CNN has hardly given any coverage to Democratic Senator Bob Menendez’s corruption trial, but they found plenty of time for a Republican senator’s trial in 2008.
CNN covered the trial of Republican Senator Ted Stevens heavily, rarely missing a day of coverage and, in many cases, updating viewers on the progress of the trial several times a day, reports the Media Research Center. During the first three weeks of Stevens’ trial, CNN aired 36 stories about Stevens, compared to just 7 stories about the first three weeks of the Menendez trial.
As MRC points out, the charges against Menendez are even more severe than those levied against Stevens. Stevens was on trial for failing to report gifts, but he was not accused of bribery or tit-for-tat exchanges. Meanwhile, Menendez is accused of exchanging political favors–such as helping a friend’s girlfriend obtain a visa–for unreported gifts. – READ MORE
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