Mainstream Media

Zylon · 2022-08-21T23:27:56.120Z

“This… is OAN.”

sillhouette · 2022-08-29T09:00:58.638Z

A SLICE OF HISTORY

BBC reporter Quentin Somerville accidentally gets high from pile of burning heroine, fails to report further https://t.co/ozJj8Ttqzs

12:38 AM - 29 Aug 2022 15K 2.8K

Thrag · 2022-08-30T15:24:57.210Z

Speculation that Meet the Press may chuck Todd.

The Daily Beast – 29 Aug 22

NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ Shakeup Puts Chuck Todd in Jeopardy

In this week’s edition of Confider, we look at how a major change in the marquee politics show’s staff has raised questions about the future of its host.

KevinC · 2022-08-30T15:45:26.363Z

Good riddance. I’m sure the NYT would have him.

scottagibson · 2022-09-02T16:21:24.938Z

Is this a surprise?

twitter.com

John Harwood

@JohnJHarwood

personal news: today's my last day at CNN proud of the work thanks to my colleagues i've been lucky to serve the best in American media - St. Petersburg Times, WSJ, NYT, the NBC family, CNN look forward to figuring out what's next

4:00 PM - 2 Sep 2022 5.8K 640

I hadn’t heard anything about him leaving before.

vyshka · 2022-09-02T16:22:52.878Z

I just saw that as well. I’ve been seeing rumblings online about some Trump aligned investor calling the shots now. I didn’t really put any stock in it, but seeing people like Harwood abandoning ship makes one wonder.

easytarget · 2022-09-02T16:30:16.032Z

I assume you’re referring to John Malone.

the Guardian – 24 Aug 22

The changes at CNN look politically motivated. That should concern us all |...

Brian Stelter’s very popular and commerically successful show was axed. The reason? Follow the money

Cosmicat · 2022-09-02T18:40:30.200Z

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SlainteMhath · 2022-09-06T20:06:23.670Z

Guardian Article:

The leading shareholder in Warner Brothers Discovery is John Malone, a multibillionaire cable magnate. (Malone was a chief architect in the merger of Discovery and CNN.)

Malone describes himself as a “libertarian” although he travels in rightwing Republican circles. In 2005, he held 32% of the shares of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. He is on the board of directors of the Cato Institute. In 2017, he donated $250,000 to Trump’s inauguration.

Malone has said he wants CNN to be more like Fox News because, in his view, Fox News has “actual journalism”. Malone also wants the “news” portion of CNN to be “more centrist”.

Emphasis mine. This is not by coincidence. For years the GOP and the right wing especially have disliked CNN, and Trump ramped up that dislike into to a pure hatred of the network. In the corporate world there is no better way to take down your opposition/competition than from within, and Malone saw a way to do that by merging Discovery (of which he was a controlling shareholder) and CNN. His gaslighting about “more centrist” and “actual journalism” is all lies. He simply wants to reinvent CNN as a right-leaning network and use its reputation to further the cause of the Trump GOP. While Fox News and OAN will continue to spew the pure GOP garbage they always have, CNN will now feature “both sides” content in an attempt to seem moderate while also giving right wing guests and content an air of credence and normalcy.

The fact that this is happening in journalism in America is terrifying. In a few short weeks CNN will have gone from a well-respected source of worldwide journalism to a Republican propaganda machine. This is a way bigger threat to democracy than the January 6th attack, and yet it’s getting very little attention in the media or anywhere else.

Ginger_Yellow · 2022-09-06T22:03:40.313Z

SlainteMhath:

a well-respected source of worldwide journalism

Eh…

I mean, it is the network that hired Nancy Grace and Corey Lewandowski.

sillhouette · 2022-09-06T22:10:37.143Z

Fair and Balanced lite

twitter.com

No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen

@NoLieWithBTC

Holy shit. A CNN panel member just compared a Trump rally speaker supporting literal Nazis to the background of Biden’s speech featuring a US Marine as both being “issues with optics.” https://t.co/RqcuhXjwjs

11:35 PM - 5 Sep 2022 9.3K 2K

dgallina · 2022-09-07T01:34:20.495Z

THIS is (the new) CNN!

Thrag · 2022-09-07T01:39:22.886Z

Also, the old CNN.

Woolen_Horde · 2022-09-08T14:28:10.401Z

Also old CNN.

AP NEWS – 8 Sep 22

Bernard Shaw, CNN's 1st chief anchor, dies at 82

NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Shaw, CNN’s chief anchor for two decades and a pioneering Black broadcast best remembered for calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 as missiles flew around him in Baghdad, had died.

Telefrog · 2022-09-13T13:43:31.332Z

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We’ve got a whole new Verge for you today. Radically new. Sometimes you just have to blow things up and start over.

Yes, we have a sharp new logo that started with the idea of an unfinished interface between the present and the future. Yes, we have a bright new color palette that highlights our work in confident new ways. Yes, we have new typefaces across the board, including serifs for our body copy. Look at these ink traps in our new headline font, Poly Sans. I love them.

Our goal in redesigning The Verge was actually to redesign the relationship we have with you , our beloved audience.

easytarget · 2022-09-13T15:45:54.565Z

My first impression, hate it.

Also, you don’t blow stuff up that’s working.

Ginger_Yellow · 2022-09-13T16:04:23.178Z

The Verge’s website was not working. It was a bloated mess.

easytarget · 2022-09-13T16:08:32.535Z

Guess that explains the blowing up part then. Still not a fan of the new look, but then I’m not the target audience, so I guess carry on.

Rock8man · 2022-09-13T16:15:14.109Z

I like the new site. It seems much easier to find things. I’m not a fan of it being black though. Luckily, if you click on an actual article, the background is white.

Zylon · 2022-09-13T19:29:02.713Z

Apparently one of the problems they identified with their old logo was that people could read it.