{"id":2578580,"date":"2026-03-11T10:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pathetic-cnn-and-media-attempted-to-cover-for-islamic-extremists\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:58:38","slug":"pathetic-cnn-and-media-attempted-to-cover-for-islamic-extremists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pathetic-cnn-and-media-attempted-to-cover-for-islamic-extremists\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Pathetic&#8217; CNN and media attempted to cover for &#8216;Islamic extremists&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fpathetic-cnn-and-media-attempted-to-cover-for-islamic-extremists%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=2578580&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>&#8211; Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha criticized CNN and other outlets for thier coverage of an attempted bombing at a protest outside New York City, calling CNN\u2019s reporting \u201cpathetic\u201d and comparing it to a mischaracterized Pearl Harbor narrative.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; He alleged CNN deleted a post about the suspects after it claimed the attack would drastically change the lives of two Pennsylvania teens, and he criticized the New York Times for its initial headline about \u201csmoking jars of metal and fuses\u201d (later corrected) and ABC News for referring to the suspects as \u201cactivists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Concha argued the incident involved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmaker-says-pentagon-push-to-fight-extremism-in-its-ranks-is-partisan-and-prejudiced\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmaker Says Pentagon Push to Fight Extremism in Its Ranks Is Partisan and Prejudiced\">islamic extremists<\/a> targeting Americans in New york City and said <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >media coverage needed<\/a> a fundamental overhaul, using Fox News appearances to urge CNN to \u201cchange everything\u201d to restore integrity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece also notes broader industry context: Paramount Skydance\u2019s planned merger with Warner bros.Discovery, with CNN and CBS News expected to remain separate brands and editorially autonomous, according to Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;Pathetic&rsquo; CNN and media attempted to cover for &lsquo;Islamic extremists&rsquo;: Joe Concha<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2527596\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> eviscerated media networks, specifically calling out <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4480403\/karoline-leavitt-kaitlan-collins-spar-iran\/\">CNN<\/a> for its coverage of the attempted bombing of a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"286\">New York City<\/a> protest.<\/p>\n<p>CNN deleted a X post which said the lives of &ldquo;two Pennsylvania teenagers&rdquo; would &ldquo;drastically change&rdquo; after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-backtracks-after-sparking-outrage-by-treating-nyc-terror-suspects-like-victims\/\" title=\"... Backtracks After Sparking Outrage by Treating NYC Terror Suspects Like Victims\">throwing homemade bombs<\/a> at a protest outside New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4486824\/mamdani-decries-islamophobia-isis-protest-bombing\/\">Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s<\/a> house. The network said in a new post that its original statement &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CNN\/status\/2031364168855548101?s=20\">failed to reflect the gravity<\/a> of the incident.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4487066\/senate-democrats-signal-base-dhs-shutdown-guy-benson\/\">Senate Democrats try to &#8216;signal&#8217; to base with DHS shutdown: Guy Benson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4487161\/maria-bartiromo-credits-trust-consistency-milestone-viewership\/\">Maria Bartiromo credits trust and consistency on stories for milestone viewership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4485763\/kai-trump-secret-service-erewhon-video\/\">Kai Trump gets heat for bringing Secret Service during Erewhon trip in video<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Concha described CNN&rsquo;s coverage as &ldquo;pathetic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Imagine CNN covering the attack, [host Sean Hannity], of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. It would sound something like this: two Japanese sailors were in the Pacific on an abnormally warm day and stumbled upon the island of Hawaii and the military port of Pearl Harbor when they suddenly and unwittingly engaged in attacks on the U.S. naval operations,&rdquo; Concha said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Hannity<\/em> Tuesday. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s really no different. I mean, what does CNN even stand for at this point? The Craptastic News Network?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3421006&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=f7cee42df112dcb2da21145a96ffb0af\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, if these IEDs went off, it would be like the Boston bombing from 13 years ago all over again. So there&rsquo;s no sugarcoating this: These are Islamic extremists who sought to murder Americans they disagreed with right in New York City,&rdquo; Concha said.<\/p>\n<p>Concha also criticized the <em>New York Times<\/em> over its original headline that said, &ldquo;Smoking jars of metal and fuses&rdquo; were thrown at the protest, which was later adjusted to say homemade bombs were thrown. ABC News also referred to the suspects in this attempted bombing as &ldquo;activists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police detain Emir Balat after he attempted to detonate an improvised explosive device during a counterprotest against right-wing influencer Jake Lang staging an anti-Islam protest outside Gracie Mansion, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Julius Constantine Motal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a separate Fox News appearance, Concha said CNN needs to &ldquo;change everything&rdquo; to regain its integrity, recalling how Indiana University&rsquo;s football program had &ldquo;the worst record&rdquo; before changing its coaching and players and winning the national championship last year. He said CNN will change its leadership &ldquo;after the sale,&rdquo; referring to Paramount Skydance&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4475109\/paramount-announces-official-merger-agreement-acquire-warner-bros-discovery\/\">acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery<\/a>, CNN&rsquo;s parent company.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3421004&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=0d0f58bcaf9595664ce815a04ba9b660\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4486743\/officer-take-down-suspect-baltimore-shooting\/\"><strong>OFFICERS TAKE DOWN SUSPECT IN BALTIMORE BARRICADE SHOOTING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have to change everything if you want to actually get journalism, in this case, from a CNN or other news outlets,&rdquo; Concha said Wednesday on <em>Fox &amp; Friends First<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison said Thursday that his company is planning to keep CNN and CBS News as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4482526\/paramount-ellison-cnn-cbs-warner-bros-merger\/\">separate brands<\/a>. He said both outlets will &ldquo;absolutely&rdquo; get to maintain their editorial independence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paraphrase:<br \/>\nWashington Examiner columnist Joe Concha harshly criticized CNN and other media for how they covered the attempted bombing at a New York City protest. He noted CNN deleted a post claiming that two Pennsylvania teenagers\u2019 lives would dramatically change after throwing homemade bombs near NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s home, saying the original message didn\u2019t reflect the incident\u2019s gravity. Concha called CNN\u2019s coverage \u201cpathetic\u201d and argued the reporting minimized Islamic extremists who aimed to kill Americans in New York City. He also criticized the New York Times for a misleading headline and said ABC News labeled the suspects as \u201cactivists.\u201d In separate remarks, Concha said CNN must overhaul its leadership to regain integrity, likening the situation to a college football program turning around. He tied this to the broader corporate sale involving CNN\u2019s parent company and predicted changes would come after the deal. Paramount Skydance\u2019s David Ellison said CNN and CBS News would remain separate brands with editorial independence. Concha urged a industry-wide shift in journalism, speaking on Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>55-character headline (optional):<br \/>\nConcha: CNN\u2019s NYC protest coverage is pathetic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2578581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26068667247568-e1773235472590.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[75558,75559,56439,50738,70719],"class_list":["post-2578580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-cnn-coverage-2","tag-islamic-extremism-2","tag-media-bias-2","tag-misinformation-2","tag-press-critique"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26068667247568-e1773235472590.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578580","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2578580"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2578584,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578580\/revisions\/2578584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}