Good luck, CNN

[Mac1958]

I know better than to get my hopes up about stuff like this, but I'll wish CNN luck in this supposed new direction towards traditional journalism. I'm doubtful because either (a) they're going to miss the mark badly, (b) not enough people want traditional journalism any more, or (c) both. I've already seen several complaints and accusations from the Left about this, so given the nature of partisanship, maybe that's a good sign.

Anyway, fingers crossed. It would be an awfully nice thing to have a network that provides an accurate representation of all sides of a story for a change. It's not about being "fair" or "balanced". It's about being intellectually honest. And promoting or advocating or distorting or ignoring one side of a story is not intellectually honest. Neither is making assumptions or extrapolations based on predetermined partisan conclusions.

CNN Boss Chris Licht Warns Anxious Staffers Over “More Changes” After Axing Of ‘Reliable Sources’ And Exit Of Brian Stelter

CNN's chairman and CEO Chris Licht told anxious staffers Friday that more changes are coming to CNN in wake of Brian Stelter's exit.

deadline.com

 

[marvin martian]

I know better than to get my hopes about stuff like this, but I'll wish CNN luck in this supposed new direction towards traditional journalism. I'm doubtful because either (a) they're going to miss the mark badly, (b) not enough people want traditional journalism any more, or (c) both. I've already seen several complaints and accusations from the Left about this, so given the nature of partisanship, maybe that's a good sign.

Anyway, fingers crossed. It would be an awfully nice thing to have a network that provides an accurate representation of all sides of a story for a change. It's not about being "fair" or "balanced". It's about being intellectually honest. And promoting or advocating or distorting or ignoring one side of a story is not intellectually honest. Neither is making assumptions or extrapolations based on predetermined partisan conclusions.

CNN Boss Chris Licht Warns Anxious Staffers Over “More Changes” After Axing Of ‘Reliable Sources’ And Exit Of Brian Stelter

CNN's chairman and CEO Chris Licht told anxious staffers Friday that more changes are coming to CNN in wake of Brian Stelter's exit.

deadline.com

Were you being intellectually honest when you voted for a man who's been credibly accused of pedophilic incest by his own daughter?

 

[Confederate Soldier]

I doubt that I will be satisfied, but a step in the right direction is better than no steps at all.

 

[Meathead]

I know better than to get my hopes up about stuff like this, but I'll wish CNN luck in this supposed new direction towards traditional journalism. I'm doubtful because either (a) they're going to miss the mark badly, (b) not enough people want traditional journalism any more, or (c) both. I've already seen several complaints and accusations from the Left about this, so given the nature of partisanship, maybe that's a good sign.

Anyway, fingers crossed. It would be an awfully nice thing to have a network that provides an accurate representation of all sides of a story for a change. It's not about being "fair" or "balanced". It's about being intellectually honest. And promoting or advocating or distorting or ignoring one side of a story is not intellectually honest. Neither is making assumptions or extrapolations based on predetermined partisan conclusions.

CNN Boss Chris Licht Warns Anxious Staffers Over “More Changes” After Axing Of ‘Reliable Sources’ And Exit Of Brian Stelter

CNN's chairman and CEO Chris Licht told anxious staffers Friday that more changes are coming to CNN in wake of Brian Stelter's exit.

deadline.com

Considering that we're talking about CNN, this is one of the stupidest posts ever.

 

[toobfreak]

I've already seen several complaints and accusations from the Left about this

Nice way to admit that the Left are the greatest opponents of honest journalism!

It would be an awfully nice thing to have a network that provides an accurate representation of all sides of a story for a change.

And since the Left control 95-98% of the media, we know who to blame.

 

[themirrorthief]

I know better than to get my hopes up about stuff like this, but I'll wish CNN luck in this supposed new direction towards traditional journalism. I'm doubtful because either (a) they're going to miss the mark badly, (b) not enough people want traditional journalism any more, or (c) both. I've already seen several complaints and accusations from the Left about this, so given the nature of partisanship, maybe that's a good sign.

Anyway, fingers crossed. It would be an awfully nice thing to have a network that provides an accurate representation of all sides of a story for a change. It's not about being "fair" or "balanced". It's about being intellectually honest. Apepnd promoting or advocating or distorting or ignoring one side of a story is not intellectually honest. Neither is making assumptions or extrapolations based on predetermined partisan conclusions.

