Dan Rather: 'What is going on at CNN?'
Hot Air,
by
John Sexton
Original Article
Posted By: Dreadnought,
9/3/2022 1:39:27 AM
Dan Rather asked this question today and it seems to be resonating with a lot of people. His comment has 34k likes so far. The replies are full of messages like this one: There’s even a #CNNIsTheNewFox hashtag circulating. The cause of the immediate outburst isn’t very clear but my best guess is that Rather was reacting to this bit of news from John Harwood: There’s even a #CNNIsTheNewFox hashtag circulating. The cause of the immediate outburst isn’t very clear but my best guess is that Rather was reacting to this bit of news from John Harwood: NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen called it a “public sacrifice”
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Dreadnought 9/3/2022 1:39:48 AM (No. 1267033)
They've found themselves at the pointy end of a corporate cancellation process and haven't quite figured it out yet.
14 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
Jesse Jenkem 9/3/2022 2:00:43 AM (No. 1267042)
CNN, FOX and others go conservative, then Liberals will find out what Conservatives have been dealing with for years.
13 people like this.
Gee, Dan. Was hoping you could tell US.
13 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
usmc0302 9/3/2022 5:33:17 AM (No. 1267065)
dan is several decades past his sell date.
23 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
mifla 9/3/2022 5:37:35 AM (No. 1267068)
Dan, businesses have to make money to stay in business. Only the government can seize revenue.
13 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
5 handicap 9/3/2022 5:58:45 AM (No. 1267077)
Lying Dan has never even been mildly acquainted with Truth. After all he was groomed in his position at CBS by the original germ of corruption in major news organizations...Walter Cronkite.
23 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
jeffkinnh 9/3/2022 7:04:49 AM (No. 1267106)
This is simply another Trump WIN. Trump drove liberal media insane and they completely outed themselves. They ARE biased. They DO lie. They ARE partisan. They ARE propagandists for the dem party and progressive causes. They HAVE abrogated their Constitutional "duties".
And no, Trump took no government actions against them. He just called them out. They reacted and removed any doubt about what they really are. The only thing that can impact the "Press" is the American People rejecting them by stopping watching them. They keep score by viewership which determines the rates they can charge for commercials which determines the bottom line for the commercial business that underwrites them. Even the most devoted liberal media organization cannot function without sufficient income and is pointless anyway without viewers. If no one is watching, the progressive drivel is useless.
Beyond that, MOST Americans get their news from digital sources, of which there are a wide variety and can be selected by the viewer to match their interests, political views, and convenience (view when you want). It is well known that print and radio have suffered from digital competition, however, tv news has also suffered. As the tv networks become more blatantly polarized, more people are moving away. Once they leave, most won't come back.
The networks have to try not to drive people away. CNN has already lost that battle. Their viewers are gone. As the population that has grown up with TV news ages out, the younger folks will not be in front of the TV at 6:30. The networks are going to be competing for a piece of a smaller and smaller pie.
21 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
bpl40 9/3/2022 7:35:01 AM (No. 1267122)
What's the frequency Kenneth?
16 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
PostAway 9/3/2022 7:47:51 AM (No. 1267129)
I read the article and if you’re going to read it for enlightenment it didn’t offer any. What’s going on at CNN? If conservatives are hoping for reform and a resultant news outlet that reports the news conscientiously experience tells me that we can forget it. More likely, the recent changes are because Brian Stelter is unattractive with an ordinary intellect, John Harwood is aged with an ordinary intellect and CNN is looking for younger, more attractive Leftist partisan hacks of little brain.
9 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
homefry 9/3/2022 7:49:16 AM (No. 1267130)
Whats the frequency Kenneth?
7 people like this.
If you have read the book 1984, you might recognize that they are all melding into the "Ministry of Truth".
CNN and NBC are abandoning the left; FOX is abandoning the right. They will soon be one voice for the "proles" to hear. The "thought police" will be ready to enforce all those guilty of "thoughtcrimes".
9 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 9/3/2022 8:38:30 AM (No. 1267176)
I remember when CNN first started and it was awesome, nothing but raw news from everywhere with commentary, not "opinion." But liberalism destroys everything it touches. Even the company America loving Walt Disney created has been destroyed before our eyes. CNN was circling the drain unless something was done. I predict they will emerge as a Fox News clone within two years. Takes time to get rid of messy employee contracts and hire new talent.
7 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 9/3/2022 9:15:00 AM (No. 1267215)
Courage, Dan. Courage.
10 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
Marzipan4 9/3/2022 9:54:08 AM (No. 1267248)
I thought it was Mr. Leeemons new glasses
5 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
Californian 9/3/2022 9:59:29 AM (No. 1267251)
What? Dan is still alive? Hunh... who knew?
9 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
czechlist 9/3/2022 10:13:01 AM (No. 1267268)
Blather, like all socialists, has no concept of business - supply and demand. Danny boy, when your business is bleeding customers, profit, it is time to change your product. Mainstream viewers have realized CNN has been lying to them and the rabid lefties have abandoned CNN for the more intense hatred at MSDNC.
As for most cable "news", including FOX, I rarely watch as I am interested in factual information rather than entertainment and opinion.
7 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
stablemoney 9/3/2022 10:16:29 AM (No. 1267271)
What is going on at CNN is they have new owners, ones that will not accept no viewers, and no profits. CNN has a lot of dead wood, so much that it will take a complete replacement of personnel.
9 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
MickTurn 9/3/2022 11:16:41 AM (No. 1267334)
Crawl back into your Lying Commie Hole Blather!
8 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
janjan 9/3/2022 11:22:25 AM (No. 1267347)
Did Dan Rather just wake up from a long nap? What’s going on at CNN is that their ratings suck and their advertisers are getting nervous. They are trying not to be a non-profit. The shareholders voted against that.
5 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
DVC 9/3/2022 12:09:35 PM (No. 1267405)
What's the frequency, Dan?
I'd Rather not pay any attention to this lying puke.
4 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
farmwife 9/3/2022 12:10:11 PM (No. 1267408)
I think Fox is becoming more like CNN rather than the other way around.
6 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
JimBob 9/3/2022 2:34:36 PM (No. 1267518)
Hey Dan!
How's you ol' buddy Raoul doing these days? (You know, the guy who gave you the fake letter designed to make George W. Bush lose the Presidential election?....but resulted in YOU being FIRED!)
3 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
mifla 9/4/2022 4:24:04 AM (No. 1267937)
Send them your resume Dan, you will fit right in.
0 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
Faithfully 9/4/2022 9:02:09 PM (No. 1268706)
Dan, you started this.
0 people like this.
Below, you will find ...
Most Recent Articles posted by "Dreadnought"
and
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)