As our colleague Kevin Tober identified, the congressional investigation into Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) principally escaped any point out on the nation’s community night information. Apart from Telemundo, which broke ranks with their counterparts Thursday by giving viewers a full, succinct account of the ethics investigation into AOC.

The nationwide media did discover time, nonetheless, to hype the ethics investigation into Rep. George Santos (R-NY). Telemundo managed to stroll and chew gum, as you’ll see under:

Additionally in Washington: The Home Ethics Committee launched an investigation into Republican consultant George Santos. The panel will demand whether or not the lawmaker will study whether or not the lawmaker for New York violated marketing campaign finance legal guidelines for 2022, in addition to allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct made by a former volunteer. Santos’s workplace said that the congressman is absolutely cooperating with the investigation.

And Consultant Alexandria Ocasio Cortez additionally faces an investigation resulting from her participation within the 2021 Met Gala. There, she wore the well-known costume with the inscription “Tax the Wealthy”. The Congressional Ethics Committee voted 5-0 to analyze whether or not she accepted improper presents.

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez obtained the costume, a handbag, footwear, jewellery, hair, make-up, transportation. She mentioned that she didn’t violate any moral guidelines, however that funds had been delayed and he or she discovered it to be unacceptable. The Committee maintains that the funds, within the quantity of a number of thousand {dollars}, had been made as soon as they started to analyze her.

The total report on the dueling ethics investigations lasted one minute and 5 seconds, 20 seconds of which went to Santos with the remaining 45 going to AOC. 

Anybody relying on Univision or CNN En Español heard nothing in regards to the ethics investigation into AOC, however heard lots about Santos. There’s clearly one thing (D)ifferent in how these networks made their e(D)itorial assessments.

To echo Tober, nothing in these analyses must be construed as a protection of Santos. However in equity, all congressional ethics investigations are newsworthy no matter get together affiliation. Telemundo, whereas removed from good and in line with their tagline (“issues as they’re”), understood this to be the case as properly. Hats off.