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KharmaTrain

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14. This May Actually Rock Their Boat...Finally

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 02:25 AM

Jun 2012

Throughout the 80s and 90s I watched CNN 24/7...Bernie Shaw was a particular favorite. They really did revolutionize how news was covered...then came Faux and news took a back seat to food fights and personalities. I bailed on them after the 2004 election...I got tired of them playing "conventional wisdom" which generally meant right wing talking points. It looks like others followed suit. They tried to be faux lite and its backfired.

I just read that Erin whatshername (never seen her) had the lowest ratings ever for a major cable channel in prime time. The network's attempt to play "middle of the road" means they've gotten run over and yesterday's mess up will long be remembered. Supposedly news organizations still value "credibility"...CNN blew theirs in a big way and this may be the wake up call in the executive suites at Time/Warner to make some serious and fundamental changes. Stay tuned...

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Revolt Inside CNN?? [View all] KharmaTrain Jun 2012 OP

It wasn't just they got it wrong, they didn't correct it for over 5 minutes even... PoliticAverse Jun 2012 #1

Here's the correct direct link :) Tx4obama Jun 2012 #18

Thanks, fixed. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2012 #19

CNN is the "gold standard in television news"? Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #2

Their international staffs are quite good. Their US arm has taken a beating in the last decade. nt MADem Jun 2012 #3

I subscribed to CNN International at one time Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #10

If you are living in Europe, Asia, or ME, you get good regional and international coverage. MADem Jun 2012 #15

I was (am) living in Asia Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #16

Euro and Mideastern CNN was OK, I thought. MADem Jun 2012 #21

I think that you're right. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #6

Exactly! Quantess Jun 2012 #25

Sad to say it but... Xyzse Jun 2012 #49

Al-Jazeera does a superb job. They work to keep them off the RKP5637 Jun 2012 #52

The pity is that it really is AngryAmish Jun 2012 #56

Don't they mean "Fool's Gold"? Generic Brad Jun 2012 #58

Well to be fair... Lasher Jun 2012 #4

This Is A Real Good Example Of How News Is Manufactured... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #7

+1 freshwest Jun 2012 #8

Whoa! Chicken Noodle News! That takes me back! calimary Jun 2012 #28

The Name Goes Back To The 80s... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #44

Well there will be firings. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #5

But not the booble heads like Erin, or whoever's doing her drivel. freshwest Jun 2012 #9

This May Actually Rock Their Boat...Finally KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #14

It would be good. I watched CNN from the time it began. Long time ago. It was a mainstay, it was.. freshwest Jun 2012 #17

I Agree...The Media Culture Is Corrupted... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #22

But it won't be the people who pushed to get the story wrong; baldguy Jun 2012 #32

got it sort of backwards: cnn revolting inside. chknltl Jun 2012 #11

how can they say gold standard, pansypoo53219 Jun 2012 #12

Leslie Blitzer went on for about ten minutes about how the court killed Obama's Health Care law WI_DEM Jun 2012 #13

He's insufferable & just embarrassing. He's way past his prime & he's transparently pacalo Jun 2012 #23

Blitzer is a himbo. Airheaded script reader. TalkingDog Jun 2012 #54

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2012 #57

why'd you call him Leslie? Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2012 #59

Just a few words to set CNN straight on the difference between Fixed News' & MSNBC's pacalo Jun 2012 #20

The False Equivelency Game... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #24

CNN considers treating both sides the same Jamaal510 Jun 2012 #29

I would appreciate some cut & dry reporting, from SOMEONE. Please. Quantess Jun 2012 #27

If you get it, you might like the news on BBC America LibertyLover Jun 2012 #55

“Maybe this will shake the company into understanding that CNN has not been the UnrepentantLiberal Jun 2012 #26

What!!! rks306 Jun 2012 #30

Sweet As malaise Jun 2012 #31

CNN went downhill after Bernard Shaw left Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #33

It shows they were in step with Fox lovuian Jun 2012 #34

No, that was not propaganda, for once. Quantess Jun 2012 #35

Poor CNN SoCalDem Jun 2012 #36

They owe me blood pressure medication... Cooley Hurd Jun 2012 #37

That is hilarious! Ruby the Liberal Jun 2012 #50

"Gold standard"? CNN became Faux Lite after Ted Turner sold it. hobbit709 Jun 2012 #38

The foaming-at-the-mouth relish at reporting the WRONG info was astounding BumRushDaShow Jun 2012 #39

Blitzer - What is I fucked up again for $2,000 Alex malaise Jun 2012 #40

All they had to do was take 2 minutes to read the summary plus usregimechange Jun 2012 #41

cnn is absolutely revolting spanone Jun 2012 #42

CNN is revolting! tanyev Jun 2012 #43

Oh please ... GeorgeGist Jun 2012 #45

Certainly Not News deminks Jun 2012 #46

"Excellent news coverage"??? n2doc Jun 2012 #47

They can't help it ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2012 #48

"gold standard in televsion news"? haven't been their for at least a decade /nt still_one Jun 2012 #51

CNN "gold standard in televsion news" RKP5637 Jun 2012 #53