Cable and broadcast news still largely ignoring Thursday's planned net neutrality repeal
December 13, 2017
- Since November 28, cable news has given net neutrality minimal coverage: approximately four minutes each on CNN and Fox News and more than eight minutes on MSNBC.
- Since November 28, broadcast news networks have given net neutrality minimal coverage on their morning and evening news programs and Sunday political talk shows: more than eight minutes on NBC and a little more than two minutes on CBS. ABC did not cover net neutrality in this time period.
- Since November 20 when news first broke on the upcoming Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote on a proposal to dismantle net neutrality regulations, the six networks have devoted a combined one hour and 39 minutes to the story, with MSNBC leading in coverage with nearly 55 minutes.
- NBC did not address net neutrality until Sunday, December 10, when it ran segments on Today and Nightly News with Lester Holt -- nearly three weeks after news first broke about the upcoming FCC vote.
- FCC chair Ajit Pai gave four interviews during the study period -- all to conservative-friendly media.
Cable and broadcast news still largely ignoring Thursday's planned net neutrality repeal