Why has CNN gone rightwing?

[Tarheelhombre]

It seemed like in the past they were more balanced, but this year it seems transparently pro-Bush. Does Ted Turner have any influence on the network still?

[mac56]

1. Ted's been out of the picture for awhile.

He's considered at times buying CNN back from Time Warner.

[AP]

2. FCC Dereg + MONOPOLY + Tax Code = $$$$$$$$$$

[Nimble_Idea]

3. where the heck have you been??

I've been saying since the beginning of this year, that CNN has DECLARED WAR on the Democrats.

[Skuk]

4. everything is biased anymore

Honestly, I only get my political news from the daily show anymore

[volosong]

5. One Reason: Media are Cowards Who Follow the "Leader"

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Because Faux got better ratings

There's a saying. The comics are the most read part of the newspaper. So do we make a newspaper that's nothing but comics?

[zeemike]

7. GE owns CNN

And Time Warner Life.
Ted Turner has not had any influence in it sense he lost it in a hostile takeover in the late 80s. I think he has a small percentage of the stock and a title

[Eric J in MN]

12. GE owns the NBC channels, not CNN (nt)

nt

[Snellius]

13. GE owns NBC

.

[Bozita]

8. Mike Malloy refers to CNN as Chicken Noodle News ...

... because it's supposed to make you feel better.

[Walt Starr]

9. Because John Kerry shouldn't go on the attack

and then he should the next day.

[BillZBubb]

10. Nope, Ted Turner is out.

CNN made a corporate decision to go head to head with Fox for the conservative viewers.

They probably figured that more progressive people wouldn't abandon them for Fox even if they whored for the right. So far, it hasn't helped them. The right wingers are sticking with the real fascist thing (FOX) and not a cheap substitute (CNN). Liberals are drifting away from CNN. I hope they go belly up.

I won't watch CNN and I won't watch Fox. They both are losers.

[dennis4868]

11. to answer your question i quote michael moore......

from F911......"Who's your daddy?"

[liberalnurse]

16. Short, sweet and to the point....

:yourock:

[Eric J in MN]

14. I agree with those who said they're tring to be like Fox News.

I wish MSNBC would replace Joe Scarborough with a liberal.

It would make a good alternative if it did.

Anyone have Rick Kaplan's (MSNBC producer) email address/

[Protected]

20. I just don't understand why CNN is doing that

The Fox News viewers are lost forever. Becoming Fox News 2 only forces the viewers that remain to either turn the TV off or try out MSNBC.

[Snellius]

15. I wonder if being in Atlanta affects CNN's outlook

Their rightwing slant seems almost second nature.

[billbuckhead]

19. AOL cooked the books before the merged with Time Warner

For instance they were counting those discs they send out in the mail as assets on their books.

Another reason is that cable news loves war all the time as it increases their viewership tremendously.

[gatorboy]

17. What's funny about that though

is Repugs that I know still call it The Communist News Network. CNN just can't get a break. HEH!

[Mick Knox]

18. To get faux views prolly

[Tarheelhombre]

21. Fox News is about maxed out on its audience now

Yes, Fox News ascended by being the place the rightwing gets its news, but that market is saturated right now and the audience won't get much bigger for rightwing cable news. So, it makes no sense that CNN tries to be a "me too" Fox 2 Network.

[in_cog_ni_to]

22. It beats the hell outta me.

I have emailed them at least 4 times to plead with them to give we Liberals a fair shake. We ARE a MAJORITY out here. Instaed, they have chosen to try to beat Faux News and THAT will never happen. CNN's ratings have dropped BELOW MSNBC's! Doesn't that tell them anything??? OBVIOUSLY not.

[oasis]

23. CNN's Carlos Watson gives his Bush acceptace speech analysis.

"Bush delivered on giving details on his agenda for the next four years". "Delivered"? Not by my account.

Funny, Carlos, gave not details on the details.

[hansolsen]

24. Wolf Blitzer, former reporter for Jerusalem Post, sees the war in Iraq as

the war to make the world safe for Israel. He has been scathing to any guest who dared oppose the war.