Media Barely Try to Hide Bias in Covering Sexual Assault Accusations

Plus: What Happened at the Little Sisters of the Poor Supreme Court Hearing

May 07, 2020   Good morning from Washington on this National Day of Prayer, the day after the Little Sisters of the Poor return to the Supreme Court seeking protection of their religious freedom. Melanie Israel and Zack Smith have highlights. What's with the media's double standard on sexual assault allegations against pols? Jarrett Stepman has thoughts. On the podcast, Heritage Foundation tech expert Klon Kitchen assesses contact tracing to stem COVID-19. Plus: improving information for those on the front lines fighting the coronavirus; the Big Apple thanks Samaritan's Purse; and, on "Problematic Women," meet Vice President Pence's elder daughter. Seventy-five years ago today, Gen. Alfred Jodl signs the unconditional surrender of all German forces in World War II.      Commentary Media Barely Try to Hide Bias in Covering Sexual Assault Accusations By Jarrett Stepman Analysis of the media coverage shows that Tara Reade's assault allegation got almost no interest from prominent networks and really received considerable attention only on conservative-leaning websites. More Commentary What Happened at the Little Sisters of the Poor Hearing Before the Supreme Court By Melanie Israel A seemingly skeptical Justice Sonia Sotomayor wanted to know how the religious organization's situation would differ from a hypothetical one where employers objected to providing reimbursement for a COVID-19 vaccine. More News Problematic Women: Charlotte Pence Bond on News for Kids, Growing Up Pence, and Marriage By Virginia Allen Charlotte Pence Bond, Vice President Mike Pence's elder daughter, joins "Problematic Women" to discuss her recently launched news program for kids, "Littles News Briefing." More Analysis What You Need to Know About Contact Tracing and COVID-19 By Rachel del Guidice App developers "have developed a way to know if an individual has been in close proximity, meaning within … 6 to 12 feet, of someone who has been identified as being COVID-19 positive," says Klon Kitchen, a senior research fellow in technology at The Heritage Foundation. More Commentary How the CDC Could Optimize Best Practices From COVID-19 Hot Spots By Kevin Pham Front-line clinicians, especially in intensive care units, have the most practical, and often unorthodox, information about treating COVID-19. More Commentary Hope for Tolerance? New Yorkers Grateful to Samaritan's Purse for COVID-19 Help By Tony Perkins "They believe what the Bible says, that homosexuality is a sin—yes. But it is not what drives them. What drives them is, 'How can I do God's work by healing people and saving lives?'" says Whitney Tilson. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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