WMAL’s Vince Coglianese said Friday that the media coverage of a Nevada politician murdering a local journalist has been politicized.
According to Forbes, Clark County Administrator Robert Telles allegedly stabbed to death Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German. Authorities believe German’s reporting on several scandals in Telles’ office may have prompted the fatal stabbing.
“Most of the coverage of this does not include mention of the party affiliation of the attacker,” noted Coglianese. “The only reason why I am even harping on this is because you understand how this is framed and would be framed in the event that this could be tied to the politics of someone who may be conservative.”
Coglianese suggested that if the assailant was tied to the Republican party, the lead story would include the party affiliation.
“Instead, here what we get is censorship,” said Coglianese. “We get fewer details, opacity, and it goes further than that. Reporters this week, including in Nevada, are attempting to not connect this to politics as it relates to this guy’s political party. They are attempting to blame Donald Trump.”
Coglianese said it’s hard to believe that there’s a Trump connection given the public details that have emerged thus far.
“What in the world would Trump have to do with this?” Coglianese said. “When in the world has Trump ever advocated for violence against journalists?”
You can hear the “Vince Coglianese Show” on weekdays from 3-6 p.m. on 105.9 FM WMAL in Washington D.C.
