CBS Punts on Felony Strangulation Charge Against Former Anchor; Reported Fox News Rep

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By Matthew Balan
February 23, 2013

On Wednesday, the New York Daily News reported that Rob Morrison, an anchor for CBS's New York City affiliate WCBS, had quit his job after being arrested the previous weekend for an alleged assault on his wife, CBS MoneyWatch anchor Ashley Morrison. While this news story has been picked up by CNN, the New York Times, and UPI, CBS's own morning and evening newscasts have yet to report on it.

By contrast, CBS This Morning devoted several news items to the arrest and trial of Fox News correspondent Douglas Kennedy in 2012. During a April 4, 2012 report, then-anchor Erica Hill pointed out his affiliation with the news outlet before interviewing the journalist's attorney:

ERICA HILL: Douglas Kennedy is part of a political dynasty, as well as Fox News reporter. However, Robert F. Kennedy's youngest son made some news of his own two months ago when he was arrested at a New York hospital, charged with mistreating his newborn son.​

The morning show devoted a news brief on February 25, 2012 to Kennedy's arrest, and a full report on November 21, 2012 to his acquittal.


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CBS Punts on Felony Strangulation Charge Against Former Anchor; Reported Fox News Reporter's Arrest | NewsBusters

 

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By Matthew Balan
February 23, 2013

On Wednesday, the New York Daily News reported that Rob Morrison, an anchor for CBS's New York City affiliate WCBS, had quit his job after being arrested the previous weekend for an alleged assault on his wife, CBS MoneyWatch anchor Ashley Morrison. While this news story has been picked up by CNN, the New York Times, and UPI, CBS's own morning and evening newscasts have yet to report on it.

By contrast, CBS This Morning devoted several news items to the arrest and trial of Fox News correspondent Douglas Kennedy in 2012. During a April 4, 2012 report, then-anchor Erica Hill pointed out his affiliation with the news outlet before interviewing the journalist's attorney:

ERICA HILL: Douglas Kennedy is part of a political dynasty, as well as Fox News reporter. However, Robert F. Kennedy's youngest son made some news of his own two months ago when he was arrested at a New York hospital, charged with mistreating his newborn son.​

The morning show devoted a news brief on February 25, 2012 to Kennedy's arrest, and a full report on November 21, 2012 to his acquittal.


Read more:
CBS Punts on Felony Strangulation Charge Against Former Anchor; Reported Fox News Reporter's Arrest | NewsBusters

The story was reported extensively on 1010WINS..which is owned by CBS.

So this is a fail.