Trump's Co-Defendants' Mugshots Dominate CNN and MSNBC Coverage

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CNN and MSNBC have extensively covered the mugshots of former President Donald Trump's alleged collaborators. According to the Media Researc

Jody Golden

Jody Golden

25 August 2023 9:03 am

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Trump's Co-Defendants' Mugshots Dominate CNN and MSNBC Coverage

CNN and MSNBC Coverage of Trump's Alleged Collaborators

CNN and MSNBC have extensively covered the mugshots of former President Donald Trump's alleged collaborators. According to the Media Research Center's analysis, the two networks showed these images a total of 188 times, spanning 83 minutes of airtime, during a 24-hour period starting from 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

MSNBC and CNN's Coverage of Mugshots

According to a report by the Media Research Center (MRC), MSNBC and CNN repeatedly featured a mugshot of one of the alleged accomplices in a news story. MSNBC aired the photo 122 times for almost an hour of airtime, while CNN featured it 66 times for just under 30 minutes of airtime throughout the day. The show "The Beat with Ari Melber" on MSNBC displayed the mugshot the most, keeping it up for over half of the program's duration. These numbers were calculated by MRC and do not include commercial breaks.

Fulton County District Attorney Charges Trump and Others

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has charged former President Donald Trump and 18 others, including his allies, with racketeering in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election. The charges were filed on August 15 and allege that the group worked together in an organized manner to undermine the election results. Mugshots of the defendants have been released.

Indictment Involving Trump's Allies

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MRC Releases Metric on Media Coverage

The Media Research Center (MRC) has released a metric that measures media coverage of the court case involving former President Donald Trump. This comes as CNN journalist Jake Tapper denies accusations that the media is "reveling" in the case. Tapper responded to a segment from Fox News' Laura Ingraham, stating that CNN journalists and commentators are simply stating facts about Trump's legal issues and are being falsely described as reveling in them.

Criticism of News Channel's Representation

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Jake Tapper's Tweet

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