Posted on 04/07/2021 6:08:25 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
You love to see infighting when it comes to liberal news outlets, and it’s perhaps no more satisfying than when it involves CNN. The left-wing network has become an absolute dumpster fire (to the extent that it hasn’t been since the Clinton years) throughout the Trump and post-Trump era.
Now, Brooke Baldwin is leaving CNN, and she decided to burn the joint down on her way out. Per Fox News, she slammed her former employer over their predominantly male culture.
Departing CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin airs grievances with lack of women in key roles at liberal network – Fox News https://t.co/QhsNlucy2D
— kaitlin, RINO oatmeal raisin cookie (@thefactualprep) April 7, 2021
Here’s some excerpts from Fox News’ write-up. Baldwin doesn’t pull any punches in airing her complaints, though, her commentary seems contrived at times.
“The most influential anchors on our network, the highest-paid, are men. My bosses, my executives, are men. The person who oversees CNN Dayside is a man, and my executive producer for 10 years is a man. So I’ve been surrounded by a lot of men,” Baldwin said on the Ms. Magazine podcast.
That’s a shot at Chris Cuomo, Don Lemon, and Wolf Blitzer. She’s not really wrong either. CNN doesn’t have a single woman in primetime. Fox News has Laura Ingraham while MSNBC has Rachel Maddow. Overall, CNN’s competitors have far more on-air female talent throughout the day. Further, it’s not like hosts like Cuomo and Lemon are killing it. They consistently crash in the ratings compared to the other networks, but they get paid the most. Given that, you can understand why Baldwin might be a little salty.
Still, the complaining about her producer being a man? I find that to be a stretch. Men are allowed to have jobs in this country, and there’s no reason a male producer can’t manage a female host. The news cycle sets the topic choices for the most part anyway.
“I was surrounded by a lot of dudes,” she said.
Baldwin, who was taken off the air and replaced by Jake Tapper for the month leading up to the 2020 election, was then asked what male leadership at CNN means when it comes to reporting important stories for women.
“I know I, personally, fight for women’s stories,” Baldwin said, noting she leaves a poster from her CNN series “American Women” hanging in her office as a reminder she was able to complete the project.
I’m sure getting pulled for someone as unimpressive as Jake Tapper stung a bit. Regardless, I find all this pretty funny. You can never be woke enough, and that’s true for CNN as well. They can virtue signal all day about women’s rights, but they’ll still be accused of mysognism at the end of the day because there’s no end point to this stuff. The grievances just keep flowing.
It’s also worth noting that Baldwin completely ripped the mask off in this interview. She outwardly praised liberal hacks like Stacey Abrams and Meagan Rapinoe, which isn’t surprising. I guess she’s no longer a “journalist” for the moment so she might as well let it rip.
As to where Baldwin goes from here, I’m not sure. She hasn’t made an announcement, but you can surmise it’ll probably involve some form of liberal activism. I mean, that’s what she was doing at CNN anyway.
“I was surrounded by a lot of dudes!”
Okay. Are you bragging or complaining?
She’s incorrect.
From what I can tell, there are no men at CNN.
Chicks. Women. Wussies. Wimps.
The Pretend News Channel. For Pretenders.
Nah. No Thanks.
Unwatchable. Untruthful. Unhealthy for children and other living things.
Probably get a job in the PR department of a Fortune 100. Just damn.
Lemon doesn’t qualify as a dude.
Brooke, your first mistake was working at CNN. Except for airports, not many people watch CNN anymore.
Tucker Carlson and Greg Gutfeld rule! As does Candace...sorry can’t remember her last name. Owen???
CNN isn’t Woke enough for Brooke Baldwin.
Alrighty then.
Did she really leave on her own ? Sounds to me like she had a fight with the higher ups.
Bitch is/was nothing but an anti-Trump Conservative hating troll who could read a teleprompter. Made millions a year for doing nothing. Smug C U-know what
Brooke might be 60+...her headlights are much younger, I bet.
they really dont get it...ok, ill probably get flamed, but here i go...how many times have the networks tried female anchors for the national news...Chung...Sawyer...Couric...and every time the ratings plunge..the reason? Simple, men cannot stand the sound of a woman’s voice discussing politics or serious news...there, i said it.
Whaddya mean, Brooke? Your network has Alisyn Camerota, that towering edifice of intellect.
But Maddow does.
So she is upset because CNN is not leftist, feminist, woke enough?
She’s in her 40’s! But even at 60 + that would be robbing the cradle for me! I’d give it a go though!😃
Have they determined if Lemmon is a male or female ... could affect accuracy of Baldwin’s accusation.
Oh...60+ sexy pictures. I see now.
You got the password for that site? LOL.
Believe that's the number of pics.
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