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Local Maine broadcast TV news largely failed to contextualize increasing energy prices

Media Matters for America · Media Matters for America · last updated

As concerns about gas, diesel, and general energy costs remain a top issue in the midterm elections, local Maine broadcast TV stations are largely failing to connect rising energy prices to President Donald Trump’s actions, including the war in Iran.

Media Matters reviewed transcripts for local ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC affiliates in the Portland-Auburn media market and found they aired at least 182 segments about rising energy prices from October 12-28. Of those, just 78 segments (43%) connected increased energy prices to the war in Iran while only 36 examples (20%) connected them to the president himself. Just 16 segments (9%) connected rising prices to incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and her voting history in support of the war.

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