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December 18, 2015

Report: U.S. Cable News Aid Acceptance of Trump's Rhetoric 
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A U.K.-based media watchdog group is criticizing U.S. media outlets for
the coverage of Donald Trump, saying the outlets have aided the rise of
his presidential campaign and the acceptance of his xenophobic rhetoric.
The Ethical Journalism Network says the three major U.S. cable news
outlets devoted twice as much airtime to Donald Trump than to any other
Republican candidate and that the majority of this coverage did not
fact-check his false claims or push back against his "unapologetically
xenophobic anti-immigration rhetoric."

 

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