CNN - FOX NEWS TAKES OVER LEAD FROM CNN IN CONVENTION COVERAGE

FOX NEWS TAKES OVER LEAD FROM CNN IN CONVENTION COVERAGE

One day after the close of the Democratic National Convention, during which CNN drew record ratings, Fox News scored a beat with its revelation that Sen. John McCain had picked the relatively unknown Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running-mate -- thereby drawing some record ratings itself. Indeed, they were twice those of CNN. Fox News, which always pulls its best numbers during the Republican National Convention, is expected to continue to dominate throughout the week, despite the distraction of Hurricane Gustav. Meanwhile a new book about Rupert Murdoch by Michael Wolff claims that Murdoch recently brokered "a tentative truce" between his Fox News Network chief Roger Ailes and Barack Obama, a revelation that was confirmed Tuesday by an Obama campaign spokesman. A result of the truth perhaps was the announcement that Obama will be interviewed by Fox commentator Bill O'Reilly on Thursday, the final night of the Republican convention, when Fox News is expected to draw its biggest ratings of the year.

03/09/2008