The 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, has shuffled off this mortal coil at the age of 100. Those who remain and are tasked with covering his passing have chosen to do so while putting a rosy glaze over his presidency. In doing so, they neglected history. Carter’s passing forced the evening newscasts to reconfigure their rundowns on an otherwise slow news night. The media’s collective A-blocks were focused on Carter, with the aforementioned rosy glaze. Here’s how ABC’s Mary Bruce kicked off World News Tonight: The most Dem-friendly network gave the most dem-friendly coverage to the passing of Jimmy Carter. Here's Mary Bruce, doing Mary Brucey things: pic.twitter.com/YB2EJt2kps — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) December 30, 2024 MARY BRUCE: We begin tonight with breaking news, the death of the 39th President of the United States. Jimmy Carter. At 100 years old, Carter living longer than any other U.S. President. He served just four years in The White House and went on to transform the role of former presidents, traveling the globe as a fierce defender of human rights. Carter also enjoying an incredible love story with his wife, Rosalynn, the couple partners in every sense of the word. Married for 77 years. The tributes pouring in tonight. The flag at The White House now at half staff, and New York's Empire State Building lit up in red, white, and blue. And the mourners paying their respects, already lining up at The Carter Center. Mary Bruce’s introduction is emblematic of the coverage accorded to Carter’s passing at ABC: big emphasis on Carter’s personal life, less so on his presidency- which many Americans who were around at the time considered to be the worst in the modern era. CBS’s Norah O’Donnell sought to portray a more unvarnished version of Mr. Carter’s record, but misrepresented history in the process: