The cable news nets are scurrying to cover the Atlanta courtroom shooting this morning. Fox News Channel was first to break in with the news, at 9:30am. CNN followed at 9:35 and MSNBC reported it at 9:36. FNC took advantage of great footage from their local Fox affiliate, WAGA-TV. One insider suggested it must be another tough morning at CNN’s Atlanta headquarters, after being beaten by FNC in their hometown.
CNN’s headquarters are less than a mile away from the courthouse, so correspondents have been calling in with updates. (Daryn Kagan interviewed one of the carjacking victims at one point.) The affiliate coverage — especially Fox’s WAGA — has been top-notch. As of 11:30am, it’s the top story on all the cable news net Web sites…
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