NBC Devotes Nearly Four Minutes to Dress Debate, Seconds to Clinton Corruption
On Friday, NBC finally noticed the corruption scandal swirling around Hillary Clinton.
However, the coverage on the Today show was relegated to a 49-second mention within a story slamming Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
By contrast, the morning show devoted 3 minutes 56 seconds to a social media debate about the color of a dress.
Downplaying the Clinton controversy as something ginned up by partisan critics, correspondent Kelly O'Donnell declared: "Conservatives seized on The Washington Post report that seven foreign governments donated millions of dollars to the Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton served as secretary of state, violating an ethics agreement made with the Obama administration."
O'Donnell noted jabs at Clinton during the Conservative Political Action Conference: "With all the fire of a Texas barbecue...Ted Cruz turned up the heat on Hillary Clinton."
A soundbite played from Cruz: "Hillary Clinton embodies the corruption of Washington." O'Donnell added: "Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina called out Clinton several times."
A clip played of Fiorina blasting the former secretary of state: "She tweets about women's rights in this country and takes money from governments that deny women the most basic human rights."
On Thursday, none of the network evening newscasts covered the scandal, and only CBS This Morning mentioned the front-page Post story in a 32-second news brief...
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