Monitoring TV News Coverage of the Cindy Sheehan Arrest

MediaChannel used the powerful MediaVision tool to monitor television news coverage of the Cindy Sheehan arrest at the State of the Union address. Below are the results of our MediaVision search:

Many stations ran token coverage stating that she wore an anti-war shirt and was arrested for it.

__ CNN <Watch Clip>

One station wrongly reported that she was arrested for unfurling a flag:

KTVI, St. Louis; Affiliation: Fox <Watch Clip>

One was misleading in the way it referenced Ms. Sheehan "decided to hold a demonstration at the Capitol":

KOVR, Sacramento; Affiliation: CBS <Watch Clip>

A few Fox affiliates in their coverage of Ms. Sheehan also mentioned that the wife of Republican congressman Bill Young (R-FL) was "kicked out" as well, for wearing a "Support Our Troops" shirt. They then showed a clip of the congressman on the House floor holding up the shirt, saying that it was shameful that she got kicked out for wearing it.

_KDFW Dallas; Affiliation: Fox <Watch Clip>

However, MSNBC and CNN Headline News reported that, according to Capitol Hill Police, Mrs. Young was NOT kicked out but had left on her own.

__ CNN Headline News <Watch Clip>
__ MSNBC <Watch Clip>

Hmm, was this some quick counter measure to take away from the anti-war message?

AND FINALLY,

The Most In-Depth News Coverage of the Cindy Sheehan Arrest Goes to...

ABC's The View.

Yes, the morning female-oriented talk show held a very interesting debate on the topic, outdoing all network news coverage!

__ ABC <Watch Clip>

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