Donald Trumps arraignment day a throwback for news outlets News Channel 312

NEW YORK (AP) — Hours of breathless news coverage of Donald Trump’s arraignment represented history for the country — and a throwback for news outlets. It recalled better days for cable news, through two presidential campaigns and two impeachments, when Trump coverage meant big ratings and big earnings. Through two days this week, the arraignment offered a little news, a lot of speculation and aerial footage of Trump traveling, by plane and motorcade. Broadcast and cable news outlets devoted much of Tuesday afternoon to the coverage. Much of it amounted to trying to read facial expressions and the body language…