Networks Barely Acknowledge Bobby Jindal’s Entrance into the 2016 Presidential Race

Curtis Houck | June 24, 2015
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While Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal became the 12th Republican on Wednesday to join the 2016 Republican presidential field, the top English and Spanish-language network evening newscasts all but dodged Jindal’s decision by providing a total of 54 seconds across English networks ABC, CBS, and NBC. 

As for the Spanish-language networks, MundoFox and Telemundo ignored Jindal’s announcement completely while Univision aired an 18-second news brief on Wednesday’s Noticiero Univision by co-anchor Jorge Ramos.