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Headline Roundup December 22nd, 2020

Perspectives: Right Voices Criticize Left-Rated Media for Lack of Coverage on Swalwell Spy Controversy

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Voices from the right are criticizing purported media bias from the New York Times (Lean Left media bias rating) and other news outlets, saying the sources are intentionally ignoring information about Rep. Eric Swalwell's (D-Calif.) reported connections to a foreign spy. Reports surfaced earlier this month that Swalwell and other political figures were compromised by a spy working for the Chinese government. At this time, Swalwell has not been accused of wrongdoing by legal authorities; House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has called on the FBI to fully brief the House Intelligence Committee on Swalwell's relationship with the spy. The story continues to garner attention from right-rated media, with less coverage from left- and center-rated outlets. Many right-rated voices accused the Times and others of downplaying the Swalwell story in an attempt to protect a Democrat politician. Some framed the Times and other left-rated outlets as hypocritical for not covering the news, arguing that the story would be more widely covered if Swalwell was a Republican.

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Establishment media is poised to let Swalwell off the hook for Chinese spy story
Establishment media is poised to let Swalwell off the hook for Chinese spy story

Washington Examiner

Opinion

A congressman who ran for president was compromised by a Chinese espionage operation. And yet, Eric Swalwell remains on the House Intelligence Committee without offering any real explanation of what happened, because ... well, it’s good to be a Democrat!

Swalwell had been close enough with a Chinese intelligence officer that she was able to place an intern in his office. Christine Fang (or Fang Fang) had been in contact with Swalwell as early as his days as a Dublin city councilman in 2012 and had fundraised for his reelection...

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New York Times Continues Swalwell Blackout Exposing Relationship With Chinese Spy
New York Times Continues Swalwell Blackout Exposing Relationship With Chinese Spy

The Federalist

Opinion

After spending months spilling ink to delegitimize stories implicating President-elect Joe Biden in his son’s corrupt overseas business dealings, the New York Times has found a new favorite Democrat to protect.

As of this writing Monday morning, the nation’s most influential newspaper — boasting more than 7 million subscribers — has yet to dedicate a single article or news item to the compromising revelations surrounding Democratic House Intelligence Committee member Eric Swalwell cultivating a relationship with a Chinese spy.

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For NY Times, no news is fit to print about Rep. Swalwell and a spy
For NY Times, no news is fit to print about Rep. Swalwell and a spy

The Hill

Opinion

If you're a New York Times subscriber who also watches the broadcast network evening news and considers that your news diet, there's a very good chance you haven't heard about Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and his ties to an accused Chinese spy a few years ago.

To review why this is absolutely worthy of coverage, Swalwell’s interaction with the alleged spy known as Fang Fang included, according to Axios, Fang placing an intern in Swalwell's office and helping to fundraise for his 2014 reelection campaign. In 2015, the FBI provided...

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