<p><em>More in the <a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2015/01/14/nbc-abc-censor-cha…; target="_blank">cross-post</a> on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.</em></p>
<p>Reporting on the release of <em>Charlie Hebdo's</em> first issue since the January 7 terrorist attack, NBC's <em>Today</em> and ABC's <em>Good Morning America</em> on Wednesday refused to show the cover of the satirical magazine that depicted a cartoon image of Mohamed. Despite such censorship, both networks touted the publication as "a triumph for free speech" and "a kind of declaration of defiance against terror."</p>
<p>On <em>Today</em>, co-host Matt Lauer proclaimed: "...a defiant Charlie Hebdo releases its very first issue since that terror attack on its Paris offices, with a cartoon of the Prophet Mohamed on the cover." Correspondent Bill Neely began his report: "Today <em>Charlie Hebdo</em> is back on the street, seemingly stronger than ever." However, moments later he explained: "On its cover, which NBC News is not showing, a cartoon of a tearful prophet Mohamed."</p>