Agree that CNBC has done a good job on the GameStop story. I’m sure you are right about CNN, though not sure if it’s that they can’t understand, or that understanding stories like this is not what their mission is about.
On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 at 8:08 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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