I can't take Richard Quest seriously, because I only knew him from two years of New Years Eve specials where he does segments from Olive Garden in Times Square, often in a costume.
I'm sure if people knew him from the financial reporting FIRST, then the NYE stint is a "oh... look at Richard being out of character and loosening up". But not me. On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 11:08 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > I’ve flipped back and forth between CNN and CNBC the past two weeks as the > GameStop stock story was unfolding. Keep in mind the people in charge at > CNBC used to refer to it as “the best damn college TV station in town,” > joking that they had no budget at all and the youngest and least > experienced pool of talent. And yet, their reporting on the story was > incredible, possibly the best solid journalism I’ve seen on TV in years. > They explained the story using experts, covered what it means in the bigger > picture, and when they did have pundits and non experts like JaRule > commenting on it, they still eked out substance and nuance. > > By contrast, CNN mocked it as a Reddit scam by a couple of crazy kids... > they couldn’t report on the story, because nobody at CNN can understand the > story. Their chief economist Richard Quest makes Jim Cramer seem sane. He > spends all his time kissing Wall Street’s ass, as well as the ass of any > CEO, and he cannot explain even basic economic concepts. > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 7:12 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> But, have I mentioned lately that He is an asshole? >> >> The LA Times broke the story this morning that Zucker, who had been >> assumed to be leaving CNN around now, with speculation he might run for >> Mayor of NYC, is going to stay on at least another year (link and extended >> excerpt below). >> >> I dislike Zucker, but agreed at the outset of his tenure at CNN in 2012 >> with his intended approach: strengthen the news capacity and segments, >> replace weak pretend news segments with stronger feature programming, which >> makes CNN more like a newspaper. >> >> Zucker has made CNN more successful, though aside from dipping in to >> compare to broadcast and MSNBC coverage of big and breaking stories, I >> still find CNN distinctly unwatchable. I also almost never go to CNN >> online, as I find it irritating how aggressively they push the reader to >> video. I will leave it to those who watch regularly to judge whether he has >> actually made CNN better. >> >> >> https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-02-04/cnn-chief-jeff-zucker-will-stay-with-the-network-through-2021 >> >> “...While overseeing CNN, the channel has experienced its largest profits >> in history, topping $1 billion annually over the last few years. He >> expanded the network’s business, investing in the production of original >> series and nonfiction films and building a library of durable programming >> that can attract audiences during lulls in the news cycle. CNN’s digital >> platform is also the most popular source of news online according to >> Comscore statistics. >> >> “CNN has a lot more confidence,” Zucker said. “We used to get bullied. We >> are not bullied by anybody now.” >> >> Zucker’s career has complicated ties to President Trump >> <https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-cnn-jeff-zucker-20190528-story.html>, >> especially during his CNN tenure. Zucker scored his biggest hit in his >> years at NBC with Trump as the host of his reality competition series “The >> Apprentice,” which gave the real estate mogul massive media exposure that >> helped launch his political career. >> >> Once Trump declared his candidacy for president in 2015, Zucker, like >> other news executives, recognized that the provocateur was a big draw for >> viewers. Trump’s rallies and interviews generated ratings spikes, which led >> to more airtime. Zucker later acknowledged that CNN gave too much exposure >> to his campaign events.... >> >> While CNN has long positioned itself as a down-the-middle purveyor of >> news and information, Zucker gave his anchors and hosts the freedom to >> speak more frankly when dealing with Trump’s unorthodox, bizarre and >> legally dubious actions as president....” >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLpx4ZyNi4ZbpsTCybWFoN1XUR-hi67XwbXUOGC2OdK1w%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLpx4ZyNi4ZbpsTCybWFoN1XUR-hi67XwbXUOGC2OdK1w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. 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