Screenshots from a dozen websites (captured between 3:43 and 4 p.m.) show how news organizations are covering President Barack Obama’s change of position on same-sex marriage. || Related: Robin Roberts’ interview with Obama a coup for “Good Morning America” (Poynter)
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- ABC’s Robin Roberts had the exclusive interview with Obama, during which he announced, “For me personally, it is important for me to affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.”
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- Fox News featured several opinion pieces about the announcement. The announcement came when Shepard Smith was on the air; the Fox News anchor declared Obama “the President of the United States, now in the 21st century.”
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- Competing networks, like CBS, credited ABC with the scoop.
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- Chuck Todd was on MSNBC discussing the political ramifications immediately after the president’s interview aired on ABC.
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- CNN.com had a second top story in addition to Obama’s announcement.
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- Drudge billed the announcement as an “election year conversion.”
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- The Huffington Post evoked wedding vows with its headline.
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- The Advocate, one of the country’s gay and lesbian news magazines, framed the announcement as a victory for equal rights.
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- Politico showed the interview airing, emphasizing that how it “plays” politically will be critical.
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- North Carolina voters on Tuesday approved an amendment to its constitution banning same-sex marriage.
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- California approved same-sex marriage in 2008, then passed a ban against it the same year. The ban has since been declared unconstitutional, but appeals have left same-sex marriage in legal limbo.
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- The Washington Post featured a public opinion poll on its home page. Gallup released data Tuesday that shows 50 percent of Americans support legal, same-sex marriage while 48 percent oppose it.
