The journalists at ABC continued to treat the gay marriage issue as though there was only one acceptable side. On Wednesday and Thursday, Diane Sawyer and Terry Moran framed the case before the Supreme Court as simply "one American seeking justice" and gave almost no time to the opposition. On the March 27 World News, Sawyer used loaded language as she hyped, "Edith Windsor received a hero's welcome when she emerged from the Supreme Court saying it's time to take a stand for marriage equality.
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ABC Hypes 'Electrifying' 'Fighter' Who Is Taking a 'Stand for Marriage Equality'
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