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CNN Pushes Back on Fact-Checking Criticism From Debate: “Up to the Candidates”
CNN is pushing back after critics blamed the channel for its handling of last night’s debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The critics, most of them Democrats, took aim at CNN and moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper, with the absence of real-time fact checking one of the major issues. A […]
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Dems Blame CNN Moderators After Biden Debate Disaster: “Unforgivable”
You can always tell who lost a presidential debate by which party is slamming the moderators afterwards. And in the wake of Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s first 2024 presidential debate, many progressives are focusing their fire on CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, calling out the duo for not fact-checking Trump in real time […]
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Senior Political Strategist on Last Night’s Debate: Everybody, Take a Breath
Let’s be honest. As a Democrat, last night was not great. There is no sugarcoating it. From the first few minutes into the debate, my incoming texts and social media feeds last night were rough. This morning’s are not any better. If there is one thing Democrats are good at, it is panicking. To be fair […]
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Critic’s Notebook: CNN’s Biden-Trump Presidential Debate Was a Depressing and Distressing Display
Biden failed badly at optics, Trump was outrageously but calmly dishonest, and moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash barely bothered to do their job.
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With CNN Debate Hours Away, Multiple News Outlets Are Still Seeking More Access
The first presidential debate of the 2024 election is hours away, with CNN set to play host at one of its studios in Atlanta. But as the clock ticks down to 9 p.m., multiple journalism groups are weighing in publicly, asking CNN to expand access to coverage of the event. While the debate will be […]
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CNN Taps Jeremy Diamond as Jerusalem Correspondent
CNN has found a new Jerusalem correspondent, one of its pivotal overseas postings. The cable news channel has named Jeremy Diamond to the role. Diamond has been with CNN for a decade, beginning as a campaign embed following then-candidate Donald Trump, and continuing on as a White House correspondent, where he covered both the Trump […]
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“Say It!”: Why TV Weather Forecasters Can No Longer Avoid Climate Change (Guest Column)
“Lemme explain your viewers to you,” The News Consultant said with supreme self-confidence, and everyone on the news team leaned in. He was GQ-chic, in from the Big City, and dominating the small conference room decorated with posters of ABC’s 1991 primetime lineup. The window between Roseanne Barr and ALF looked out onto bleak sky broken […]
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TV Ratings: 18.8M Viewers Watch Trump Guilty Verdict Coverage
TV news coverage of former president Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in a New York trial drew a big crowd Thursday. Nearly 19 million viewers (18.81 million, to be precise) watched coverage of the verdict — cameras aren’t allowed in New York state courtrooms — on the three big cable news channels (CNN, Fox News and MSNBC) […]
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Rapper Cam’ron Explains Bizarre CNN Interview Where He Was Asked About Diddy Video
Longtime New York rapper Cam’ron is explaining his strange CNN appearance this week, where he gave a now-viral non sequitur during an interview in which he was repeatedly asked questions about beleaguered rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs. Booked for a Newsnight segment that was to have CNN host Abby Phillip discussing the series of lawsuits filed […]
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CNN to Host Trump-Biden Debate on June 27
CNN will host the first debate between President Biden and former President Trump on June 27. The debate will air live at 9pm ET from CNN’s Atlanta studios, with anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash set to moderate. No audience will be present to “ensure candidates may maximize the time allotted in the debate,” according […]
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CNN Developing U.S. Version of BBC Comedy Quiz Show ‘Have I Got News For You’
CNN is taking a swing at comedy, with plans to launch a U.S. version of the long-running BBC comedy quiz show Have I Got News For You. The program was announced during Warner Bros. Discovery’s upfront presentation Wednesday morning. CNN is calling it a limited series, with a debut set for the fall. Have I […]
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CNN to Reboot ‘Searching For’ Travel Franchise, With Eva Longoria Set to Explore Spain (Exclusive)
CNN is planning a return to the travel-food genre after pulling back from original series under former CEO Chris Licht. The channel said Wednesday that it would be rebooting its Searching For franchise, with Eva Longoria set to host a new series, Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain. The new series will debut in 2025 on […]
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