Everyone Is Talking About Terrorism But Glenn Beck

Maybe Glenn Beck made a New Year’s resolution not to read the news. Beck was led into his hour by President Obama‘s press conference, during which Obama admitted that the government missed the signs leading up to the Christmas bombing, which is practically the equivalent of the President sending Beck a belated specially gift-wrapped present with a big Mao bow on top. Instead, Beck continued on his merry fact-checking way today and opted to discuss the economy and why the government is truly comprised of socialists (and yes he is live this week). Glenn Beck is perhaps less interested in terrorists than he is in proving himself right? I have no idea, but it is certainly bizarre that he is opting out of this fiery news cycle in order to air a series that could easily run at some future date.

What Beck is not discussing, meanwhile, the rest of the media is talking about. According to the latest from Pew’s Project for Excellence in Journalism from December 28-January 3 the attempt to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 filled 23% of the newshole. The economy occupied 16%, Afghanistan took up 7%, and education and Iran both merited 4% — health care is noticeable absent. Based on the continuing attention Obama is paying to national security measures (or the last thereof) this sort of balance may stay consistent in the near future. Beck video below, Pew chart below that.

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