Scoop -- Chris Licht has emailed employees saying CNN overuses its "breaking news" banner, announces

[demmiblue]

Scoop -- Chris Licht has emailed employees saying CNN overuses its "breaking news" banner, announces new "guns in America" beat, sets town hall meeting for June 16, says Marcus Mabry will be interim leader for Meredith Artley.

Link to tweet

[kentuck]

1. They like to use it to begin each new program of the day...

So viewers will think there is actually "breaking news" and will stay tuned to their channel.

It's sort of like the boy that cried "Wolf!". How will people know when there is actually "Breaking News!"?

[Wounded Bear]

4. Or the boy who cried, "Extra! Extra!"

Sensationalist headlines are hardly a new thing. They have been there since mass media was invented.

[JonAndKatePlusABird]

8. At CNN it's the Wolf who cried "Breaking News!"

[Effete Snob]

13. .

[spooky3]

2. MSNBC overuses it, too. Nt

[dweller]

3. You would think

They’d be focused on the J6 committee public hearings … or are they putting up a deflection to it ?

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[jimfields33]

7. Won't they be over by then?

Plus gun control is the main story right now. I personally think these town halls are a great idea.

[msfiddlestix]

5. Duh...why is this a "Scoop" ?

CNN has been overusing the "Breaking News" banner for at least over 20 years.

But this tweet looks like an insider memo, i guess. I don't recognize the names of anyone mentioned. are they new executives, or newscasters. anchors? who are these people? none of the names mentioned in this tweet means anything to me.

is this a pro gun townhall?

this tweet is an example of why I strongly dislike twitter.

[Coventina]

10. Chris Licht was the showrunner for Stephen Colbert. He is now

heading CNN, quite the promotion!

I don't think he's going to be "pro-gun". I could be wrong, but that's my speculation.

[msfiddlestix]

11. Interesting!

Is a "showrunner" mean director, executive producer, writer, promoter? some other descriptive?

that's a pretty damn amazing promotion. I understood some ultra right wing wack job was holding perch as head of CNN.

Aparently a change took place. good news.

[Coventina]

12. I'm not an expert, but from my understanding the showrunner

is the person who would be analogous to the stage manager in a play. Below the director, but responsible for all the nuts and bolts to make the show happen. He/she is always just off camera, giving cues to the on-camera talent, troubleshooting anything going wrong, making sure all the crew keeps the whole production together, on time, and such.

As time has gone on, they've become ever more involved with scripts and story-telling to the point where they are almost a secondary director. I think it's now considered the most important job in a TV show.

[msfiddlestix]

14. Very Informative, thank you so much for the time to explain,

makes me consider subscribing to CNN on my Roku for the first time ever. maybe.

[Coventina]

15. You're most welcome!!

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. More important - the head producer, and writer for something fictional, and often creator

Definition of showrunner
: a person who oversees the writing and production of each episode of a television series and has ultimate managerial and creative control over the series
A showrunner is more than just a producer. He or she is the creator or co-creator of a show and is a writer as well. These people are the guiding lights for a production. They are making decisions about casting, story arcs, as well as the day-to-day issues of getting a show done and ready for air.
— G. Michael Dobbs

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showrunner

Artie in The Larry Sanders Show, for a fictional chat show.

[mcar]

6. Good early steps

[Coventina]

9. He's not wrong.

"Breaking News" has ceased to mean anything.

I also approve of a "Guns in America" beat. More attention needs to be paid to the sacrifices made to the 2nd amendment.

So far, Licht gets approval from me!

[barbaraann]

17. I would prefer "Gun Killings in America."

Maybe even "Gun Killings and Injuries of Innocent Babies, Children, Adults, and Pregnant Women in America."