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greyflannel
greyflannel

A surgeon wouldn't operate on a family member, a judge wouldn't preside over a case involving someone they had a relationship with, etc. Nobody thinks they should lose their jobs because they can't co

novhappy
novhappy

I truly believe CNN could win the ratings by going back to being a news channel. Nationwide and global  headlines and stories, on the scene reporting etc.  no more hour long panels talking Trump. Stop

Milburn Stone
Milburn Stone

We'll have to agree to disagree. There are many other issues out there, and no shortage of AC coverage.  Where I would see a problem is if CC did attempt to cover the AC story. 

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RealHousewife

RealHousewife

10 hours ago, Milburn Stone said:

We'll have to agree to disagree. There are many other issues out there, and no shortage of AC coverage. 

Where I would see a problem is if CC did attempt to cover the AC story. 

I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I agree. I think Chris is a talented guy, and as long as CNN is covering his brother, I have no problem with him keeping his show. I also wouldn't go to him for news about his brother. Let someone without a bias do AC stories. 

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greyflannel

greyflannel

A surgeon wouldn't operate on a family member, a judge wouldn't preside over a case involving someone they had a relationship with, etc. Nobody thinks they should lose their jobs because they can't cover those particular cases. As soon as AC became a scandalous news story, he shouldn't have been covered by CC, and he wasn't. For one hour a day. One. There is plenty of coverage on that story on all the other CNN programs, and plenty of other news for CC to cover on his show. Calls for CC to lose his job seem more than a bit ridiculous to me.

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novhappy

novhappy

On 8/5/2021 at 10:55 PM, Milburn Stone said:

Just asking though, does it really matter if CC covers the AC scandal when it's being covered before him and after him? 

CC and Don Lemon are not, I believe, classified as news shows. They are opinion shows. I don’t think CNN need CCs opinion on his brother nor do I think he probably wants to share that with the world. 

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catlover79

catlover79

5 hours ago, annzeepark914 said:

Anderson Cooper has a book out about his family, The Rise & Fall of an American Dynasty (written with Katherine Howe). It was reviewed in today's Washington Post by Christopher Buckley, who liked it. As Cooper says, nobody could go through millions of dollars like the Vanderbilts. 

He was on with Stephen Colbert talking about the book and gave some humorous (if somewhat disturbing) anecdotes about his mom:

 

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Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

On 11/30/2021 at 6:17 PM, HyeChaps said:

Chris did his radio program at noon today on SIRIUS XM.  Wonder about tomorrow.

When all of this was blowing up the first time, I heard him on his radio show saying (I paraphrase), "I make no apologies for helping my brother. He's my brother. You'd do the same thing, and if you wouldn't, there's something wrong with you." And I have to say, I resonated to that.

If he was obstructing justice, that's another story, but I'm not sure he's accused of that.

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annzeepark914

annzeepark914

16 hours ago, Milburn Stone said:

When all of this was blowing up the first time, I heard him on his radio show saying (I paraphrase), "I make no apologies for helping my brother. He's my brother. You'd do the same thing, and if you wouldn't, there's something wrong with you." And I have to say, I resonated to that.

If he was obstructing justice, that's another story, but I'm not sure he's accused of that.

But he's in the news business, an occupation that requires one to come across as honest,  trustworthy, upright, etc., etc., etc. And there he was, advising his brother how to get around  multiple accusations of sexual harassment (& even groping). So, if/when he goes after questionable actions of government officials, politicians in the future, they'll be able to throw his critical comments right back at him.

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RealHousewife

3 hours ago, Kiki777 said:

😮 Chris Wallace is leaving Fox News for CNN!! So juicy.  Would love to be a fly on the wall at Fox right now....

Isn't he the only person on Fox who's respectable? I wonder if they'll replace him with someone of quality or someone like Tucker Carlson or the fools on Fox & Friends, but I digress. I will check out his show on CNN.

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annzeepark914

annzeepark914

4 hours ago, Kiki777 said:

😮 Chris Wallace is leaving Fox News for CNN!! So juicy.  Would love to be a fly on the wall at Fox right now....

Yay! I've always wondered how CW could stomach being over there amongst those nutty conspiracy folks.  I'd like to see him get Cuomo's time slot. Then I'd have a nighttime news show to watch (love Rachel, she's brilliant, but her delivery drives me crazy).  This is going to be interesting, watching CNN make a lot of changes.

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annzeepark914

annzeepark914

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I just today saw another raspy-voiced, British reporter...this time for MSNBC, Keir Simmons. He sounded (& almost looks like CNN's Richard Quest, another raspy-voiced Brit). There's one more reporter, same type of voice and British accent but I can't think of his name or recall which of the two networks he works for (I think it's CNN). But he's usually in California, covering events out there. When I heard Simmons, I wondered if he & the guy in CA are trying to sound like Quest.

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Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

On 12/12/2021 at 5:09 PM, annzeepark914 said:

Oh no...he's planning to do something with the streaming service so...no CW show 😟. Rats!

