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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN hires GOP operative with no journalism experience to run its 2020 coverage
Sarah Isgur once referred to her new employer as the Clinton News Network.CNN announced on Tuesday it has hired longtime Republican operative Sarah Isgur as political editor, charged with shaping its 2020 campaign coverage.
According to a CNN spokesperson, Isgur, who most recently worked as the Department of Justices main spokesperson under then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, will coordinate the networks political coverage for the 2020 election cycle on TV and on CNNs website. Isgur starts work next month, and will not be involved in coverage of DOJ. She will occasionally appear on TV.
Isgurs LinkedIn page indicates she has no journalism experience. She has, however, worked for a variety of right-wing organizations and campaigns, including the Carly Fiorina and Mitt Romney presidential bids, the Republican National Committee, and a Ted Cruz US Senate campaign.
Coming as it does in the wake of a presidential cycle in which the mainstream medias fixation on Hillary Clintons emails (among other issues) was widely criticized, news of Isgurs hiring sparked concerns about the direction CNN is taking heading into 2020.
According to a CNN spokesperson, Isgur, who most recently worked as the Department of Justices main spokesperson under then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, will coordinate the networks political coverage for the 2020 election cycle on TV and on CNNs website. Isgur starts work next month, and will not be involved in coverage of DOJ. She will occasionally appear on TV.
Isgurs LinkedIn page indicates she has no journalism experience. She has, however, worked for a variety of right-wing organizations and campaigns, including the Carly Fiorina and Mitt Romney presidential bids, the Republican National Committee, and a Ted Cruz US Senate campaign.
Coming as it does in the wake of a presidential cycle in which the mainstream medias fixation on Hillary Clintons emails (among other issues) was widely criticized, news of Isgurs hiring sparked concerns about the direction CNN is taking heading into 2020.
https://www.vox.com/2019/2/19/18231993/cnn-gop-operative-2020-election-coverage
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CNN hires GOP operative with no journalism experience to run its 2020 coverage (Original Post)
DesertRat
Feb 2019
OP
Leslie Moonves on Donald Trump: "It May Not Be Good for America, but It's Damn Good for CBS
spanone
Feb 2019
#13
SumDave1933
(28 posts)1. "Liberal media", eh? I guess FOX wouldn't pay this guy as much.
spanone
(135,887 posts)2. trump is their meal ticket
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)12. Exactly. nt
spanone
(135,887 posts)13. Leslie Moonves on Donald Trump: "It May Not Be Good for America, but It's Damn Good for CBS
NRaleighLiberal
(60,023 posts)3. Boycott.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)7. THIS +1000
it is the only answer.
OnDoutside
(19,974 posts)5. I remember her...a right lying piece of work
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)14. Here's another of her tweets from 2016
Hillary needs to rewatch Mean Girls: 'Calling 25% of voters deplorable doesn't make you more trustworthy.'
7:00 AM - Sep 10, 2016
7:00 AM - Sep 10, 2016
Link to tweet
CNN is making a big mistake hiring this one.
Takket
(21,635 posts)6. i just.... can't even.............
bluestarone
(17,060 posts)8. Is it possible RUSSIA
is involved with CNN? What the fuck is going on???
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)9. 24 hour news networks may be
one of the worst things that happened in modern times. I swore off ALL of them years ago.
Doremus
(7,261 posts)10. Yes, same here. Vote with your money, people. It's the only thing they understand. nt
DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)11. at leats hire someone
who can pretend to be a journalist, there are enough GOP who can, but NO, this is raw naked greed. Remember, these networks may give the Rachel maddows or Andrew Coumos a voice, but they are in this for the cash, and nothing makes them more money than a president who is a living ball of chaos anf fear.