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Now we know how you tell a real scandal from a fake one: The major media outlets ignore the real scandal and go into overdrive covering the fake scandal.
In less than 48 hours, ABC, CBS and NBC deluged viewers with coverage of Chris Christie's traffic jam scandal, devoting a staggering 88 minutes to the story. In comparison, these same news outlets over the last six months have allowed a scant two minutes for the latest on Barack Obama's Internal Revenue Service scandal. The disparity in less than two days is 44-to-one. [See a chart below.]
From Wednesday through Friday morning, the latest on Christie's Traffic-Gate led 11 out of 13 news programs. NBC produced the heaviest coverage, over 34 minutes. CBS followed close behind with more than 30 minutes. ABC came in third with just under 23 minutes.
Meh ... Have A Beergarita and A Wonderful Evening ...
It Isn't Going To Matter and There Is Nothing Surprising About The Way They Chose To Cover It.
It would be more interesting if they did it against a backdrop of Governor Christie and President Obama strolling up the beach hand and hand ... What was the major network's coverage time devoted to that love-fest?
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