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This study explores content differences in the evening newscasts of the cab
le all-news networks and compares the evening newscasts of the cable and br
oadcast networks. A content analysis found strong evidence of product diffe
rentiation in the major evening newscasts between the cable and broadcast n
etworks as well as among the cable all-news networks. Each network contribu
ted significantly to adding unique news to the daily television news pool a
nd the topics of the unique stories were diverse.