CBS Edits Out Criticisms of U.S. Policy From Frank Luntz Focus Group With Muslim Americans

[kpete]

When a CBS News segment featuring a focus group of American Muslims aired Friday, it highlighted their relationship to terrorism, with a particular fixation on how much responsibility they felt to condemn terrorist attacks.

But in interviews with The Intercept, two Muslim Americans who took part in the group complained that CBS edited out parts of the discussion where they raised their own concerns — including critiques of U.S. militarism, surveillance, and entrapment.

They also said that Frank Luntz, the right-wing pollster who led the focus group, silenced members of the group when they criticized discriminatory U.S. government policies.

When Luntz asked the group how they respond to attacks such as the recent one in San Bernardino, New York City activist Amelia Noor-Oshiro told The Intercept she asked Luntz, “Why don’t you ask that to people who actually commit acts of terror? Why don’t you ask that to White America who are responsible for a majority of domestic terror attacks?”

That didn’t make it into the on-air segment.


https://theintercept.com/2015/12/20/cbs-edits-out-criticisms-of-u-s-policy-from-frank-luntz-focus-group-with-muslim-americans/

[JackInGreen]

1. Because of course they did

The revolution will not be televised.
I'm surprised anyone pays a hell of a lot of attention to the national networks anymore for anything but the most local and extra-sourcable news.

[underpants]

2. Why is Frank Luntz on anything but Fox?

This is sooo telling

[Hortensis]

5. You bet! This is outrageous and very telling.

CBS completely abrogated all its principles and responsibilities as a news organization.

And let me guess. Luntz did not waste time asking American citizens who are Muslim about being the objects of villification in their own country.

[librechik]

3. this morning my CBS local station looked in on Rubio and Christie campaigning

even though Christmas. Then of course they spent the same 10 seconds on Bernie and Hillary in front of adoring voters.


I got a bridge in Brooklyn that is for sale, too.

[marmar]

4. The Intercept has become my favorite news source.