News reporting:
From what I have heard about news reporting is that there are three news reporting type agencies, one is the Associated Press, and I cannot remember the other two. But anyway all three agencies have contracts with local news agencies. Any information that is given to say the Associated Press news agency from a local news agency for example will go out nation wide as to what they are reporting is the facts. That is why you see stations such as Fox,CBS,NBC,and ABC say all the same things, because they all get there information concerning issues from the same source.
So if the begining source information is wrong, then all the major news agencies get it wrong.
All the major news agencies get all there information off of the same news wire sources.
From what I understand this is how the news industry works.
That is why we are hearing alot of the same information and my personal opinion for the matter is that is why this whole news reporting on the shooting incidents is so caotic!
The news reporters are just robots, they sit there and read what comes off of the news wires, that is the way news reporting agencies work.
Talk shows are a little different! Especially the more conservite talk shows, they are not bound to the contracts so to speak with these news agencies such as the Associated Press! Talk shows can question the information and critize the information, and really try to find out what the facts are in the news!
Concerning reporting truthful facts towards firearms is not in the political favor of the people in charge of the news reporting agencies.
So simply saying why dont these news stations do there own investigation into firearms and get the truthful facts will never happen.
The goal of major news agencies is directly connected to the goals of the gun grabbers of america, thus this is why so many of us firearms owners can see the blatant bias towards news reporting concerning firearms.
Also when you want an expert concerning firearms most people will consider that the ATF and FBI are the experts on firearms, not your average joe smoe citizen. A government official gives the appearance of an expert in these issues, not like someone from the NRA,or Thunder Ranch ect. The populace will see it more credibable comeing from a government official, or local law enforcement agency, rather then from someone else.
To us gun owners we can see the miss-information being told, but to the average citizen that does not know a single thing about firearms, well they cant tell the difference, and if an ATF agent gets up says and says something, then for the most part your average citizen will take it as gold!
Appearance and reputation is key to news reporting, not truth and facts!