Robert Iger addresses alleged liberal news bias at Disney
Walt Disney Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Robert Iger faced tough questioning about alleged liberal bias at Disney-owned ABC News and ESPN during the entertainment company’s annual meeting in Phoenix on Wednesday.
Justin Danhof, a representative of the National Center for Public Policy Research, a free-market think-tank, told Iger that he believed this bias — which he said was apparent in ABC News reporter Brian Ross’ coverage of the July 2012 mass shooting in Aurora, Colo. — could decrease Disney’s advertising revenue because so many Americans are conservatives. Ross speculated on air that James Holmes could be linked to the tea party; ABC News apologized for the mistake.
In response, Iger conceded that “over time, we have been guilty of making mistakes,” while declining to address specific instances of bias.
-- Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times