Media Matters: US Evening News Programs Have Completely Ignored "Exxon Knew" Scandal

Major Broadcast Networks' Nightly News Shows Have Completely Ignored Exxon Developments

Evening News Programs On ABC, CBS, And NBC Have Yet To Address Exxon's Climate Deception. Nexis and Snapstream searches for "Exxon" and "ExxonMobil" revealed that the nightly news shows on ABC, CBS, and NBC all failed to air a single segment about the growing Exxon story, covering neither the media investigations, the Democratic candidates' comments, nor the New York Attorney General's actions.

ABC And CBS Briefly Mentioned New York Attorney General Investigation On Morning News Shows. ABC's Good Morning America and CBS This Morning both briefly mentioned New York Attorney General Schneiderman's investigation into Exxon in news rundowns. [ABC, Good Morning America, 11/6/15; CBS, CBS This Morning, 11/6/15]
By Contrast, Exxon Developments Have Received Widespread Coverage From Other Media Outlets

Many Media Outlets Have Covered Exxon Story. In contrast to the nightly news programs on ABC, CBS, and NBC, other media outlets, including PBS, NPR, and many large newspapers and wire services have reported on the presidential candidates' calls for a federal investigation of Exxon and/or the New York Attorney General's investigation into Exxon. These include:

PBS NewsHour: "Has Exxon Mobil Misled The Public About Its Climate Change Research?" [11/10/15]

NPR: "N.Y. Attorney General Investigates Whether Exxon Mobil Lied On Climate Change" [11/5/15]

The New York Times: "More Oil Companies Could Join Exxon Mobil As Focus Of Climate Investigations"; "Exxon Mobil Investigated For Possible Climate Change Lies By New York Attorney General"; "Exxon Mobil Accused Of Misleading Public On Climate Change Risks" [11/6/15, 11/5/15, 10/30/15]

The Washington Post: "New York Is Investigating Exxon Mobil For Allegedly Misleading The Public About Climate Change" [11/5/15]

USA Today: "Exxonmobil Investigated Over Climate Change Statements" [11/5/15]

The Wall Street Journal: "Exxon Mobil Gets Subpoena From N.Y. Regarding Climate-Change Research" [11/5/15]

Associated Press: "Official: NY Probes Exxon, Peabody Climate Statements" [11/5/15]

Reuters: "New York Investigating Exxon Over Climate Statements: Source" [11/6/15]

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