Article by Edward Carver in Common Dreams, 10/2/24
Headline: “Only Debate Question on Middle East War ‘Encapsulates What Is Wrong With US Media Coverage’ “
Subhead: “The Council on American–Islamic Relations said the question was “reckless and biased” and ‘sounded like it could have written by AIPAC, not CBS.’ “
“Foreign policy experts and civil rights groups criticized CBS News’ moderators following Monday night’s vice presidential debate for asking only one narrowly framed question about conflict in the Middle East.”
“. . .focusing on the Iran threat was a way of avoiding larger questions—that Brennan’s narrow framing was intentional.
” ‘If the CBS moderators wanted to avoid talking frankly about the aforementioned issues which might mean—here it comes—raising criticism of Israel, this was the way to do it,’ she wrote. ‘Make it all about Iran.’ ”