CNN FALLS TO FOX AS LAST MINERS RESCUED

CNN, which on Tuesday had demonstrated that it could beat Fox News with live news coverage — it was the highest-rated cable network when the first Chilean miner was rescued — gave up its lead on Wednesday as it tried to cover the mine rescue and the Delaware Senate debate between Christine O’Donnell and Chris […]

CHILEAN RESCUE RESCUES CNN

International coverage of the rescue of the Chilean miners attracted tens of millions of viewers worldwide on Tuesday and Wednesday. On broadcast television in the U.S., ABC’s late-night Nightline coverage averaged 5.04 million viewers. For CNN, its coverage demonstrated again that it can attract a substantial audience by focusing on actual news and not the […]