It appears that CNSNews.com remains incapable of being honest with its readers about its relationship with Mark Levin, despite presenting itself as a “news” operation that purports to abide by journalistic standards including disclosure of conflicts of interest.
A Sept. 17 CNS item by Michael Morris plays stenographer to Levin’s pearls of wisdom yet again, detailing how Levin “addressed Eric Holder, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Justice Thurgood Marshall, ‘leftists, liberals, and statists’ about the issue of race.” The next day, a “news” article by Susan Jones transcribed how Levin declared that “We’re surrounded by knuckleheads, and the problem is, they’re supposed to be protecting the country.”
Neither item mentioned the fact that CNS, through its parent the Media Research Center, is in a business arrangement with Levin in which Levin promotes the MRC on his radio show and the MRC touts Levin’s endorsement.
On top of that, CNS reporter Penny Starr goes all fangirl on Twitter: “Outstanding routine from Levin tonight on big government! You are awesome!”
CNS should just officially give up the pretense to objectivity and declare that it will fluff conservatives and refuse to treat liberals fairly. That’s what Starr, Jones and the rest of the CNS crew are already doing.