Supporting Trump by keeping its readers uninformed
The Wheeling Intelligencer ignores another important national news story
As the above screenshots illustrate, yesterday’s Michael Flynn sentencing hearing was the major story on the front page of this morning’s major newspapers. (Last night, it was also a top story on network and cable newscasts.) Today’s Wheeling Intelligencer did not cover the Michael Flynn story. However, it did cover the following national stories in its front section:
Experts: W.Va a Bellwether of Poor Health
This is the AP article that I discussed yesterday. (See previous post.) The Intelligencer ran only the first half of the article.
School Safety Commission Seeks to Revoke Discipline Rules
And:
Government Shutdown Threat Recedes as Trump Softens Stance on Wall
Immediately following Trump’s election in November 2016, a study was released by the American National Election Studies. Here is how Foreign Policy headlined their report on the study:
Trump owes his victory to the uninformed
It would appear that the Intelligencer is dedicated to keeping them that way.