Let's hope they can redeem and repair this network. Breaking away from being opinionated jerks and advocating for causes and candidates has become the mainstay of the various networks over the past 15 years. And it has been getting worse with each passing day.
CNN, under its old leadership, became a total joke. Rating plummeted. Advocacy became their hallmark.
Now the new leader vows to return to honest journalism and reporting of facts. Let's hope so. But I remain skeptical.
From the NY Post, this is only a small portion, full story at the link: https://nypost.com/2022/04/15/david...w&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter
CNN, under its old leadership, became a total joke. Rating plummeted. Advocacy became their hallmark.
Now the new leader vows to return to honest journalism and reporting of facts. Let's hope so. But I remain skeptical.
From the NY Post, this is only a small portion, full story at the link: https://nypost.com/2022/04/15/david...w&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter
David Zaslav wants to set CNN apart from ‘advocacy networks’
Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav wants CNN to focus on the facts and set itself apart from a cable-news industry that he says is monopolized by “advocacy networks.”
Zaslav, who took the helm of the new company this week, wasted no time laying out his vision for the media behemoth . . .
The CEO told Winfrey that CNN needs to be about reporting and truth and facts. “If we get that, we can have a civilized society,” he said. “And without it, if it all becomes advocacy, we don’t have a civilized society.”
CNN has been under a microscope for much of the year over its mishandling of high-profile scandals under former boss Jeff Zucker. Chief among them was Zucker’s handling of CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, whom he fired in December. The anchor was found to be secretly aiding the defense of his embattled older brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, over sexual harassment allegations that resulted in his resignation.
Soon after, Zucker resigned in February, citing a romantic relationship with a colleague. The imbroglio caused an uproar among CNN staffers, who were angry about Zucker’s exit and the thought that Cuomo would get a massive severance package, despite breaking journalistic standards related to coverage of his brother.
But even before that, billionaire media mogul John Malone — a close confidant of Zaslav — and a board member of the combined company, criticized CNN for its slanted coverage. . . .
