Networks Ignore Latest North Korean Missile Launches; CNN Notices

As of the evening of 17 March 2014, As of Monday evening, ABC, CBS, and NBC's morning and evening newscasts have yet to cover North Korea's firing of 25 short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on Sunday. NBCNews.com did post an unsigned article from Reuters on Sunday about how the "missiles flew for 45 miles before splashing into the sea," and ABC went with AP's write-up on the development, but neither outlet devoted any air time to the story.

By contrast, CNN's New Day on Monday devoted a 20-second news brief to the Obama administration's reaction to this latest instance of North Korean sabre-rattling:

JOHN BERMAN: The State Department is calling on North Korea to stop launching short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan. At least 25 rockets were fired into the open sea on Sunday. The U.S. and South Korea calling on the north to stop what they call provocative actions. North Korea claims the launches are in self-defense, in response to military exercises recently conducted between the U.S. and South Korea.