The idea of streaming primetime news is right up there with jabbing long sharp needles into my eyes, as Michael O'Donoghue used to say. Streaming is for series and movies! Just me? Maybe. But if a lot of people are like me, CNN+ will fail and take CW down with it, unless he jumps ship in time.

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Just Here

Just Here

Radar Online (tabloid/gossip website) published a detailed article on the Zucker-Gollust relationship in early January (link same as in below tweet).

Speculation is that Gollust's connection to Andrew Cuomo (she was his former comms director) influenced CNN not cutting Chris Cuomo sooner.

The big question is how Zucker's exit speeds up whatever plans there are for revamping CNN after the WarnerMedia-Discovery merger.

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Kemper

Kemper

6 hours ago, annzeepark914 said:

I hope this is good news for CNN. Actually, I'd like it if they reverted to mostly round the clock news. That's how it started out. Now, every hour seems to be opinion shows (something one can get at MSNBC). 

I love this idea; all opinion/all the time is exhausting. No network does actual news better than CNN; this is obvious when there is breaking news or a crisis in the world. It would be a nice change if programming was not marketed and based as host-driven; sadly, I think that ship has sailed. Could all-or-mostly hard news bring in viewers from the other two 24/7 “news” networks?  I guess that is the question.

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Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

2 hours ago, Kemper said:

t would be a nice change if programming was not marketed and based as host-driven; sadly, I think that ship has sailed.

I hope you're wrong about the ship having sailed. (Although I fear you're right.) If we must have host-driven shows, Aaron Brown was a great example of a CNN host whom one watched because he was Aaron Brown running a show that was actually journalism.

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ebk57

ebk57

1 hour ago, annzeepark914 said:

I sorta feel guilty asking...but does anyone think they'll air Stanley Tucci's show tomorrow night? I need a little pick-me-up, after all the horrid stuff we're seeing right now. Just an hour of Tucci, showing off the glories of Italy, would be so wonderful.

The series has been delayed until "later in the spring".  Tomorrow night, the Anthony Bourdain doc will air.  So that's...something. 

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DanaK

DanaK

On 2/27/2022 at 8:04 AM, Milburn Stone said:

I hope you're wrong about the ship having sailed. (Although I fear you're right.) If we must have host-driven shows, Aaron Brown was a great example of a CNN host whom one watched because he was Aaron Brown running a show that was actually journalism.

CNN's ratings appear to be up with the heavy coverage of the Ukraine War. Ongoing news crisises are their bread and butter and with new owners, who apparently didn't like Zucker or his opinion-heavy format, I think more news coverage and less opinion stuff will be back in style.

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annzeepark914

annzeepark914

17 minutes ago, DanaK said:

CNN's ratings appear to be up with the heavy coverage of the Ukraine War. Ongoing news crisises are their bread and butter and with new owners, who apparently didn't like Zucker or his opinion-heavy format, I think more news coverage and less opinion stuff will be back in style.

Good. But then they may need to have a chat with Jake Tapper. He has always appeared so sour & grumpy during his show (aside from covering the war in Ukraine). 

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Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

1 hour ago, DanaK said:

CNN's ratings appear to be up with the heavy coverage of the Ukraine War. Ongoing news crisises are their bread and butter and with new owners, who apparently didn't like Zucker or his opinion-heavy format, I think more news coverage and less opinion stuff will be back in style.

I heard that the new owners (Discovery Network) are looking to sell CNN to yet some other new owners! I share your hope that the new new owners (whoever they turn out to be) will have the same inclinations.

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annzeepark914

annzeepark914

7 hours ago, DanaK said:

CNN's ratings appear to be up with the heavy coverage of the Ukraine War. Ongoing news crisises are their bread and butter and with new owners, who apparently didn't like Zucker or his opinion-heavy format, I think more news coverage and less opinion stuff will be back in style.

And what's really good about a "more news" format is that it'll hopefully draw some folks away from Fox (which is 99% opinion) by offering straight news/much less opinion. 

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oakville

oakville

On 2/27/2022 at 5:42 AM, Kemper said:

I love this idea; all opinion/all the time is exhausting. No network does actual news better than CNN; this is obvious when there is breaking news or a crisis in the world. It would be a nice change if programming was not marketed and based as host-driven; sadly, I think that ship has sailed. Could all-or-mostly hard news bring in viewers from the other two 24/7 “news” networks?  I guess that is the question.

I am watching more CNN than usual. I also watch France 2 since I speak French. Their reporters are embedded with the military & they are more detailed than virtually all American news networks.

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ebk57

ebk57

On 3/12/2022 at 2:38 PM, annzeepark914 said:

I sorta feel guilty asking...but does anyone think they'll air Stanley Tucci's show tomorrow night? I need a little pick-me-up, after all the horrid stuff we're seeing right now. Just an hour of Tucci, showing off the glories of Italy, would be so wonderful.

Just saw a commercial - Stanley will be on starting May 1st! 

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