{"id":1544979,"date":"2022-07-08T16:49:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T20:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1544979"},"modified":"2022-07-08T16:49:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T20:49:43","slug":"media-blasted-for-coverage-on-assassination-of-former-japanese-pm-shinzo-abe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-blasted-for-coverage-on-assassination-of-former-japanese-pm-shinzo-abe\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Blasted For Coverage On Assassination Of Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmedia-blasted-for-coverage-on-assassination-of-former-japanese-pm-shinzo-abe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1544979&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Multiple legacy media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mainstream-media\">outlets<\/a> were slammed Friday for their coverage of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-former-japanese-pm-shinzo-abe-feared-dead-after-being-shot\">assassination<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Taxpayer-funded NPR was criticized after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/08\/npr-called-ex-japan-pm-shinzo-abe-divisive-arch-conservative\/\">describing<\/a> Abe as a \u201cdivisive arch-conservative\u201d in a now-deleted tweet, and NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d show was blasted after it showed flags from the wrong country during their segment on Abe\u2019s assassination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Fidel Castro died, NPR called him a \u2018prominent international figure,\u2019\u201d former Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMarkWalker\/status\/1545435707057004547\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cOn Yasser Arafat\u2019s death \u2018a freedom fighter.\u2019 On Prime Minister\u2019s [Abe]\u2019s assassination, NPR\u2019s statement: \u2018a divisive arch-conservative and an ultranationalist.\u2019 Brought to you by your US tax dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a headline that remains unchanged, ABC News mirrors NPR\u2019s language, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/shinzo-abe-divisive-powerful-japan-pm-assassinated-86438692\">referring<\/a> to Abe as a \u201cdivisive archconservative.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/08\/npr-called-ex-japan-pm-shinzo-abe-divisive-arch-conservative\/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&#038;utm_campaign=SocialFlow&#038;utm_source=NYPTwitter\">According<\/a> to the New York Post, The Associated Press also used the same language in multiple photos to describe the former world leader.<\/p>\n<p>While some legacy news outlets were criticized for their controversial descriptions of Abe in the hours after his death, NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d show made people\u2019s eyes roll with an embarrassing blunder. In the \u201cToday\u201d show\u2019s segment on Abe Friday morning, it briefly showed a clip of South Korean flags, highlighting the wrong Asian country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@NBC\u2019s @Todayshow played footage featuring South Korean flags while discussing the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday,\u201d the Washington Examiner\u2019s Julia Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliaajohnson_\/status\/1545458141579575301\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter users were quick to pile on the \u201cToday\u201d show for its mistake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUmmmm, wrong country, @TODAYshow,\u201d Newsbusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck wrote along with a screenshot of the news outlet\u2019s blunder. \u201c@NBCNews, your morning show has some issues with keeping the countries in Asia straight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ummmm, wrong country, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TODAYshow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TODAYshow<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBCNews<\/a>, your morning show has some issues with keeping the countries in Asia straight. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0UngDDpVb3\">pic.twitter.com\/0UngDDpVb3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1545401143894937600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow! Now THAT\u2019s embarrassing! @NBCNews @TODAYshow televised the Tokyo Olympics just over a year ago and already they\u2019ve forgotten what the Japanese flag looks like. Hint: That\u2019s the flag of South Korea,\u201d another Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SoquelCreek\/status\/1545472600364634113\">pointed out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Abe, the longest serving prime minister in Japan since World War II, was gunned down Friday while giving a speech. The Right-leaning former leader of America\u2019s ally went into cardiac arrest and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-former-japanese-pm-shinzo-abe-feared-dead-after-being-shot\">died<\/a> five hours after being shot.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden, along with former presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama, said they were deeply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/intolerable-criminal-act-world-leaders-shocked-by-assassination-of-japans-longest-serving-prime-minister\">saddened<\/a> by Abe\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a tragedy for Japan and for all who knew him. I had the privilege to work closely with Prime Minister Abe,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/07\/08\/statement-by-president-biden-on-the-killing-of-former-japanese-prime-minister-abe-shinzo\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe longest serving Japanese Prime Minister, his vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific will endure. Above all, he cared deeply about the Japanese people and dedicated his life to their service.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple legacy media outlets were slammed Friday for their coverage of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\u2019s assassination. Taxpayer-funded NPR was criticized after describing Abe as a \u201cdivisive arch-conservative\u201d in a now-deleted tweet, and NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d show was blasted after it showed flags from the wrong country during their segment on Abe\u2019s assassination. \u201cWhen Fidel &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":1547208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1544979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1544979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1544979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1544979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1547208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1544979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1544979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1544979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}