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Table 5.7 American Television Coverage of Kosovo
as Leading Story on Leading Networks (ABC, NBC,
CBS, and CNN): January 1, 1998–March 20, 1999
Week Beginning
1
March 1
7 ⁄3
2
March 8
7 ⁄3
March 15
2
10 ⁄3
0
March 22
0
March 29
0
April 5
0
April 12
April 19
0
April 26
5
2 ⁄6
0
May 3
0
May 10
May 17
0
May 24
0
1
May 31
2 ⁄2
June 7
1
17 ⁄6
June 14
1
23 ⁄6
0
June 21
June 28
0
0
July 5 Leading Story (Minutes) 93
July 12 0
July 19 0
July 26 0
August 2 0
August 9 0
August 16 0
August 23 0
August 30 0
September 6 0
September 13 0
September 20 0
September 27 28 ⁄2 1
October 4 28 ⁄6 5
October 11 49 ⁄2 1
October 18 0
October 25 12 ⁄3 2
November 1 0
November 8 0
November 15 0
November 22 0
November 29 0
December 6 0
December 13 0
December 20 0
Continued