A reminder that CNN is not bumbling into platforming fascists like Trump because of some unlearned lessons from 2016 — the network's move to the right is on purpose. It's entertainment, not news — like Fox. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/24/the-changes-at-cnn-look-politically-motivated-that-should-concern-us-all
The changes at CNN look politically motivated. That should concern us all
Brian Stelter’s very popular and commerically successful show was axed. The reason? Follow the moneyRobert Reich (The Guardian)
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in reply to kottke.org • • •I stopped watching Canada's versions of broadcast news years ago.
When I bump into US broadcast news (usually in the breakfast room at the hotel while on business) I'm appalled at how trashy it is.
Don Henley has it 100% right.
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in reply to kottke.org • • •Read the classic “Amusing Ourselves to Death” then ask yourself why you watch ANY television “news” at all
#AmusingOurselvesToDeath
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#AnyDemWhoAppearsOnCNNShouldNeverBeReelected
#BootCNNFromTheWhiteHousePressCorps
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in reply to kottke.org • • •I stopped watching CNN in 2016.
Boycott #CNN
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