CNN Boss Chris Licht Warns Anxious Staffers Over “More Changes” After Axing Of ‘Reliable Sources’ And Exit Of Brian Stelter

CNN's chairman and CEO Chris Licht told anxious staffers Friday that more changes are coming to CNN in wake of Brian Stelter's exit.

deadline.com

people overwhelmingly watch fox for a reason...nobody watches cnn for a reason too

 

[marvin martian]

Were you being intellectually honest when you voted for a man who's been credibly accused of pedophilic incest by his own daughter?

Mac1958, why didn't you answer my question? You abandoned your own thread. Shame?

 

[Mac1958]

Mac1958, why didn't you answer my question? You abandoned your own thread. Shame?

The question doesn't make sense in my world. I know it does in yours.

You really need to get me out of your head. This is not healthy.

 

[marvin martian]

The question doesn't make sense in my world. I know it does in yours.

You really need to get me out of your head. This is not healthy.

Why did you vote for Joe Biden, Mac1958?

 

[Mac1958]

Why did you vote for Joe Biden, Mac1958?

Because I had to vote against ignorant, misguided, shallow White Christian Nationalism, and voting for Biden was the most direct way to do it.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

I know better than to get my hopes up about stuff like this, but I'll wish CNN luck in this supposed new direction towards traditional journalism. I'm doubtful because either (a) they're going to miss the mark badly, (b) not enough people want traditional journalism any more, or (c) both. I've already seen several complaints and accusations from the Left about this, so given the nature of partisanship, maybe that's a good sign.

Anyway, fingers crossed. It would be an awfully nice thing to have a network that provides an accurate representation of all sides of a story for a change. It's not about being "fair" or "balanced". It's about being intellectually honest. And promoting or advocating or distorting or ignoring one side of a story is not intellectually honest. Neither is making assumptions or extrapolations based on predetermined partisan conclusions.

CNN Boss Chris Licht Warns Anxious Staffers Over “More Changes” After Axing Of ‘Reliable Sources’ And Exit Of Brian Stelter

CNN's chairman and CEO Chris Licht told anxious staffers Friday that more changes are coming to CNN in wake of Brian Stelter's exit.

deadline.com

Honestly... where on earth are they going to find actual journalist??
Journalism school is more a training camp for the hive mind, the bubble mentality.
You would be very hard pressed to find anyone in the field that has any interest in the truth.
Either side of the spectrum
And if they did - holy shit. They would be hated by everyone.
Americans don't want the truth. That is pretty well settled.
They say they do of course, but they also say they hate Walmart and Amazon.

 

[Mac1958]

Honestly... where on earth are they going to find actual journalist??
Journalism school is more a training camp for the hive mind, the bubble mentality.
You would be very hard pressed to find anyone in the field that has any interest in the truth.
Either side of the spectrum
And if they did - holy shit. They would be hated by everyone.
Americans don't want the truth. That is pretty well settled.
They say they do of course, but they also say they hate Walmart and Amazon.

The industry has changed since many years ago when I was in it.

The problem is not as much the journalists themselves -- it's the way the industry has fragmented into the regular broadcast news, cable news, and the zillion different sites on the internet that pretend to be news sites. Competition for people's attention is so insane now that they have to dance and scream and break things just to get and keep our attention.

The public doesn't WANT straightforward, down the middle journalism any more. We don't want meat and potatoes, we just want dessert. It wants advocacy journalism and biased analysis and fireworks, all of which needs to agree with their own worldview -- or else.

I wish I were wrong. Maybe I am. That's why I'm hopeful that CNN is serious and that this works.

 

[Augustine_]

Were you being intellectually honest when you voted for a man who's been credibly accused of pedophilic incest by his own daughter?

^ mental illness

 

[Mac1958]

I haven't had a chance to watch much, but this is interesting:

Changes spark chatter of CNN shifting to the right

Major changes at CNN in recent weeks have sparked chatter in media and political circles that the network’s new corporate ownership is pulling it to the political right. CNN stron…

thehill.com

Obviously, moving from left of center to center (or at least trying to) does not mean you're right wing.

Again, it's not being "fair" or "balanced". It's about reporting an intellectually honest description of events. That means making the extra effort to insure that you're providing an accurate representation of both sides of a story, instead of advocating one over the other. That's it.

Doing so will almost certainly ruffle feathers on both political ends. That's one sign you're doing your job.