Big shock here. “NBC Skips Islamic Conversion of Shooter, Trip to Yemen,” by Scott Whitlock for Newsbusters, June 2 (thanks to James):
Tuesday’s “Today” show completely ignored two facts about a man who murdered a soldier at an Army recruiting station in Arkansas: He had just converted to Islam and was being investigated by the FBI for a trip to Yemen. Instead, NBC’s Ann Curry, in anchor briefs throughout the show, vaguely explained that Abdulhakim Muhammad was “upset with the military.” Both ABC and CBS mentioned the conversion and the Yemen trip.
In the 8am hour, Curry confirmed, “Police say the suspect had political and religious motives.” (What kind? She didn’t say.) The reporter did note that the alleged shooter would be charged “with an act of terrorism,” but the rest of her comments were so vague as to be confusing. (The network journalist also never used the individual’s name.)…