Oregon, My Oregon

 Stacy McCain explains Why Media Bias Matters

Say hello to Noah Madrano and, while you’re at it, go ahead and say good-bye, because it’s highly unlikely you’re ever going to see him unless somehow you get sentenced to federal prison, where he’s going to be serving a 50-year sentence for “his heinous crimes”:

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Gladstone, Oregon man was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison today for abducting and sexually abusing a Canadian child he met through a music creation social media platform.
Noah Madrano, 43, was sentenced to 600 months in federal prison, a $5,000 fine, and a lifetime term of supervised release. The sum of restitution he must pay to his victim will be determined at a later date.
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office thanks the FBI special agents and Oregon City police officers who rescued the victim in Oregon and brought the defendant to justice,” said William M. Narus, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon. “This sentence is a result of the extraordinary efforts of the victim, the victim’s family, their community, and law enforcement here and in Canada.”

But enough about his crimes, as awful as they are. What does this teach us about media bias?  

You may ask, what does this have to do with media bias? Well, I learned about the Noah Madrano case from Andy Ngo, who exclusive reported in 2022 that Madrano was involved with an Antifa-aligned radio station:

Following the disappearance of a Canadian child last month [i.e. June 2022], a 40-year-old Portland-area man and radio host on the left-wing station, KBOO, has been arrested for child trafficking and child rape. . . .
Madrano used male, female and nonbinary pronouns and the monikers, “Bud Jackson,” “NoMad” and “Noah Zark.” . . .
Until the publicity around Madrano’s arrest, he was a producer and co-host of the “Sub-Human Intellect Theater” (S.H.I.T.) monthly show at far-left self-described Antifa Portland radio station, KBOO-FM. The show’s other host is Karen Green, who has deleted all her social media accounts after the arrest of her co-host.
The Post Millennial can exclusively report that Madrano’s Twitter account has pro-pedophilia content. 
. . . .
The last episode of his show, which has been deleted, featured a purported skit in which Madrano was having phone sex with an underage girl.

KBOO-FM is a “listener-supported, community radio station,” and you see what kind of values were “supported” by this “community.”

Now here’s where the media bias angle comes in. Because of Andy Ngo, you and I know that KBOO gave airtime to this predatory child rapist, who was not exactly secretive about his pedophilia. But guess what? In the Oregonian‘s article about Madrano being sentenced to prison, you’ll have to read down to the 28th paragraph before the reporter mentions Madrano’s association with KBOO radio. Many other media accounts don’t even mention Madrano’s connection to the “listener-supported, community radio station.” Just ask yourself how they’d play it if a similar crime was committed by someone with a right-wing MAGA connection. Daresay that would be mentioned in the first sentence of every article.

However much you hate the media, you don’t hate them enough.

 Sort depends on your community, doesn't it?