CNN's Jeff Zucker Rips 'Propaganda' Fox News: They've 'Done Tremendous Damage to This Country'

[Mr. Sparkle]

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Source: Mediaite

CNN’s Jeff Zucker ripped into what he dubbed “propaganda” outlet Fox News on Saturday.

After calling Fox News a “propaganda” outlet during a conversation about the Democrats’ decision to not allow a primary debate on Fox News, Zucker said this: “I think the question should be, is Fox state-run TV or is the White House state-run government by Fox TV?”

He also wasn’t buying the argument that Fox News has excellent journalists who could do the job of hosting a Democratic primary debate.

“They chose to work at Fox and they don’t get to hide behind the fact that they’re excellent journalists or anchors,” Zucker said during the Q&A, slapping Fox News’ argument down. “The fact is they work at a place that has done tremendous damage to this country.”


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[Archae]

1. Seeing as CNN is Faux "news" lite...

Zucker can take his complaint and shove it.

[Sherman A1]

24. Precisely

I consider them to be nothing more than Infotainment were Fox is nothing more than propaganda.

[zaj]

2. That's a shockingly candid statement. Kudos

We need more public figures speaking like this.

[Beakybird]

4. That's Zuckerberg

[Hulk]

11. Thanks.

[RockRaven]

5. SO HAVE YOU, YOU GODDAMMED MOTHERF--CKER

Who made Trump the Candidate, you asshole? YOU DID!

[MontanaMama]

7. +1

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

22. Bingo!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[dalton99a]

6. Jeff Zucker's singular role in promoting Donald Trump's rise

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jeff-zuckers-singular-role-in-promoting-donald-trumps-rise/2016/10/02/7c3d4366-865b-11e6-a3ef-f35afb41797f_story.html

Jeff Zucker’s singular role in promoting Donald Trump’s rise
By Margaret Sullivan
October 2, 2016

Looking for someone specific to hold responsible for the improbable rise of Donald Trump?

Although there are many options, you could do worse than to take a hard look at Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide.

It was Zucker, after all, who as the new head of NBC Entertainment gave Trump his start in reality TV with “The Apprentice” and then milked the real estate developer’s uncanny knack for success for all it was worth in ratings and profits.

“The show was built as a virtually nonstop advertisement for the Trump empire and lifestyle,” according to the book “Trump Revealed,” by Washington Post journalists Marc Fisher and Michael Kranish.

[Wellstone ruled]

10. You nailed it !!!

This POS screwed our Nation Single Handed.

[EveHammond13]

8. why does he say this when he has Santorum and Jack Kingston dumbagogues on all the time

[lame54]

14. Remember Jefferey Lords?

[Pepsidog]

9. Don't care what he said or did before, anyone with a voice speaking out against Fox is ok.

Look I get pissed every time MSNBC or CNN hire or have RW tools on but if they are speaking out now against Fox I applaud them. There needs to be a ground swell against Fox attacking their propaganda machine. Zucker was right Fox has some great damage and I don’t care hat he did to promote Trump. All that matters is the future and calling out State TV.

[murielm99]

12. I sort of agree with you.

I am glad he is speaking out, but he should acknowledge what he did before and apologize for it.

[Pepsidog]

16. I go back and forth it then try to stay forward thinking and not rehashing the past. It's gonna take

a lot of courage to and a massive and sustained effort to put a dent in Fox’s juggernaut hold on the So many.

[catbyte]

13. FFS, he just hired a gop operative to edit CNN's 2020 coverage. Give me a goddamned break.

[Pepsidog]

18. Apparently the outrage caused Fox to move her from editor to on air commenting. Ugh!

[DallasNE]

15. hOW Have Fox News People Fared When They Moved On

Greta Van Susteren and Megan Kelly come to mind. Neither could make it. Indeed, it was painful to watch them. Van Susteren would keep getting fact checked and she couldn't cope with it.

[Pepsidog]

17. Good point

[True Blue American]

19. Zucker reminds me

Of Scarborough. Too late to the Party!

And wasn’t Zucker at NBC when they fired Phil Donahue who refused to back the Bush lie of a war?

[SunSeeker]

20. Thanks, Zucker. Better late than never I guess. nt

[DRoseDARs]

21. Pot, kettle... nt

[lilactime]

23. Says the guy who hired Sara Isburg or whatever her name is from Fox

to oversee political issues.

[ck4829]

25. K&R

[McKim]

26. We Need More Leading Figures to Condemn FOX

While other cable news outlets have their biases and are just as manipulative, FOX stands out for its negative influence on our country. It should have been shut down years ago. There is a reason that Canada does not allow FOX News there! They don’t want the Hate and Polarization that FOX encourages. They are a blight on our body politic.

[Roy Rolling]

28. Wow

Zucker did some bad things in his life. Stop the presses.

Live in the present, its 2019 for God's sake. That's why people hate some Democrats, they have to prove how smart they are by adding "balance" to everything.

It's easy to complain about who fucked us more to help Trump get elected, but it's just lamentation. Except the one comment explaining Zucker's background and NBC to present---that's welcome information. Complaints about the 2016 election we've heard before. Thanks.

And to make it clear, Zucker, NBC, New York Times don't hold a candle to Fox and Russia. Those two made Trump president, REMEMBER THAT.

[DonViejo]

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