Why CNN is in Major Trouble
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Published 2023-08-16
CNN is in turmoil right now. From the drama surrounding the ousting of Christ Licht to declining audiences and falling profits. So in this video we unpack the issues at CNN and discuss if they, or any other cable news networks, really have a future.
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00:00 Introduction
00:27 Creating a Media Giant
03:29 Chris Licht's Tenure
08:44 The Downfall of Licht
11:14 The End of Licht
12:10 What is the Future of Cable News
All Comments (21)
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Honestly we're better off without the 24/7 attention grabby sensationalised news cycle
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If CNN actually wanted, "News News," as they say they do, there's no need to court political interests on either side. All you have to do is present factual and unbiased information. The problem is that the attempts to return to 'The Center' aren't actually driven by journalistic integrity, they're driven by a desire for a wider consumer audience and higher ratings and people on both sides of the spectrum know pandering like this when they see it.
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Lemon deserved to get fired. He was unbearable to watch.
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Sooner or later liars always fall. Being large in the "media", they fall harder.
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People want the truth, sick of lies, and politically motivated agendas. People are not as dumb as they thought.
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I want News, not commentary. All CNN, Fox, etc. do is give their spin on the news.
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Yeah people cancelled cable when they realized the news on there was always lying to them.
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If cable tv bills were paid a-la-carte (meaning consumers only pay for the channels they want to watch) the way they should be, you would see 95% of channels evaporate overnight. The cream rises to the top.
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"People want news in their news" - LOL. Well done to these big brains for catching up. Short answer: News media is in trouble because it's terrible.
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If centrism is the inability to criticise one or even both sides failings, that isn't serious journalism, it is pandering. Neutrality is to tell anybody when they fucked up. Serious journalism is to discover that investigatively, not just report on it when others do. The ultimate goal of journalism is to check the work of the politicians so that their actual achievements and failures are known to the voting public. Well that, and similar things in non-politics news segments.
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I gave up cable. Way too expensive. I can have internet without ads.
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I remember growing up not knowing the political leanings of any of the newspeople. - Even on CNN. Not saying they were totally impartial. Just that they at least attempted to remain impartial to some degree. Crazy, right?
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There was a time when Journalists reported the news. No bias, no personal opinions. Integrity was vital to their reputation.
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The term “slow news day” came out of the newspaper era. We don’t need a goddamned 24 hour news cycle.
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News shouldn't be left or right regardless of the extreme, thats why i only use local YouTubers in the area in which i seek the news
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As a Canadian, CNN used to be my go to for American news. After this recent Trump debacle, they've completely lost me. I will never take CNN seriously again after that.
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I’m Happy that CCN is struggling honestly they are to blame for a lot of journalistic problems nowadays.
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TLDR news has destroyed cable news 😂😂😂
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I was a loyal CNN viewer. When Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon left CNN, I switched to MSNBC and haven't LOOKED BACK !!
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In a world where people won’t really listen to anyone with different ideas & views, it’s asking a lot to find a meeting in the middle. In a world where differing ideas are always met with name calling and labels. It’s tough. We used to have more of a “let’s agree to disagree” tone… ”I still respect you’re right to hold a different view.” Sadly, that world seems dead and gone.
