When a member of the journalism community is murdered, wouldn't you expect most news agencies to report it?
Well, on Thursday morning, Chauncey Bailey, the editor of the Oakland Post, was gunned down by an at that time unknown assailant.
On Friday morning, Oakland police arrested seven people at Your Black Muslim Bakery in connection with Bailey's murder.
Yet, ABC, CBS, and NBC haven't said a word about this shooting, or the connection to Your Black Muslim Bakery. Why?
Kudos go out to CNN for logging three reports on the matter Friday including this one during the 11AM EST "CNN Newsroom":
TONY HARRIS, ANCHOR: And quickly now, let's get to T.J. Holmes in the CNN NEWSROOM. T.J. is following a developing story of a raid in Oakland, California, of a bakery there.
T.J. HOLMES, CNN ANCHOR: Yes, Tony, we're getting a lot more details. Good morning to you.
A lot more now from affiliate KTVU that's doing some reporting there. But these are the pictures we were watching.
This is Your Black Muslim Bakery is the name of this place. It's a staple there in the community, been there a long time. Several locations, known for certainly some of their baked goods, but also it's a community outreach group that really has opened its doors over the years to struggling families.
A lot more now from affiliate KTVU that's doing some reporting there. But these are the pictures we were watching.
This is Your Black Muslim Bakery is the name of this place. It's a staple there in the community, been there a long time. Several locations, known for certainly some of their baked goods, but also it's a community outreach group that really has opened its doors over the years to struggling families.
So it's not just a bakery. There's more to this group.
Well, there was a raid this morning. Nineteen people now in custody, is what we know. But according to our affiliate, these 19 people are being detained, again, according to KTVU, because they believe they have connections to at least three homicides that have happened in the past month, as well as other types of various violent crimes.
Again, this is according to KTVU, our affiliate.
Again, this is according to KTVU, our affiliate.
Fox News' Greta Van Susteren also filed a lengthy report on this issue during Friday's "On The Record."
Yet, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, and NBC have all been mysteriously silent.
Why?
As a post script, a handyman for Your Black Muslim Bakery confessed to Bailey's shooting on Saturday. I wonder if these fine news organizations will ignore that as well.
*****Update: MRC's Brad Wilmouth informed me that NBC's "Today" show reported the Bailey shooting during the first half hour of Saturday's program. Closed caption dumps confirmed that this was a fairly comprehensive report similar to what CNN did on Friday.
More on the story.
2 comments:
Yes, I did see NBC this morning and they talked about. Well, geez, we hear about how bad Russia is because lots of journalists are killed there but this was right in our own country.
Had the guy been a white journalist, it would have been in every newspaper.
Mr. Kitty calm down I'm worried about your blood pressure. Your right as usual. So many reports on Journalist yet not this man. My daughter told me they caught his killer. My daughter should have been a detective she said at the being that they should check out what cases he was working on. I did notice that none of the media stations but NBC gave a report on this case.
Mr. Kitty I really wish Americans were like you Black/White.
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