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CBS demonstrated its list of priorities during Thursday’s CBS Evening News when the network completely ignored a violent and bloody ax attack in one of Germany’s largest train stations. Instead of reporting on the attack in Dusseldorf, “where five people were wounded [and] one seriously,” anchor Scott Pelley wasted roughly 18 seconds reporting on “a rising tide of popularity has made water the bestselling drink in America.”
That’s right. Instead of reporting on a possible terrorist attack, one of the Big Three networks was reporting on how well water sells. “An industry research group told us today that the average American drank more than 39 gallons of bottled water last year, compared to 38 and a half gallons of soda,” Pelley continued in his brief.
In sharp contrast to their competitor, both ABC and NBC ran full reports of the horrific development that occurred at roughly three o’clock in the afternoon Eastern Standard Time. “Police and Special Forces moving in after an ax attack at a busy and crowded train station in Germany,” announced ABC anchor David Muir to kick off World News Tonight, “These cell phone images coming in from inside that station tonight amid reports of a man swinging an ax, several people injured in the attack.”