# of “Walter Reed” mentions: FNC: 93 | CNN: 224 | MSNBC: 257

“Look at the differences in cable news coverage of Walter Reed,” a prominent veteran’s spokesperson told TVNewser on Friday. After completing a search of cable transcripts using TVEyes, it’s clear that CNN and MSNBC have each covered the Walter Reed scandal more than twice as much as Fox News.

Between Feb. 18 and March 5, FNC has mentioned “Walter Reed” 93 times — about six mentions per day. CNN has covered the story 224 times, and MSNBC has covered it 257 times.

As of 2pm today, the trend has continued. FNC has mentioned it 23 times; CNN has mentioned it 56 times; and MSNBC has mentioned it 42 times…