Did CNN/Licht fuck up, hoping tRump will increase ratings/$$$$ and would save them?

[BigmanPigman]

Will it lead to even more people and companies to begin boycotting CNN? There may be a short term ratings boost (out of curiosity of viewers) but once the party is over will CNN lose more $$$ due to their lack of judgment? Will Musk and Twitter find the same outcome when they promote Fucker Carlson's new show on Twitter? Short term ratings boost vs long term disdain?

[brooklynite]

1. How about you wait and see what happens?

[BigmanPigman]

2. That is not my point!

[Just_Vote_Dem]

11. ...

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[lame54]

33. Yeah, who the fuck are they to ask a question?

[Just A Box Of Rain]

3. No. Trump is newsworthy and news organizations cover newsworthy people and events.

That's their job.

I don't understand how DUers come to believe that Trump is likely to come out of this "looking good," as the man has no filter and hurts himself every time he opens his mouth.

But memes and Tweets.

[BigmanPigman]

6. A large number of Americans will believe 100% what he says

Blindly, without fact checking? He has that gotten to where he is by fooling/lying to morons who believe his every word. 7 years and he knows his cult base very, very well. He'll get even more $$$ from cultists after his "show".

[Just A Box Of Rain]

9. I think the number of people who "believe" Trump is small and getting smaller.

The more he's exposed, the worse it gets for him.

He may grift off his cult. Populist politicians are very good at that sort of thing, even when they have no shot at getting elected. Its an ego thing. But Trump is unelectable.

Biden is going to beat him like a drum (again).

[womanofthehills]

35. A large number of Americans don't watch CNN

They usually average a half million viewers. Very small viewership. Considering there are around 250/260 million adults in USA - half a million watching CNN - not too many. Most younger adults getting all their news on social media.

Only the older Trump diehards will tune in.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. They're Not Merely "Covering The News"

They arranged it, organized it, and are broadcasting it.
They're not covering the news here. They are acting as the newsmakers.

[Raven123]

16. Exactly. Why a town hall with TFG now? He isn't the GOP nominee.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

27. I disagree.

[ProfessorGAC]

28. Of Course You Would

I expected no different. Alas.

[Bev54]

24. Yeah? I remember people thought the same thing in 2016 and kept giving him air time.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

25. Trump isn't the only one who got airtime.

Democrats got attacked on two fronts. That was Putin's plan, BTW, to deny HRC a win.

People have hopefully wised up.

Everyone but the most die-hard of cultists see through Donald J Trump's lies and criminality.

Biden will beat him in the electoral college.

[Bev54]

36. Trump got far more air time than all the others combined.

[Generic Brad]

30. A manufactured campaign event with a MAGA audience is not newsworthy

This is nothing more than CNN giving an in kind donation to the Trump campaign.

[edhopper]

34. Covering someone

And giving them a platform to spew lies are two separate things.

[madinmaryland]

4. And why is no other candidate being given equal time? Serious mistake by CNN.

[applegrove]

18. Biden was on CNN today making a speech and answering

questions I think.

[Scrivener7]

19. Do you think that's the same?

[applegrove]

20. I think they often cover Biden as he is President. If we have to put up with 2 or 3 Trump

Town Halls while Biden's speeches get covered, I'm okay. Trump Town Halls stack his appearances in specific places...... easy to miss.

No an 8PM Town Hall is not the same to press coverage of Biden during the day. I'm sure Biden will soon get a Town hall too.

I hate Trump and will not be watching. I'm sure I'm not alone.

[Scrivener7]

23. We will see. Biden is the President. Why does a private

citizen and sexual batterer get first dibs? And that's assuming Biden gets equal time, which I think is unlikely.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

26. Why do you think that's "unlikely?"

CNN will do a Town Hall with Biden, assuming the president wishes to take part. That's for sure.

[Scrivener7]

29. Yes, we all know you think CNN is the bestest network ever.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

31. No. CNN could use a hell of a lot of improvement.

It was pretty bad under Jeff Zucker and has only improved marginally under Licht. I think Licht understands the problems. It remains to see if he can fix them.

America could use a highly-trusted cable news network that covers events seriously.

What we don't need if for CN to be the left-wing analogue of FOX. All heavily-biased , all the time, without much outstanding journalism.

Good, hard-hitting, fact-based quality journalism helps Democrats more than hair-on-fire bloviating. Liberal democracy requires an educated citizenry. Not angry (and unreasoned) populists who operate on the extremes.

[Scrivener7]

32. TLDR. Really not interested.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. It Will Generate One Night Numbers

Despite the famed Moonves quote, news networks, cable or broadcast, did not see sustainable ratings or revenue increases because of TFG.
The 3 months of cable ratings increases in the early COVID period was the longest sustainable ratings boost. But, with 15-17% of the economy I shutdown (or massive slowdown) revenue increases were not sustained.
After the 2016 election, ratings generally retreated to prior levels as did the demographic distributions.
TFG as a moneymaker is more myth than reality.
CNN risks alienating more potential viewers than it gains beyond this one night.
My prediction is it will be considered a financial mistake.

[BlackSkimmer]

7. I think this Licht guy is a complete idiot.

No idea why CNN is doing this town hall. Obviously for ratings, but they're already circling the drain.

I won't be watching, and I hope Collins crucifies him.

No need for me to watch.

No doubt there are those here with fingers ready for the switch to the SHOW! And then there will be a million threads about what he did or did not say.

[C_U_L8R]

10. Short term thinking.

No matter what ratings they get tonight, Licht has harmed the CNN brand in unimaginable and irrecoverable ways. Trust, once squandered, is impossible to earn back.

[Big Blue Marble]

13. What if that is their intention?

I suspect that the plan is destroy CNN as we know it and possibly rebrand it as a infotainment channel.
It is more important than ratings to ruin the brand as credible journalism. It will
be one less voice criticizing the Right Wing fascists. We will see how it plays out.

[C_U_L8R]

15. Like the Twitter gambit, right?

It wouldn't surprise. And seems straight from the Putin playbook.

[emulatorloo]

17. Licht's intention is to make CNN profitable. But he seems incompetent.

I don’t think he wants to destroy it, he just doesn’t know what the hell he is doing.

JMHO of course.

[Big Blue Marble]

21. Licht is the puppet of Trump donor who is calling the shots at CNN.

Check out John Malone.

https://www.vox.com/2022/8/26/23322761/cnn-john-malone-david-zaslav-chris-licht-brian-stelter-fox-peter-kafka-column

[bucolic_frolic]

12. In years past, were other GOP or Democratic front-runners given similar solo air time?

[BlackSkimmer]

14. I know John Edwards got some one on one with a few

talking heads.

Train wrecks sell.

[hatrack]

22. Why would even his fans bother? It's 2015 all over again, but whinier

[malaise]

37. Yes

That is all