CBS, ABC Minimize Oregon Governor's Resignation; CBS Omits He's a Dem

Matthew Balan | February 13, 2015
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[More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.]

The 13 February 2015 editions of CBS Evening News and ABC's World News Tonight both devoted less than half a minute each of air time to the resignation of the Democratic governor of Oregon, John Fitzhaber. CBS's Scott Pelley failed to provide Fitzhaber's party ID during his 20-second news brief: "Four-term Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber said today he is stepping down, amid a growing scandal. His fiancée, Cylvia Hayes, is being investigated for allegedly using their relationship to land contracts for her energy business. Kitzhaber says he broke no laws, but he understands now he's a liability."