There’s evidence of media bias everywhere, but in this particular case I’d like to focus on a game the press plays with the names of legislation/laws in their reporting about Republican initiatives:
"Critics call"
— JWF (@JammieWF) February 11, 2023
The biggest example of that lately has been Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law last year. The Left dubbed it the “Don’t Say Gay” law and the media dutifully fell in line. The Associated Press is still playing that game:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon take control of Walt Disney World's self-governing district after Senate Republicans approved a bill Friday punishing the company over its opposition to the law critics call "Don't Say Gay." https://t.co/5xn9q4OdTT
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 11, 2023
The Democrats will award the AP ten social credit points for that.
Why not say the name of the actual law instead of spreading false, left-wing talking points???
— Abigail Marone đșđž (@abigailmarone) February 11, 2023
Whatâs the name of the bill? I canât find a bill that contains the phrase âdonât say gayâ. Or at least point me to a news organization capable of sharing facts.
— Vanessa Atalanta Wisedog (@Wisedog4) February 11, 2023
What law in Florida says that?
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) February 11, 2023
The name of the bill is The Parental Rights in Education Act, and it has nothing to do with âdonât say gay.â đđđđ https://t.co/JyPWOTRKm7
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) February 11, 2023
The AP used “Don’t Say Gay” in the headline and at least twice in the story:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon take control of Walt Disney Worldâs self-governing district after Senate Republicans approved a bill Friday punishing the company over its opposition to the law critics call âDonât Say Gay.â
The legislation, which now awaits the governorâs signature, would require DeSantis to appoint a five-member board to oversee the government services the district provides in the companyâs sprawling properties in Florida.
[…]
The Disney district takeover was initiated last year when Disney publicly opposed âDonât Say Gay,â which bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade and lessons deemed not age-appropriate.
I couldn’t find the actual name of the law anywhere in the entire story.
Have you ever noticed that game is never played the other way around? When the Associated Press does stories about Biden going around the country touting the Inflation Reduction Act, that’s what they’ll call it — the AP story won’t read “Biden’s going around the country promoting the initiative critics call an ‘inflation-worsening wasteful spending” bill.
Hey AP, people are finally figuring out who you are.
And they don't like it. Some of us have known for years; journalism is dead and gone. https://t.co/lnCtWlnYUT— JaimeWho? (@MuskOx1953) February 11, 2023
Youâll never see the American Pravda use in quotes â â what Republican critics might call a Democratic bill in a byline. https://t.co/UuIJct3ftY
— Doctor of Coding Thinkology (@bradcundiff) February 11, 2023
No, you will not. And the media wonders why so many people think they’re not objective.
We get it, @AP. You are the critic and this is your position. That's why your headlines disproportionately feature critic misnomers. https://t.co/n8mcZI5WuC
— Bryan Griffin (@BryanDGriffin) February 11, 2023
The desired Democrat spin is usually so baked into the MSM’s coverage that they might not even any longer realize they’re doing it.
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Related:
The Boston Globe gets hilarious pushback claiming âDonât Say Gayâ is now the law in Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantisâ press secretary gives Yahoo News a quote for their âDonât Say Gayâ story
Fla. reporterâs response after getting called out over âDonât Say Gayâ belongs in the Louvre
