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To: lowbuck
Every day it is becoming clearer that CNN, the once proud ratings giant and unquestioned cable network news leader, has abandoned objective journalism...

Agree with the sentiment but take issue with the phrasing. "Objective journalism" has always been partisan publication pretending to be "reporting".

Reporting, as in swift complete and accurate dissemination of new information, commenced dying when schools of journalism were created. As "journalists" replaced "reporters" we no longer received news but endless opinions/editorials presented as news. "Who, what, where, when, and how" were replaced by endless "why" with absolutely no reason, only agenda.

This article is a good analysis of the hypocrisy of CNN claiming to be a purveyor of news. But it is important to remember that it does so because we have allowed the narrative to change from news to opinion.

President Trump has rightfully called out CNN and others for their "fake news". We need to follow suit by insisting on news rather than agenda driven opinion.

10 posted on 01/19/2018 11:07:30 PM PST by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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To: DakotaGator

I watched the announcement of Billy-Jeff being impeached on CNN. Bernie Shaw and judy Woodruff cried. Before that i thought CNN was a news organization.


11 posted on 01/19/2018 11:19:25 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Build Kate's Wall)
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