All jackals, all today (sorry, jackals): Clarence, "the New CNN," and Leonard LEO

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https://www.mediaite.com/tv/this-is-a-new-cnn-network-overlord-david-zaslav-defends-town-hall-with-trump/

‘This is a New CNN’: Network Overlord David Zaslav Defends Town Hall With Trump

.... Kernen: Do you see an opportunity, given what happened at some of your competitors?

Zaslav: We have a divided government. Right? We need to hear both voices. That’s what you see. Republicans are on the air on CNN, Democrats are on the air. All voices should be heard.

.... Kernen’s comments about John Malone reference an infamous moment on the very same show in which the cable news giant and chief shareholder of Discovery called for CNN to “return to journalism” while it was under Jeff Zucker’s leadership. Malone even touted Fox News as an example for CNN to follow. ....


https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/02/leonard-leo-federalist-society-00094761

Leonard Leo used Federalist Society contact to obtain $1.6B donation
The society’s close ties to Leo’s network raise questions about its nonpartisan, non-political status.

.... Leonard Leo, who helped to choose judicial nominees for former President Donald Trump, obtained a historic $1.6 billion gift for his conservative legal network via an introduction through the Federalist Society, whose tax status forbids political activism. ....

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