Something in the air

Irony report: Was CNN 'tea-bagged'?

Network's decline follows rise of grass-roots America

Posted: April 9, 2010
11:15 p.m. Eastern

By Drew Zahn
© 2010 WorldNetDaily

In a year when America's tea party activists have been surging, cable news networks that slam the grassroots movement have been dying in the ratings. Is it merely coincidence?

As widely reported, 2010's first quarter ratings for cable news networks were released earlier this month. Compared to the numbers in 2009, Fox News Channel, frequently reported as a favorite of the tea partiers, actually gained 3 percent over last year's numbers, but MSNBC, whose left-leaning commentary has been far more critical of the movement, has dropped 15 percent of its audience.

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