CNN Report Downplays Republican’s Violent, Conspiratorial Side

Network’s ‘both sides’ attitude is failing viewers

Rep. Marcy Kaptur is in a race with a fascist conspiracy theorist. But CNN left that out of its report. (Manny Otiko/YouTube screengrab)

A recent report by CNN’s Dana Bash is another example of how the network is subtly moving its coverage to a “bothsiderism.” Normally that wouldn’t be wrong. Ideally, media outlets are supposed to look at both sides of the political spectrum and give them equal coverage.