Al-Zarqawi Killed: MSNBC Beats CNN & FNC

MSNBC was the first cable news outlet to report Al-Zarqawi’s death. The channel went live at 3:10am with Milissa Rehaberger, and did a special report for NBC on Al-Zarqawi at 3:16am. CNN went live via CNN International around 3:22 a.m. FNC was the last cable net to report the story, at 3:28am. “It’s clear that FOX’s international reporting isn’t prepared to handle such a momentous event,” an e-mailer says…

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