No, Ted's not the point. He may be willing to die penniless in the street rather than abandon his extreme globalist dogma, but he's just one guy.
It's just like U.S. automakers putting out low quality cars back in the day, and being surpassed by the Japanese. At some point, you will either let go of your deep commitment to put out a low quality product, or you'll be eaten alive by new upstarts that don't have your emotional baggage.
News is a business, just like anything else. The MSM can't sustain losses like this indefinitely. With Fox cutting into their ratings, and bloggers cutting into their credibility, the MSM is being slowly and steadily attrited out of business.
"No, Ted's not the point. He may be willing to die penniless in the street rather than abandon his extreme globalist dogma, but he's just one guy."
IT depends on how much of CNN Ted owns. If he's just a large shareholder, I would agree with your analysis. If he is a holder of > 51% Ideology may reule the decisions made.