Top Fox News programs devote scant coverage to Haiti earthquake

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"There's lots of 'HATE' on FOX News, but no 'HAITI'."

On January 13, Fox News' three top-rated programs for 2009 -- The O'Reilly Factor, Hannity, and Glenn Beck -- devoted a combined total of less than 7 minutes of coverage to the earthquake in Haiti, instead choosing to air such things as Beck's hour-long interview with Sarah Palin, Bill O'Reilly's discussion of Comedy Central host Jon Stewart, and Sean Hannity's advocacy for Massachusetts candidate Scott Brown's Senate campaign.

By contrast, the content of MSNBC's three top-rated shows underscored the significance of the Haiti disaster; Countdown, The Rachel Maddow Show, and Hardball devoted a total of more than two hours to the earthquake.


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Gee, that answers a troubling question I had. My boss at work and his family watch only FOX News at home. When I comented to him about the Haiti earthquake, his answer was, "What ya talkin' 'bout Chimp?"

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