Networks Censor 'Suspicious' Donations to Hillary Clinton Super PAC

Matthew Balan | August 24, 2016
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[More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.]

ABC, CBS, and NBC's morning and evening newscasts on 24 August 2016 all punted on mentioning USA Today's above-the-fold scoop about how an "Istanbul-based college professor...accused by the Turkish government of coordinating last month's failed coup attempt, is at the center of a group of suspicious 2014 contributions to a super PAC supporting...Hillary Clinton." CBS and ABC's morning shows covered Vice President Biden's visit to Turkey, as well as the Muslim country's recent offensive against ISIS, but omitted mentioning this development. NBC's didn't cover Turkey, but Today aired a segment on the decline in the use of bar soap.

Fox News Channel's Heather Nauert stood out for mentioning the manhunt for the Turkish college professor during a 41-second news brief on the 24 August 2016 edition of Fox and Friends:

HEATHER NAUERT: One other Fox News alert right now: Vice President Joe Biden landing just a few hours ago in Turkey. Turkey, of course, has suffered so many terror attacks in the recent weeks. He's hoping to smooth over relations, following that failed military coup there that nearly took out Turkey's government — some have been accused of being lenient on terror groups, such as ISIS. And we're now just learning there was a massive manhunt underway in Turkey for a professor in Istanbul who they say is responsible for that coup; and is also a Hillary Clinton donor. In the meantime, about a dozen Turkish tanks crossing into northern Syria this morning to take on ISIS forces following several deadly attacks in Syria.

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