The WP points out that the scandal has been good media business, with USAT distributing an extra 500,000 copies of its weekend edition, the WP printing about 15,000 copies of its daily run, Time adding 100,000 copies to its usual newsstand run of 250,000, CNN's viewership up about 40 percent, and ABC's Nightline and This Week experiencing pronounced ratings increases.
The WP points out that the scandal is bad for business.