Here are some fascinating statistics, compiled by Arianna Huffington at The Huffington Post:
Here are the number of news segments that mention these stories: (from a search of the main news networks’ transcripts from May 1-June 20).
- ABC News:
- Downing Street Memo: 0 segments
- Natalee Holloway: 42 segments
- Michael Jackson: 121 segments
- CBS News:
- Downing Street Memo: 0 segments
- Natalee Holloway: 70 segments
- Michael Jackson: 235 segments
- NBC News:
- Downing Street Memo: 6 segments
- Natalee Holloway: 62 segments
- Michael Jackson 109 segments
- CNN:
- Downing Street Memo: 30 segments
- Natalee Holloway: 294 segments
- Michael Jackson: 633 segments
- Fox News:
- Downing Street Memo: 10 segments
- Natalee Holloway: 148 segments
- Michael Jackson: 286 segments
- MSNBC:
- Downing Street Memo: 10 segments
- Natalee Holloway: 30 segments
- Michael Jackson: 106 segments
See? It’s not just my imagination!
Oh, in case you just arrived from a remote galaxy, here are some links you can use to brush up on the news:
- Downing Street Memo
- Natalee Holloway
- Michael Jackson (actually, if you have to ask who he is, you probably don’t need to know)
Credit where credit’s due: Hullabaloo.