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Nets: Hillary E-Mails Are ‘Bedeviling’; Batch Might Cause 'Headaches'

Curtis Houck
August 31st, 2015 9:37 PM
On Monday night, all three of the major broadcast networks covered the impending release of more e-mails from Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server, but largely kept their coverage to a minimum before moving onto dissecting the latest 2016 polls on the Republican and Democratic sides. All told, the networks spent one minute and 42 seconds on Clinton’s e-mails and news that 150 of them have been…
 
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CBS, NBC Skip E-Mails Showing Bill Clinton Sought Speech w/Dictators

Curtis Houck
August 28th, 2015 11:15 AM
On the Friday morning network newscasts, CBS This Morning and NBC’s Today showed no interest in picking up on an ABC News report that former President Bill Clinton sought approval from his wife’s State Department for speeches that involved African dictators and North Korea with the speaking fee for the former engagement worth $650,000.
 
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CBS, NBC Ignore Report Japanese Amb. Kennedy Used Private E-Mail

Curtis Houck
August 25th, 2015 10:19 PM
On Tuesday night, CBS and NBC teamed with Spanish-language networks Telemundo and Univision to hide from their viewers news that U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy has been using a private e-mail server to conduct government business and send sensitive material. Surprisingly, ABC’s World News Tonight stepped up to the plate with a scant 50-second report on this new e-mail scandal by chief…
 
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Nets Punt on Hillary’s E-Mail Scandal, New Order from Federal Judge

Curtis Houck
August 20th, 2015 11:49 PM

In the on and off saga that is the liberal media’s coverage of Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal, the “big three” of ABC, CBS and NBC plus Spanish-language network Telemundo largely skipped on Thursday night the latest developments regarding the investigation into her e-mail aside from a vague reference on NBC and 26 seconds on Univision. 

 
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ABC Ignores Hillary's E-Mail Scandal; Hypes Rubio Video with Football

Curtis Houck
August 19th, 2015 11:10 PM
ABC’s World News Tonight chose to ignore on Wednesday the latest on the Hillary Clinton e-mail server scandal to instead continue obsessing over video of a little boy being hit in the head with a football after missing a pass from Republican Senator and presidential candidate Marco Rubio (Fl.) in Iowa. After the networks spent 18 seconds on Tuesday night and two minutes and 43 seconds Wednesday…
 
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Nets: Hillary 'Vigorously' Spoke to Press on 'Stubborn' 'Distraction'

Curtis Houck
August 18th, 2015 9:45 PM
The “big three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC all mentioned on Tuesday evening Hillary Clinton’s decision to take questions from the press in Nevada concerning her e-mail server scandal and, as usual, they parroted Clinton campaign talking points in touting how Clinton “vigorously defended herself” in the press conference concerning what’s become a “stubborn political issue.”  
 
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MSNBC’s Barro: Clinton E-Mail Scandal 'Just Background Noise’

Jeffrey Meyer
August 18th, 2015 3:10 PM
Appearing on MSNBC’s Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell on Monday, the New York Times’ Josh Barro dismissed controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server as “all just background noise.” He contended: "The Clintons have been embroiled in scandal longer than I have been alive. And at this point it's all just background noise. Everybody’s formulated an opinion about whether they…
 
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ABC Rediscovers Clinton E-Mail Scandal as NBC Notes Walker's Hecklers

Curtis Houck
August 17th, 2015 8:49 PM
After having ignored Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal since Saturday night, ABC emerged out of the wilderness during Monday’s World News Tonight to again cover the latest development while CBS and NBC went in the opposite direction Monday evening and ignored the story following three minutes of airtime on their Monday morning newscasts. On NBC, Katy Tur made sure to mention to viewers that…
 
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MSNBC Oozes Over Kerry Using Ted Kennedy’s Cane at Cuba Ceremony

Curtis Houck
August 14th, 2015 5:03 PM
In the midst of the covering the U.S. Embassy’s reopening in Havana, Cuba on Friday morning, MSNBC’s The Rundown couldn’t help but repeatedly ooze over the fact that Secretary of State John Kerry attended the ceremony using a walking cane that belonged to former President John F. Kennedy’s brother and former fellow Massachusetts Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy. Gushing that it’s “a fascinating…
 
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ABC, NBC Move on from Hillary Clinton’s E-Mail Server Scandal

Curtis Houck
August 13th, 2015 11:34 PM
After ABC, CBS, and NBC devoted portions of their Thursday morning newscasts to the FBI taking control of Hillary Clinton’s e-mail server, the picture was far different on Thursday night as ABC, NBC, Telemundo, and Univision moved on from this scandal and neglected to mention it. The CBS Evening News, however, found it pertinent to continue keeping their viewers abreast of Clinton’s e-mail…
 
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Nets Pass Off Hillary Handing Over Server; ‘Distraction’ & ‘Headache'

Curtis Houck
August 12th, 2015 10:01 PM
The “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC continued to cover on Wednesday night news that scandal-ridden Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton turned over her private e-mail server and numerous thumb drives to the FBI but largely brushed it off as “a headache” and “distraction” for Clinton in what has “been a tough summer.”
 
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English, Spanish Nets Fail to Note False Kerry Claims in Iran Hearing

Curtis Houck
July 23rd, 2015 9:36 PM
While English-networks ABC and NBC combined with Spanish-language networks MundoFox, Telemundo, and Univision on Thursday night to skip testimony from Secretary of State John Kerry in a Senate hearing on the Iran deal, CBS covered it in a news brief, but only summarized it and ignored false statements by Kerry as he faced criticism from both sides of the aisle. In contrast, the FNC's Special…
 
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Keilar Lets Hillary Rant on Foundation; Offer Gooey Q's on Money, SNL

Curtis Houck
July 7th, 2015 7:21 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s first national TV interview aired during Tuesday’s edition of The Situation Room on CNN, and while Brianna Keilar pressed Clinton on her e-mail scandal and tumbling poll numbers, the interview measured up to little more than a stroll in the park. Along with gooey questions about which woman she thinks should go on the $10 bill and who plays a…
 
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Networks Move on from New Hillary E-Mails on Blumenthal, WH Relations

Curtis Houck
July 1st, 2015 11:26 PM

After all three network morning newscasts dedicated time on Wednesday to the release of the latest batch of Hillary Clinton e-mails, their evening news counterparts saw things differently by choosing to ignore the story altogether. With ABC, CBS, and NBC missing in action on this Clinton scandal, the Fox News Channel (FNC) program Special Report led off its Wednesday show with a thorough, four…