Fox Once Again the Only Cable Network That Didn’t Broadcast NYPD Funeral

Just like last week, Fox News was the only of the three major cable stations not to carry the funeral of a slain NYPD officer live.

CNN and MSNBC both broke into regular programming to cover Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner Bill Bratton’s eulogies for officer Wenjian Liu, and led up to the event with live commentary. Fox, however, stayed with MediaBuzz while streaming the remarks online. Below are screenshots of the three networks just after de Blasio began his remarks:

Fox gave a quick update during a newsbreak halfway through MediaBuzz, and aired a quick segment (under three minutes) on the event immediately following.

As Mediaite noted last week, this is odd given the network’s repeated criticisms of de Blasio and voluble pro-law enforcement stance. In fact, Fox News employee Todd Starnes sneered at the “mainstream media” for ignoring officer Rafael Ramos’ funeral, even as his own network declined to cover it.

In Fox’s defense, MediaBuzz did interview columnist Charles Krauthammer, a major get for the network.

[Image via screengrab]

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