National TV news largely failed to connect the record-breaking Eastern U.S. heat dome to climate change (www.mediamatters.org)

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National TV news networks aired a combined total of 4 hours and 20 minutes of coverage across 159 segments about the recent eastern U.S. heat dome. Of those, only 6 segments, or 4%, mentioned climate change.
Cable news networks — CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC — aired 2 hours and 9 minutes across 76 segments about the record-breaking heat dome. MSNBC was the only cable news network to mention climate change, which it did in 3 segments.
Corporate broadcast TV networks — ABC, CBS, and NBC — aired a combined 2 hours and 11 minutes across 83 segments about the extreme heat event. CBS was the only broadcast network to mention climate change, which it did in 3 segments.

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[-] [email protected] 28 points 4 days ago

That's not a failure, I'm pretty sure they are actively avoiding making the connection.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

They are all now ultimately owned by the people responsible. why would they want to advertise their responsibility?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Also a sizable chunk of their audience has been brainwashed to interpret any mention of climate as “getting political,” or evidence of “liberal bias,” and they won’t risk their ratings to address the elephant in the room.

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