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President Barack Obama proceeded on his undercovered overseas trip. Altogether this week it was accorded only 40 minutes on the three newscasts combined: seven reports on his diplomacy in Moscow, five on the G8 summit, one on his Vatican trip, one on his daughters' excellent summer adventure and one on his looming visit to Africa. By contrast, the same week saw Michael Jackson attract 62 minutes of coverage even though his death occurred some ten days earlier.
Friday saw just three reports on Obama's diplomacy. NBC's Chuck Todd looked back at the G8 Summit in Italy, reflecting that the 24 nations attending meant that "this group has outgrown itself," producing pledge of action instead of concrete accomplishments. CBS' Chip Reid reported on the President's talks with Pope Benedict XVI, with abortion, stem cell research, Middle East peace and development aid to Africa topping their agenda. NBC's Mara Schiavocampo jumped ahead to Accra to preview his arrival in Ghana, where the locals plan to greet Obama as a native son, no matter that his family "is from an entirely different country."
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