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Is CNN fair and balanced?
« on: July 26, 2024, 12:35:39 AM »
Over the last few months, I've started turning to CNN (online) for news. They seem to have passed the Trump Derangement phase, and I found their news really good compered to other outlets. I think it was best after October 7, even though it was far from perfect.

But in the last week, they have sunk back to their old time low. They have "News" pieces every day that are just basically Harris fluff pieces. They dropped all objectivity, and I have a hard time looking at their site. They have become a PR site for Harris. Just a simple example - their leading news story on the website now is "Older Democratic voters excited by Harris". Come on! Is that a news piece??

Just to clarify, I don't have access to the channel, only the website. I know it's not the same thing.

I wonder what @Dan says, as he has been an outspoken fan of CNN, and is actually part of the reason I started turning there.

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Re: Is CNN fair and balanced?
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2024, 12:42:04 AM »
All media is biased one way or the other.

CNN hates Trump, what's the Chiddush?
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Re: Is CNN fair and balanced?
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2024, 12:51:19 AM »
All media is biased one way or the other.

CNN hates Trump, what's the Chiddush?
The Chidush is that they were a lot better of the last year. But in one week they dropped back to their old self.

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Re: Is CNN fair and balanced?
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2024, 12:56:21 AM »
The Chidush is that they were a lot better of the last year. But in one week they dropped back to their old self.
That's because they didn't want Biden to be President, (and he couldn't win either) so nothing about him.

Kamala on the other hand...
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Re: Is CNN fair and balanced?
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2024, 01:12:32 AM »
Over the last few months, I've started turning to CNN (online) for news. They seem to have passed the Trump Derangement phase, and I found their news really good compered to other outlets. I think it was best after October 7, even though it was far from perfect.

But in the last week, they have sunk back to their old time low. They have "News" pieces every day that are just basically Harris fluff pieces. They dropped all objectivity, and I have a hard time looking at their site. They have become a PR site for Harris. Just a simple example - their leading news story on the website now is "Older Democratic voters excited by Harris". Come on! Is that a news piece??

Just to clarify, I don't have access to the channel, only the website. I know it's not the same thing.

I wonder what @Dan says, as he has been an outspoken fan of CNN, and is actually part of the reason I started turning there.
Yes, noticing the same.
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Re: Is CNN fair and balanced?
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Re: Is CNN fair and balanced?
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2024, 06:51:00 AM »
I wonder what @Dan says, as he has been an outspoken fan of CNN, and is actually part of the reason I started turning there.

Dan already answered this:

CNN varies by host. Wolf is a self-hating Jew IMHO, but Tapper and Cooper have provided fair coverage overall.

This is true. Tapper, Cooper, etc, are clearly less biased than the cnn.com editors.
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