Over the past couple of weeks, Patricia Smith, the mother of Benghazi victim Sean Smith, spoke at the Republican National Convention, while Khizr Khan, who lost his soldier son in the Iraq War, spoke at the Democratic National Convention.
As The Daily Caller points out, the media reported on both, but — in many cases — in different ways.
Here’s some of the coverage of Pat Smith’s appearance:
- MSNBC: RNC manipulates the pain of a grieving mother for partisan gain
- Politifact: Checking Patricia Smith’s claims about Clinton and Benghazi
- Chris Matthews, MSNBC: “Wrong to lie about Hillary Clinton;” GOP “Ruined their evening with this”
- Wall Street Journal: None
- Chicago Tribune: When the ‘blame Hillary’ crowd goes too far
- New York Daily News: Benghazi victim’s mother Patricia Smith gives tearful RNC speech
- CBS News: Benghazi mom gives emotional speech during GOP convention
- Huffington Post: GOP Convention Speakers Declare Everything Is Awful, Then Go On To Prove It
- Slate Magazine: Melania Trump was bad; all the other speakers were terrifying.
- The Blaze: GQ Writer Apologizes for Sick Tweet About Mother of Slain Benghazi Hero
- Business Insider: None
- New York Times: Republican Convention Speeches on Day 1: What You Missed and Our Fact Checks
- The San Diego Union-Tribune: Benghazi victim’s mother takes national stage
- NBC’s Chuck Todd: Benghazi issue “cheap unity” for “lowest common denominator”
- Washington Post: GOP convention begins with tears — and the strongest possible charge against Hillary Clinton
- Fox News: Mainstream media’s double standard: Khizr Khan receives 40 times more coverage than Pat Smith on ABC, CBS, NBC
Here’s some of the coverage of Khizr Khan’s remarks:
- MSNBC: Khizr Khan’s words won’t soon be forgotten
- Politifact: None
- Chris Matthews, MSNBC: “Welcome to Hard Ball”
- Wall Street Journal: Among Democratic Convention Standouts: The Quiet Dignity of Khizr Khan
- Chicago Tribune: Readers react: Donald Trump’s response to DNC speaker Khizr Khan
- New York Daily News: SEE IT: Father of slain Muslim American war hero has a message for Donald Trump
- CBS News: Muslim father of fallen soldier slams Donald Trump at Democratic convention
- Huffington Post: Fox News Didn’t Air That Amazing Speech By The Father Of A Fallen Muslim Soldier
- Slate Magazine: Khizr M. Khan’s Address to the DNC Was His Own
- The Blaze: Father of Fallen Muslim Soldier Skewers Trump in DNC Speech: ‘Have You Even Read the Constitution?’
- Business Insider: I rewatched Khizr Khan’s speech – and it made me weep for our country
- New York Times: In Tribute to Son, Khizr Khan Offered Citizenship Lesson at Convention
- The San Diego Union-Tribune: Donald Trump, read this Muslim soldier’s father’s speech
- NBC’s Chuck Todd: “Mr. Khan, thanks for coming in and sharing your story.”
- Washington Post: The father of Muslim soldier killed in action just delivered a brutal repudiation of Donald Trump
- Fox News: Trump criticized for comments on Muslim mother of fallen US soldier
Both Khan’s and Smith’s speeches aired live on CNN, MSNBC, and C-SPAN. The Media Research Center measured the reaction by major media to the speeches and found the Khansreceived 50 times more after-speech coverage than Pat Smith.
Additionally, GOP candidate Donald Trump’s response to — and subsequent back-and-forth with — the Khans has ignited a flurry of talking points on TV and online.
