'Back to the Middle': New CNN Boss Wants
'Hard News,' Not 'Red-Hot Liberal Opining'
Newsbusters,
by
Nicholas Fondacaro
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
2/26/2022 10:09:20 PM
In an interesting “scoop” published Saturday, Axios reported that CBS’s EVP of Special Programming Chris Licht, who was tapped to replace ousted CNN boss Jeff Zucker to lead the third-place cable network, wants to get back to CNN being a straight news outlet and cut back on the liberal screeds that dominate prime time and their newscasts in general.The Axios headline said it all: “CNN to dull its liberal edge.” “Under new chief Chris Licht, CNN will dial down the prime-time partisanship and double down on the network's news-gathering muscle,” reported Mike Allen and Sara Fischer.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Highlander 2/26/2022 10:17:06 PM (No. 1084012)
Hard news is all we ask for. Not 24/7 TDS.
22 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
SALady 2/26/2022 10:18:23 PM (No. 1084015)
Nice words, but lie-berals can't help themselves!!!
No matter how extremist lie-beral they are, they honestly believe that that is exactly what "everybody" believes (except for a few of those "redneck white supremist back-woods rubes"). So no matter how hard they try to be "unbiased", they won't be able to help themselves.
CNN "jumped the shark" a long time ago. The Communist New-speak Network can't change their stripes!!!
40 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
formerNYer 2/26/2022 10:22:55 PM (No. 1084019)
Right, all talk & it will never happen if Chris Licht wanted hard news and not liberal opining, why didn't he do it at CBS?? 2nd only to NBC in being a mouthpiece for the DNC and xiden?
34 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
daisey 2/26/2022 10:24:14 PM (No. 1084021)
I do not believe any of the current anchors at CNN are capable of objective reporting. They have revealed themselves and their ideologies with every appearance. Their news will lean left and be full of hatred for Trump and anyone who supports him. They just won’t be able to help themselves.
32 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
itsonlyme 2/26/2022 10:31:34 PM (No. 1084024)
Don't believe their lies.
They are out to destroy middle America and the culture.
31 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
john56 2/26/2022 10:33:54 PM (No. 1084027)
Yeah. And the late show with Stephen colbert was always so fair and balanced in it's treatment of those they opposed. Sarcasm key 🔑 now OFF.
31 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
chumley 2/26/2022 10:43:43 PM (No. 1084035)
Dont care what they do. They betrayed America too many times. I haven't watched them since the 1st gulf war and I'll never watch them again.
30 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
RPool 2/26/2022 10:48:37 PM (No. 1084039)
A CBS exec is going to make CNN straight news? Sure.
38 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
MindMadeUp 2/26/2022 11:42:14 PM (No. 1084055)
So there will still be "liberal screeds", but he's gonna cut back so there are just not quite as many? That's straight news? A dull knife is still a knife and it actually hurts more when it goes in your back, as I understand it.
18 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
PChristopher 2/26/2022 11:45:46 PM (No. 1084058)
Even if CNN gets back to hard news, they will always be like the alcoholic relative who got sober..... MAYBE you forgive, but you NEVER forget.
15 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
SweetSweetback 2/26/2022 11:52:45 PM (No. 1084063)
Too late
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Jethro bo 2/27/2022 12:07:55 AM (No. 1084068)
Hey, right. Like people are gonna believe a SeeBS type is interested in news and not leftist propaganda. CNN is dead to me.
16 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
DVC 2/27/2022 12:36:28 AM (No. 1084078)
If SeeBS is their example of fair news, no thanks.
13 people like this.
I wish him well. It will give me someplace to turn to when Geraldo or Juan come on Fox.
9 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
Trigger2 2/27/2022 2:48:25 AM (No. 1084107)
Real news? How refreshing. Maybe someone will watch the channel again.
4 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
Rama41 2/27/2022 3:16:17 AM (No. 1084119)
If he brings back the likes of Walter Cronkite, we'll know for sure there'll be no change.
9 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
Californian 2/27/2022 4:12:26 AM (No. 1084128)
That's fine. It could be possible. When it happens let me know and I'll see but not likely.
4 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
mifla 2/27/2022 4:49:29 AM (No. 1084132)
Does this mean that everyone at CNN is being fired?
