Networks Omit Majority of Americans Support Keystone Pipeline in Obama Veto Coverage

Curtis Houck | February 24, 2015
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All three of the major broadcast networks covered the news that President Barack Obama had vetoed the bill passed by Congress that would have approved the building of the Keystone XL oil pipeline during their Tuesday evening newscasts. 

While each story was a news brief and the total coverage amounted to one minute and six seconds, the networks failed to mention that the President vetoed the bill despite a majority of Americans supporting the pipeline’s construction.

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