox "News" cover the fact that Rush Limbaugh has the gall to lie about his own, and other RW demagogues, promotion of violence.





Nor does Fox "News" cover it when the Coors & Scaife-financed Free Congress Foundation publishes a right wing "Strategy Manifesto" specifically advocating, in their own words, to:

[link:http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Faryn%20Balyncd/87|- - - "provoke" Americans into "apocalyptic fervor",
- - - use "social intimidation" to silence "the left" during the "intermediate stage",
- - - renounce any attempt "to reform the existing institutions", but rather
- - - use "guerrilla tactics" to "weaken...and eventually destroy them",
- - - by means of "measures that perhaps we would be unwilling to take under different, more ideal circumstances".]




Nor does Fox "News" cover the story of RW hatemonger inspired selling of baseall caps, coffee mugs, "Toddler T-shirts", ETC advocating the targeting and death of "Liberals" and Democrats.




Fox "News" mission is not to report on the criminal instigation of violence. . . . Fox "News" mission IS the criminal instigation of violence.


And Fox "News" does a damn good job at sticking to their mission.

[CBHagman]

13. MyFoxOrlando depicted what happened as "an altercation."

And they referred to a 17-year-old as "a man." I would have used the term youth or teenager.

You can see the rest of it here, not that I think it's worth much:

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/seminole_news/022712-man-shot-and-killed-in-neighborhood-altercation

[Skittles]

22. now imagine the races reversed

oh yeah

[Devil_Fish]

14. we all know that Faux Snooze is not real news.

even Obama said it.

[X_Digger]

15. In other news, water is wet.

Did anyone really expect Fox to suddenly grow a conscience?

[AtheistCrusader]

16. I'm happy to see it getting some traction at all.

Fox news? Who gives a shit. I'm sure they'll find a way to voice concerns for the deceased. Like how it was all his fault.

[AsahinaKimi]

17. Why does this not surprise me?

When Racists run a network.. what more can we expect?

[SunSeeker]

19. Fox calls the self-appointed vigilante a "neighborhood watch captain." Sheesh

Zimmerman wasn't captain of anything. No one appointed him to any neighborhood watch. He just decided to go after a black kid because "they always get away," as he said on the 911 tape after they told him to back off. Of course, Fox didn't report THAT part of the story.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/19/department-justice-opens-investigation-into-case-black-teenager-killed-by/3/#ixzz1pco69rSe

[sakabatou]

35. Of course not. When does Fox tell the truth or the whole story?

[AlbertCat]

20. Major news outlet???

Fox News and the people who watch it do not care about the news.

[alp227]

21. This story would ruin the mission of the Murdoch Terror Broadcast Network.

(credit to Mike Malloy for that nickname)

[Uncle Joe]

27. FOX isn't news, they're propaganda and the murder of Trayvon Martin doesn't fit

their propaganda frames.

Thanks for the thread, Grassy Knoll.

[Xithras]

28. Fox seems to be ignoring their viewers too, as most seem to support arresting Zimmerman.

Their homepage has a single article on the shooting buried way down the page. I clicked on it and was suprised to find that most of the comments were critical of Zimmerman and supported arresting him. This case is so clearly murder that even the conservative morons are agreeing that he should be in a cell...so why hasn't he been arrested yet? The police department's "self defense" excuse went out the window the moment it became known that Zimmerman pursued him and caused the confrontation. You can't "defend" yourself from a person who is running away from you.

[NICO9000]

29. I'm reminded of a sign they had on the FauxSnooz building in a recent Simpsons episode

"Fox News: Not racist, but number one with racists!"

And of course, racism is obviously one of the foundations of their propaganda network.

[workinclasszero]

37. Faux news not reporting the senseless killing

of an un-armed black kid walking home from the store by a white John Wayne cowboy, big man with a gun racist?

Who is also being protected by the racist police force and town of Sanford, FL? Full of NRA white cowboys with hoods I bet?


Couldn't see that coming, nope.