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yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
1. Yes.
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 05:04 PM
Jul 2016

They reformatted programming, got rid of liberal-slanted day programming, and stressed more straight news coverage.

Progressive liberals don't watch TV/cable news.

Guess who does?

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
2. Different managment...Still owned by same coroirate ovetlords
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 05:05 PM
Jul 2016

Comcast owns them....with minority stake by GE

They decided liberal was mot a ratings winner, so they moved more center right estsblishment.

Comcast by the way is a major spinsor of the convention. Make of that what you will.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
3. Are the over-compensating to hide their true liberal/progressive selves? You know, like when ...
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 05:06 PM
Jul 2016

... a closeted homosexual politician over-compensates by being virulently anti-gay to hide their true feelings.

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
4. Clinton/Democratic Party coverage negative. Trump wall to wall coverage is not positive.
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 05:14 PM
Jul 2016

I do not understand their editorial policy.

 

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)
5. Owned by NBC, which is owned by Comcast, that has a CEO that supported the ACA.
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 05:15 PM
Jul 2016

But something is rotten and we don't have to go to Denmark to get a glimpse. I get a feeling that the TV faces are trying to hard to hide something. Hell, they don't even smile much anymore. Maybe Russians have loaned them money too.

unitedwethrive

(1,997 posts)
7. At least I know that I wasn't imagining it. But they have lost
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 05:39 PM
Jul 2016

a viewer. While I'd prefer a channel focusing on liberal causes, so far I've found CNN to mostly give both sides an equal voice.

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