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 .