You have to imagine the shockwaves that went through the hearts of CNN employees when they heard that their new owner, Warner Bros. Discovery, wanted the network to refocus on “journalism.” Their owner must know how biased the network is if they’re saying they want CNN to be a network where both Republicans and Democrats can be heard. But seeing as everyone at CNN is a Democratic activist and not a journalist, what are they going to do?
CNN owner's CEO David Zaslav wants network for 'Republicans, Democrats' as ratings sink https://t.co/4Wxu9rsQaE pic.twitter.com/Pxsu2xaVTm
— New York Post (@nypost) July 6, 2022
The New York Post reports:
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said CNN is renewing its focus on “journalism” — signaling he wants the scandal-scarred, left-leaning network to eventually deliver straight news that also appeals to conservatives.
The CEO, whose company owns CNN, Warner Bros., HBO, Animal Planet and TLC, told reporters at Allen & Co.’s “summer camp for billionaires” in Sun Valley, Idaho, that CNN’s new approach will pay off in the long term, even as ratings sink to historic lows.
“Journalism first. America needs a news network where everybody can come and be heard; Republicans, Democrats,” Zaslav said. “I think you’re seeing more of that at CNN. We’re not going to look at the ratings and, in the long run, it’s going to be worth more.”
Journalism first? How does Brian Stelter still have a job?
That ship has sailed… and sunk… and had another ship sink on top of it.
— Dinkledash (@Dinkeldash) July 6, 2022
They waited too long, now it's too late.
— poopoohead (@elonmuskowitz) July 6, 2022
Well, if he wants to make it half & half, he would have to fire half the anchors on the network because right now it's 100% Democratic.
— Mike (@Mike0243) July 6, 2022
The 2022 realization that "Republicans buy sneakers too"
— Milenka~ (@MilenaAmit) July 6, 2022
Crazy that alienating 55 percent of the population didn’t work for them.
— Nancy Pelosi’s Boobs (@IveBangedYurMom) July 6, 2022
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said CNN is renewing its focus on “journalism”
Makes you wonder what they have been focused on the past few years.
— jtkola™ (@jtkola) July 6, 2022
More like: CEO wants to sell company but no one will buy it
— libtears19 (@libtears19) July 6, 2022
You'll need mass firings, there is no curing the current so called talent.
— Chris Finch (@RTR_Chris) July 6, 2022
— Louie (expert) Huey (@reallouiehuey) July 6, 2022
If a media outlet actually reported the news without a slant I would watch it
— Max Cold (@MaxCold14) July 6, 2022
As we just learned in a Gallup poll, the only thing Americans have less confidence in than TV news is Congress.
Related:
Gallup poll finds the only institution trusted less than television news is Congress https://t.co/bL0sMaBHXc
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 6, 2022
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