Donald Trump's arraignment day a throwback for news outlets
Hours of breathless news coverage of Donald Trump's arraignment represented history for the country — and a throwback for news outlets NEW YORK -- For the country and for Donald Trump, the indictment of a former president represented an unprecedented day. For TV news organizations, it felt like a throwback. Hour after hour on Tuesday, the story occupied the full attention of broadcast and cable news networks. They waited for glimpses of Trump's face to interpret his expression, followed his motorcade's movements from the air, speculated on how it must feel to be arrested. The coverage recalled better days for now-struggling cable news outlets, through two presidential campaigns and two impeachment trials, when Trump occupied hours of air time. Consumers eagerly followed along, the way they haven't for many stories since. For two days this week, Trump's indictment on 34 counts of falsifying business records gave outlets the chance to go back in time. “This is the...