Media Silent on New Jersey Mayor's Party Affiliation

By Richard Newcomb | March 5, 2008 - 13:51 ET

It's time for yet another edition of Name That Party! Disgraced Newark, New Jersey mayor Sharpe James' trial for abusing his powers for favoritism and corruption began today in federal court. According to the prosecutor, the former mayor,

...abused his office by steering discounted city property to a girlfriend who then sold the parcels for large profits, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at James' fraud trial. Former Newark, New Jersey, mayor Sharpe James going on trial for federal corruption charges. "This case is about fraud, favoritism and concealment," Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip Kwon said in his opening statement. James got romance while co-defendant Tamika Riley made profits by quickly selling the land instead of redeveloping it as required, Kwon said. "The only people who didn't benefit from these land deals were the people of Newark," Kwon told the jury. 

Yet in the entirety of the article on CNN's site, the party affiliation of Mayor James was never mentioned. Not once. Surprised? Not when one discovers that James is a Democrat. It seems that for CNN, if an accused person is a Republican, that is news-worthy, but when the principal is a Democrat, the party is something that readers simply don't need to know. Wouldn't it be nice if the media treated parties the same when it came to reporting allegations? However, if they did, they wouldn't be the mainstream media- partisan, subjective and thoroughly untrustworthy. Hat tip to NewsBusters reader grumpybb. Cross-posted at StoneHeads.

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Race

March 5, 2008 - 14:08 ET by iveseenitall

They don't mention his race either. Just sayin'

NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"

A good rule of thumb is:

March 5, 2008 - 14:10 ET by suzycreamcheese

A good rule of thumb is:  if the article has an "R" by the bum's name, he's a republican; if the article has no letter by the bum's name, consider it a democrat. This has served me well during my formative years of reading yellow journalism.

I keep saying to my self,

March 5, 2008 - 14:11 ET by USA4freedom

I keep saying to my self, why wont  the RNC run an ad say once every 3 or 4 months with a list of say, the AP/CBS/NBC/ABC etc. showing how each and every time the MSM does NOT put any party affiliation next to the wrong doing of a Democrat.

 

They can roll it off, like the start of every Star War movie. No sound, so people will see with their very eyes how the MSM twist and spin the news on a hourly, daily, weekly basis. 

 

 

Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.

Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.

Romney / Jendil  2012 (if,we survive)

What is ironic about the

March 5, 2008 - 14:15 ET by kg

What is ironic about the media's refusal to use the "D" word is that liberals actually believe it is the Repucblicans and not the Democrats that are more corrupt. They google terms like 'Democrat convicted' etc. This way the press proves to the Democrats they are less corrupt. By eliminating the word Democrat from corruption articles it makes it very difficult to track.

 

"Forget change, I want improvement!"

Youse guys, just don't get it

March 5, 2008 - 19:57 ET by FastEd

when it comes to Joisey politics and scandles, it is just assumed that there is a (D) after the name. IT is a BIG surprise, here in the Blue Garden State, if there is a pub involved.

There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V