ABC and NBC led their morning shows on Tuesday
with nearly 10 minutes of "breaking news" coverage of Angelina Jolie's
double mastectomy. This celebrity-driven story was apparently deemed
more important than abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell being found guilty of
three counts of first-degree murder, as Good Morning America and Today
combined devoted just 38 seconds to the Gosnell trial. Altogether, the
ABC and NBC morning newscasts aired 19 minutes and 3 seconds of coverage
on Jolie. Tuesday's CBS This Morning waited 12 minutes to
cover the Hollywood news item, but ultimately ended up setting aside 7
minutes and 49 seconds of air time to the surgeries, versus a 18 second
news brief on Gosnell. The total Big Three coverage of Jolie on Tuesday morning, including CBS's reporting, added up to 26 minutes and 52 seconds, as opposed to 56 seconds on the Gosnell case.
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