Media Fails The Public Once Again
Saturday, July 02, 2022
Bill Donohue | CNBNews Contributor
The Supreme Court ends its 2021-2022 term today. It also ends a particularly embarrassing time for the media.
On June 24, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to overturn Roe v. Wade; it also ruled 6-3 to uphold the Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Astonishingly, many media outlets got the story wrong.
The following media outlets incorrectly reported that the decision to overturn Roe was 6-3:
Washington Post
USA Today
Yahoo
Fox News
New York Post
New York Daily News
Daily Caller
Washington Free Beacon
Forbes
Fortune
The Hill
New York Magazine
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Chicago Sun Times
New York Times (headline was wrong but online news story was right)
Seasoned journalists should have known from the leaked draft of the decision that it was going to be a 5-4 decision. They also should have known that Supreme Court Justice John Roberts was likely to uphold the Mississippi law, while siding with the minority in the ruling to overturn Roe.
It is no wonder that a large majority of Americans do not trust the media.