MacIver News Minute: Flood Coverage Failure

Do you ever wonder where the mainstream news media gets its news. Well, here’s a clue. On Sunday, Gov. Tony Evers tweeted that he authorized the National Guard to help with the flooding response in Milwaukee. MacIver wanted more details, especially since the governor hadn’t declared an emergency at that point. He didn’t visit the area or declare an emergency until Monday afternoon. The National Guard’s public affairs office promptly responded to MacIver’s inquiry. It explained that only the Wauwatosa Fire Department had requested help from the guard. That was the request that Gov. Evers had authorized, hence the tweet. However, only a handful of guardsmen were activated, and it turned out that Wauwatosa cancelled its request before that could get on the scene. No other communities had asked for help, and so, as of Monday morning, the guardsmen were sitting in an armory in Madison just in case. Meanwhile, most news stations across the state reported that Gov. Evers had sent in the National Guard, even though he didn’t. There had been no press releases and no executive actions. The only place anyone wouldn’t gotten that idea from, is Twitter. So now you know where the mainstream media gets it news.