Broadcast Journalism

Major broadcast networks gave sustained airtime to questions about U.S. military strikes while Iran's assassination plotting against Trump got episodic coverage. This isn't occasional bias — it's a coherent editorial posture with foreign policy consequences.

American broadcast networks aired Iranian regime statements as headline content before confirming the scope of Trump's April 2026 strikes on Iranian-backed targets — giving Tehran free airtime on American airwaves while the Pentagon waited its turn.