Attorney Firings
(Fox News) - The controversy over the firings of those U.S. attorneys generated 45 minutes of coverage on the broadcast networks' evening news programs during the week of March 12th through 16th, according to the Tyndall Report, which monitors news coverage.
But Vanderbilt University reports that in 1993, when the Clinton administration moved to fire all 93 U.S. attorneys, two of the networks didn't cover it at all, and the third, NBC, gave it 20 seconds despite Republican complaints and unheeded demands for hearings.
Another parallel concerns White House involvement. Then-White House spokesman George Stephanopoulos said Attorney General Janet Reno "consulted with the White House" on the firings, which one might expect, but which has made news now that it's the Bush White House being consulted.
But Vanderbilt University reports that in 1993, when the Clinton administration moved to fire all 93 U.S. attorneys, two of the networks didn't cover it at all, and the third, NBC, gave it 20 seconds despite Republican complaints and unheeded demands for hearings.
Another parallel concerns White House involvement. Then-White House spokesman George Stephanopoulos said Attorney General Janet Reno "consulted with the White House" on the firings, which one might expect, but which has made news now that it's the Bush White House being consulted.
posted by BP News Bureau | 7:25 AM
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