Two of the biggest news on Thursday were the strong job report and the surprising arrest of Jeffrey Epstein’s confidant Ghislaine Maxwell, but if viewers watched CNN’s primetime, they would have no idea that neither of them took place.
The latest jobs report showed 4.8 million jobs were added to the United States economy in June, bringing the unemployment rate to 11.1 percent. Shortly after the report’s release, it emerged that Maxwell was arrested on multiple charges of sexual abuse, including conspiracy to lure minors to engage in sexual acts.
While the liberal network covered both stories throughout the day, the stories were noticeably absent during the network’s primetime programming between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Instead, the channel focused primarily on the coronavirus outbreak.
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“Cuomo Prime Time” presenter Chris Cuomo had two hours of coverage after taking over Don Lemon at 10 pm But despite doubling the broadcast time, the stories remained untouched.
Earlier in the day, CNN also raised its eyebrows when it omitted comments from President Trump of the White House that promoted positive economic numbers amid the uptick in the national shutdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
“CNN may decide not to cover what it chooses, but its elections are so transparent against the president that it hurts CNN more than Trump. CNN is simply directing people to get their information elsewhere, which according to ratings, a lot of people are doing, “Cornell Law School professor and media critic William A. Jacobson told Fox News about the decision of the network not to issue the president’s comments.
CNN did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
Positive job numbers were covered during primetime in Fox News’ “Hannity” and “The Ingraham Angle,” and Maxwell’s arrest was covered in “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and “Hannity.”
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MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes” covered both the job report and Maxwell’s arrest, while “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” only covered the arrest, though host Lawrence O’Donnell remarkably highlighted past ties Of President Trump with Maxwell and Epstein. “The Rachel Maddow Show” did not cover any.
Fox News’ Brian Flood and Barnini Chakraborty contributed to this report.
