Center · Watch · October 23, 2026
Oct 22 · New York City Council votes to end Central Park horse-carriage rides by 2028 as drivers vow to sue
NewsNation: Proposed NYC horse carriage ban is 'radically unconstitutional': Carriage driver
Grade B (82/100). Pre-vote interview with carriage spokeswoman Christina Hansen; the anchor puts the cruelty critique to her, but no council member or advocate is heard
Lehrer score 82/100 (−18 omission: one-sided interview: the guest's charges ([1:58] 'voting with the billionaire real estate interests'; [1:23] 'radically unconstitutional') get no response from the council or animal advocates). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.
one-sided interview: the guest's charges ([1:58] 'voting with the billionaire real estate interests'; [1:23] 'radically unconstitutional') get no response from the council or animal advocates
Splits: Pre-vote interview with carriage spokeswoman Christina Hansen; the anchor puts the cruelty critique to her, but no council member or advocate is heard
- Broken. Rule: omission (one-sided interview: the guest's charges ([1:58] 'voting with the billionaire real estate interests'; [1:23] 'radically unconstitutional') get no response from the council or animal advocates)
Same story: PBS NewsHour, New York Post