Boston Strong, Media Weak

As we near the one year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings the cycle of terrorism journalism which wants to cover the heroic efforts of those who overcame is in full swing.

Yet, for at least some, they can't get the message.

Adrianne Haslet-Davis who is a dancer and lost her right leg in the bombings last year was scheduled to appear on Meet the Press, but walked out of the Boston station after terms agreed to before the show were not followed.

She had simply asked that the names of the terrorists not be used on the broadcast.  On a personal note, having worked at both Meet the Press and in multiple political press shops, these types of terms for an interview happen all the time.

For some reason though David Gregory could not maintain that standard and instead wanted to drop the names of those who were involved with the bombings.  Given the issues he has going on with ratings which have cratered since he took over, I am not sure why he would want to alienate a terrorism victim, but given the lack of honest reporting done by NBC and the mainstream media about terrorism the past several years it is no surprise, but still disappointing.