NBC – CNS Election Watch

May 6, 2017

Spicer’s ‘Hitler’ comments steal leads in all three newscasts

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer made waves on April 11 when he claimed that Hitler never used poison gas during World War II. That left an implication that Hitler was less of a threat than Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, who used them on his own...

Blog Post / Exclusives / NBC

May 5, 2017

Where Do NBC News Exclusives Lead?

NBC gave significant air time to several “exclusive” stories during President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, but were they really that significant? NBC investigative correspondent Cynthia McFadden reported three exclusive stories that ABC and CBS either overlooked or covered slightly. On February 10 ABC and CBS led with...

ABC / CBS / NBC / Trump

May 4, 2017

Networks Delay Spending Bill Coverage

President Trump just overcame another high-pressure challenge: a government shutdown if Congress couldn’t agree on a spending bill. Government funding expired April 28 which coincided with Trumps hundredth day in office. The administration aimed to fulfill key campaign promises before time ran out on the first 100 days....

ABC / CBS / NBC

April 22, 2017

CBS focusing more on ad loss instead of Trump defense of O’Reilly

When President Donald Trump defended Bill O’Reilly, ABC and NBC treated it as a major story. CBS barely mentioned it. On April 5, the network evening newscasts reported O’Reilly and Fox News paid $13 million in sexual harassment settlements and that President Donald Trump defended O’Reilly in a...

ABC / Blog Post / CBS / NBC / Trump

April 9, 2017

Questioning Loyalties to the President

On March 14 NBC’s evening news showed both parties’ lack of support for the healthcare bill. It also showed House Speaker Paul Ryan saying he is not going to defend President Donald Trump. NBC correspondent Peter Alexander said, “The fight over health care is also raising new...

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April 6, 2017

CBS fails to mention Ivanka’s new role in White House

On March 29, NBC spent almost three-and-a-half minutes explaining Ivanka Trump’s new role in the White House. The network showed her saying previously that she wouldn’t take on an official role but only be a daughter. In contrast, ABC spent about 35 seconds on this announcement,...

Graphics / NBC / Trump

April 6, 2017

NBC Compares GOP Health-care Collapse to Basketball

You might say Capitol Hill is like sports, an ideological faceoff between politicians on either side of the aisle. NBC’s coverage of the GOP’s health care failure on March 24 took the comparison a step further. NBC’s Hallie Jackson described the day’s events while an on-screen...

ABC / Bannon / Blog Post / CBS / NBC / Trump

March 25, 2017

Mixed Coverage of Bannon Rare Appearance

All three networks covered Steve Bannon’s appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference differently, but why did CBS spend a significant amount of time on him, while NBC and ABC didn’t? On Feb. 23, White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon made a rare appearance at CPAC....

ABC / CBS / NBC / Trump / Twitter

March 21, 2017

Spell Checking Becoming the New Fact Checking

Both ABC and CBS pointed out a typo in one of President Donald Trump’s tweets, but NBC didn’t. Is it newsworthy that the president made a spelling mistake in a tweet? On March 4, Trump tweeted four times, accusing former President Obama of wiretapping Trump...

ABC / CBS / NBC / Trump

March 8, 2017

CBS Claims Trump Is at the End of His Fuse

The Feb. 16 CBS Evening News characterization of President Trump’s whirlwind press conference was unique. “Today we learned the length of the president’s fuse—28 days.” –@ScottPelley weighs in on @POTUS’ press conference https://t.co/HOjG2HJ8AN pic.twitter.com/f1YzKmxhNW — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) February 16, 2017 “Today we learned the...

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