Joe Wilson: Before and After
“Captain Ed” Morrissey discusses a Howie Kurtz column quantifying what we already knew: that the press coverage of Joe Wilson’s initial charges got phenemonally more coverage than later reports contradicting him.
Ed condenses Kurtz’ numbers into a handy chart:
Outlet………Wilson Before….Wilson After
CBS………………… 30……………0
NBC………………… 40……………1
ABC………………… 18……………1
Washington Post…..96……………2
New York Times…..70……………3
Los Angeles Times..48……………2
Hat tip: Kate McMillan