New CNN Boss Wants Network To Stop Calling Trump’s Big Lie ‘Big Lie’
Chris Licht, the new president of CNN, told management and producers during a conference call on Tuesday that he preferred that network staff avoid using the term “Big Lie” when reporting on Trump’s lies about the 2020 election, according to Mediaite.
Licht reportedly argued that calling it “Big Lie” was using Democrats’ language (???) and made CNN look like it wasn’t being objective (????????).
Licht reportedly said he’d rather use “Trump election lie” or “election lies.” The CNN executive reportedly claimed that it was just a matter of preference for him, not a direct order to stop using the term–but that’s not how the staff’s taking it because, well, he’s the president of the entire network.
From TPM morning memo https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/loudermilk-story-capitol-tour-jan-5
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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/9/14/2122944/-How-to-avoid-the-appearance-of-liberal-bias
I remember a time when HLN had news headlines non-stop 24/7. I even remember an episode of a sitcom where a downstairs neighbor had it on all the time. Unfortunately, I also remember when A & E was Arts and Entertainment and TLC was The Learning Channel.
I remember a period of time in 2013 in which an airplane had crashed into the ocean and its whereabouts were unknown. CNN covered it non-stop for about a full month, as if there was nothing else happening anywhere in the world. Yes, it was an important story, but it sure as hell couldn't have been the only important story! While the CNN newscasts were constantly talking about the missing plane, the crawl on the bottom of the screen was also about the missing plane!
That was neither a right-wing or left-wing bias, but whatever it was, it was a low point for CNN.
So much for "the most trusted name in news".
Sept 3 update on Fox-lite. Both are networks hell bent on talking heads, keeping LOSER45 in the news, and are INFOTAINMENT NOT NEWS!
A right-wing billionaire is asserting his right-wing control. https://prospect.org/politics/altercation-can-cnn-actually-get-worse-apparently-it-can/
I think CNN stands for the Cowardly News Network. Instead of just being objective, they are obsessed with the APPEARANCE of being objective.
Ooh, look at him trying to cull Dump off of the GOP. We gots ourselves an establishment Republican heading the network. No surprise there. Corporatists pushing their agendas everywhere.