Networks ‘split’ Cohen, Manafort coverage on very busy news day

ABC then switched to focusing on the response from the White House, with a report from Cecilia Vega, who offered a quick, voiceover only, minute long roundup. 

The network then moved on to the Manafort verdict, with Pierre Thomas reporting and offering a question and answer at the end, which ran just under four minutes in total.

Both packages included heavy use of text-heavy full screen graphics highlighting key points in each case.

Finally, Terry Moran was on air from about 75 seconds discussing the future of Robert Mueller’s investigations, which lead to the Manafort charges and verdict.