Cable News Websites Treat Joe Wilson Very Differently

Rep. Joe Wilson‘s outburst of “You lie” at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress Wednesday has created quite a media stir, and the way that this story unfolds reveal a lot about the health care debate and the odds for a bipartisan solution. But not everyone seems to feel that this is a lead story. Let’s take a look at how the websites for the cable news networks chose to cover the story:

CNN.com sees this as a big and interesting story, providing both headline and image:

MSNBC.com does not give it the lead headline, but provides the “money shot” of Joe Wilson’s outburst:

FoxNews.com sees ACORN the largest current issue today, choosing the questionable headline “Pimpin’ for ACORN”, but provide a smaller news head in the listing of “other stories”:

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