Schumer Calls Fox News ‘Cowardly’ for Not Airing Jan. 6 Hearing
We ran the numbers: There are 1466 news articles covering this topic. 64% (947) are left leaning, 27% (393) are center, and 9% (126) are right leaning.
On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) blasted Fox News as “cowardly” for deciding not to televise the hearing by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. While left-leaning articles highlight that since the first hours after the riot, Fox News’s opinion hosts have been spinning it as something other than it was, right-leaning articles highlight that the House Jan. 6 hearings are designed to generate maximum publicity and media attention.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that since the first hours after the riot, Fox News’s opinion hosts have been spinning it as something other than it was. The article notes that over the past 17 months, Fox News’s hosts have been at the forefront of casting doubt on the riot.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Schumer argued the conservative cable news channel has an “obligation” to inform its viewers. Fox News Media said that primetime hosts will “cover the hearings as news warrants.”
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that the House Jan. 6 hearings are designed to generate maximum publicity and media attention. The article notes that the hearing’s Republican panelists Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger have broken with their party on the importance of Jan. 6.