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
geo11 2/27/2022 5:27:52 AM (No. 1084139)
Never happen. This devout liberal can't change his stripes. Under Chris Licht's leadership CNN will remain the Communist News Network.
8 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
5 handicap 2/27/2022 5:36:31 AM (No. 1084141)
Too effin little, too effin late...DIE CNN!
7 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
Krause 2/27/2022 6:47:28 AM (No. 1084164)
They’re going to have to sh*tacan all current on-air talking heads, and probably all those behind the scenes too. They are are all infected with TDS and delirium.
7 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
winmag 2/27/2022 6:56:56 AM (No. 1084167)
I think this liberal liar worked on the Morning Shmoe show aslo.
4 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 2/27/2022 7:25:16 AM (No. 1084187)
Good luck with that......you might last to the end of the month.
5 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
philsner 2/27/2022 7:53:30 AM (No. 1084207)
He is lying.
3 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
Laotzu 2/27/2022 7:54:14 AM (No. 1084208)
double down on the network's news-gathering muscle
2 x 0 = 0
There are certain groups of people you should never forgive because they never change -- the slaver Democrats and anti-American propagandists.
4 people like this.
Reply 26 - Posted by:
Paperpuncher 2/27/2022 8:07:27 AM (No. 1084218)
The only way they could make any change to the toxic atmosphere is to clean house and start over from scratch.
3 people like this.
Reply 27 - Posted by:
udanja99 2/27/2022 8:31:52 AM (No. 1084238)
CNN was never a straight news outlet. I learned that during Gulf War 1 when they featured traitorous Ramsey Clarke bashing our troops from his hotel in Kuwait.
4 people like this.
Reply 28 - Posted by:
udanja99 2/27/2022 8:33:49 AM (No. 1084241)
Hit submit too soon.
Anyone else remember how the NY Slimes claimed that they had learned their lesson from the American people in the wake of the 2016 election and would cut the leftist reporting after they got stomped by Donald Trump? How did that work out?
4 people like this.
Reply 29 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 2/27/2022 8:55:53 AM (No. 1084264)
FTA: “Discovery team has expressed skepticism about the roster size for CNN+” and “staff is bracing for CNN+ to shrink before it even launches this spring” because of all the “expensive talent” they were throwing at it."
Chrissie Wallace - - please pick up the red phone - - for emergency call from your agent.
5 people like this.
Reply 30 - Posted by:
ronbet 2/27/2022 9:15:22 AM (No. 1084278)
My informed guess is that his definition of hard news and mine are vastly different.
The opinions will be included in the stories and not be so obvious....kinda like CBS News has been for decades. By-the-way, why didn't Mr. Light do this at CBS if he believes in "hard news"? Anyone associated with Colbert is a hard leftist and Mr. Light produces Colbert's ALL propaganda show.
3 people like this.
Reply 31 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 2/27/2022 9:50:00 AM (No. 1084321)
Can't be done. You can't un-jump the shark. Liberals can't help themselves or there would have to be more firings in the future.
2 people like this.
Reply 32 - Posted by:
Twinkle93 2/27/2022 9:54:35 AM (No. 1084323)
If CNN wasn't so racist they would have have hired a Black as CEO.
2 people like this.
Reply 33 - Posted by:
Saryden 2/27/2022 9:55:52 AM (No. 1084325)
Typical of libs, Licht thinks we would trust CNN if they claim to be "truth casters"... when we know CNN has always been the Communist News Network. Trump was brilliant in his CPAC speech... especially in detailing all he will correct when back in the White House (may it happen ASAP!)
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Wow, if they can get back to doing their job, we might actually tune into CNN to find out stuff. I am willing to wait. After all, the publisher of the National Enquirer did it and now they have more credibility than the regular media does.
2 people like this.
Reply 35 - Posted by:
stablemoney 2/27/2022 10:29:40 AM (No. 1084369)
I don't think it is possible to restore this brand.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
Kumoan 2/27/2022 12:15:38 PM (No. 1084548)
Hopefully a few comrades will now get the boot, but more likely there will be a once over easy retread and they'll be 'good to go"-- right back to being pack-leading leftards. Galvanized commies...
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