Headline Roundup • November 5th, 2018
Fox News, NBC, and Facebook Pull Controversial Trump Immigration Ad
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Fox News, NBC, and Facebook have all pulled President Trump's controversial midterms immigration advertisement, prompting some to accuse left-leaning media organizations of bias. CNN declined to sell airtime for the ad as it was deemed too racist, but some have also criticized the network for constantly covering it, arguing that it gave Trump free publicity and allowed him to drive the narrative away from more important issues.
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NBC and Fox News said in separate statements on Monday that their networks will no longer air the Trump campaign's racist anti-immigrant advertisement.
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Trump’s penchant for fact-free stunts poses a challenge for news outlets on how to cover his presidency. The most recent example? His racist anti-immigrant ad, released this week.
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