CNN Shifting to ‘More Shows and Less Newscasts,’ Zucker Wants ‘A
December 3rd, 2013 11:27 AM
In an era when newspapers are dying, broadcast evening news programs are shedding viewers, and there's less and less real news being disseminated that isn't just opinion, CNN president Jeff Zucker thinks his network "need(s) more shows and less newscasts."
Zucker also told Capital New York Tuesday that he wants more of “an attitude and a take”:
CNN's Chris Cuomo Throws Angry E-mail Fit Over Conflict of Interviewin
December 3rd, 2013 7:04 AM
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo must surely know there is no easier way to avoid a conflict of interest than letting one of his "New Day" co-anchors interview his brother, New York Governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate Andrew Cuomo. But acting like a CNN bigfoot after just months at the network, Cuomo insists on interviewing Cuomo (repeatedly). On Monday, he had an e-mail fit with Lloyd…
Piers Morgan Gushes Over ‘The Perfect Barack Obama Who’s a Perfect
December 3rd, 2013 12:49 AM
In the past six plus years, we’ve seen some astonishing gushing and fawning over the current White House resident.
But on CNN Monday, Piers Morgan just might have set a new record talking like a teenaged school girl about “the perfect Barack Obama who’s a perfect physical specimen” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
CNN Pundit Shrugs Off Obama's Lie: 'Every President Is Going to Lie to
December 2nd, 2013 4:04 PM
On CNN Sunday evening, liberal ESPN columnist LZ Granderson justified the President's repeated lie about ObamaCare, claiming that Americans knew he did it for their own good.
"And, time and time again, Americans have said we can deal with the lies that President Obama tells us because we believe in his heart, he has the best interest for the American people," Granderson claimed. He also…
CNN Walks Back Sunday's Report on Upgraded ObamaCare Website Crashing
December 2nd, 2013 11:44 AM
As NewsBusters reported Sunday, CNN's New Day featured a segment wherein the newly upgraded ObamaCare website crashed when senior medical producer Matt Sloane tried to open up an account.
Maybe that was too honest for on Monday's New Day, senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen painted a much rosier picture of the website's progress (video follows with transcript and commentary):
ObamaCare Website Crashes When CNN Tests Upgraded Version
December 1st, 2013 12:04 PM
A really funny thing happened Sunday morning when the folks at CNN’s New Day tried to open a health insurance account at the newly upgraded ObamaCare website.
It crashed (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Piers Morgan: 'I Remain Very Thankful I Wasn't Deported
November 29th, 2013 7:13 PM
On Thursday, CNN's Piers Morgan graciously reached out to all of his American fans to wish them a Happy Thanksgiving.
Although he doesn't celebrate the event, he did say, "I remain very thankful that I wasn't deported":
CNN Ignores Report That Obama Admin Knew Millions Would Lose Employer
November 27th, 2013 4:11 PM
CNN has ignored a CBS report that back in 2010, the Obama administration knew ObamaCare would force an estimated 14 million workers off their employer-provided insurance.
Despite not reporting this big news, CNN stretched to pick out a "silver lining" for the troubled law on Wednesday. "So there's a potential silver lining here," chief national correspondent John King said of poll numbers…
CNN's Costello Takes Exception to Reporter's Joke About ObamaCare Webs
November 27th, 2013 4:09 PM
As NewsBusters has reported, CNN's Carol Costello is very defensive about ObamaCare.
On Wednesday, she took exception to a pre-Thanksgiving Day joke special correspondent Jeanne Moos made about Healthcare.gov being a turkey (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
CNN's Cuomo Dismisses Challenge to Birth Control Mandate as 'Growing D
November 27th, 2013 1:06 PM
CNN's Chris Cuomo called the legal challenge to ObamaCare's birth control mandate a "growing distraction from dealing with the problems of ObamaCare" on Wednesday's New Day.
"It also raises the question at what point do you stop challenging the law? At what point do you accept that this was passed, it was tested by the Supreme Court?" he asked. "To me, it's a growing distraction from dealing…
CNN and MSNBC Lose Almost Half Their Viewers in One Year
November 27th, 2013 10:43 AM
It's been a tough year for the liberal cable news outlets.
Data released Tuesday show CNN shedding 48 percent of total viewers since last November and MSNBC dropping 45 percent.
CNN Has Cozy Interview With Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Fails to ID Him as Demo
November 26th, 2013 11:46 AM
Is CNN this cozy only with Democrats? New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo was on Tuesday's New Day with his brother Chris, the show's co-host, for a playful interview. The network failed to identify the governor as a Democrat.
Co-host Kate Bolduan hailed Gov. Cuomo's "Sexiest Fiftysomething" award by People magazine and the Cuomos enjoyed some light-hearted banter including this line, "New York…
Fox News Clobbers CNN and MSNBC on 50th Anniversary of JFK Assassinati
November 26th, 2013 11:28 AM
On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, you would have thought people would have been clamoring for the liberal views espoused by CNN and MSNBC.
Such wasn't the case, for last Friday, Fox News clobbered its competition from the moment the sun rose till the time most people went to bed.
CNN Tees Up Comedian to Defend ObamaCare; 'Let's Give It a Chance
November 25th, 2013 4:07 PM
Chris Cuomo isn't the only CNN anchor helping with ObamaCare's PR. On CNN Sunday evening, anchor Martin Savidge teed up comedian George Wallace to stand up for the law and plead with Americans to "give it a chance. Let's get together instead of knocking it."
"I think everybody deserves great health care. And even prisoners get great health care, free health care," Wallace insisted. Savidge…