NBC – CNS Election Watch

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....

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April 11, 2017

Networks coverage of Trump Taxes varies

On March 14, Rachel Maddow, host of the Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, revealed one page of Donald Trump’s tax returns from a decade ago. It showed President Trump’s income, his write-offs and his taxes. NBC Nightly News devoted 30 seconds to the tax story near the...

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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,...

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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...

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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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October 21, 2016

NBC Leaves Viewers Just as “Undecided” as Voters

On Oct. 3, Republican nominee Donald Trump launched a series of attacks in the battleground state of Colorado. Trump blasted Hillary Clinton on her stamina and marriage saying, “She can’t make it 15 feet to her car, give me a break,” and “I don’t even think...

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October 4, 2016

Networks Divided on How to Fact Check

The Sept. 26 presidential debate demanded fact checking. It was unclear what the next day’s broadcasts would do. NBC responded with fifty-five seconds of fact checking inside another story. CBS had a whole story devoted to it. ABC avoided fact checking altogether. NBC’s Peter Alexander pointed...

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