Looks like Chris Cuomo has a new gig with News Nation

[JohnSJ]

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/chris-cumo-newsnation-launch-october-1235363031/

I have no idea what kind of outlet News Nation is

[edhopper]

1. He's

Lucky to be out at CNN

[Just A Box Of Rain]

2. No, he's not.

[edhopper]

3. CNN

Is a dumpster fire.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

4. It's not.

The "CNN has gone fascist" conspiracy theory was launched by right-wing sources.

It is very unfortunate that so many on the left have sucked into it.

[CatWoman]

5. you're telling people not to trust their eyes and ears?

[Just A Box Of Rain]

7. I'm saying not to get suckered by the Free Beacon (et al).

I have my own eyes, ears, (and brain).

[SoCalDavidS]

6. The Guy Who Took Over, Formerly With Colbert's Show, Is A Conservative

Stephen has indicated as much.

Given that, it should come as no surprise that upon arrival, he set a goal of moving CNN to the right.

Perhaps it's not as far right as some here are making it out to be, but it certainly is a move more towards Faux than MSNBC.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

8. Colbert gushed about Chris Licht and said that because he [Colbert] had trained him

that CNN should now be known as the "Colbert News Network."



And Licht has never "set a goal" of moving CNN to "the right." That is fiction.

[SoCalDavidS]

9. Not What I Heard Him Say

I heard him say that he tried to change Chris, because Chris often felt uncomfortable with his material.

And Chris absolutely said that he wanted to give Conservatives more of a voice on the network. There are already more repubs going on the network than a few months ago.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

13. No. He ne said CNN should be known as the Colbert News Network and he praised Licht's character

to the skies (he actually gushed).

And he said Licht largely stayed out of "content" aside from trying to get Colbert to kill a skit character (so Colbert punked him with the characters return in the final episode).

I'd suggest re-watching the segment.

[chillfactor]

12. seems like you are on the wrong blog nt

[Just A Box Of Rain]

14. Is this a blog?

I'm pretty sure this is a forum for intended for liberal Democrats who support Democrats and who are part of a "reality-based" community of people who don't believe that "every paranoid fantasy is true."

I read that somewhere.

So I fit perfectly.

Thank you very much.

[iemanja]

15. Seems to me that most of the people who claim CNN is conservative

or even more absurdly "fascist," don't watch it. I have absolutely no respect for that argument. It tells me that those people can't tolerate even the slightest big of disagreement. If I'm on the wrong "blog," so be it. I don't believe the purpose of the news is to make me feel good about my preexisting views.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

16. +1

[Fiendish Thingy]

17. CNN is driven by ratings and profits, and is willing to do what it takes to get them

While clearly not fascist, the new owner (Discovery CEO) is a conservative, and appears to think ceding the liberal audience to MSNBC, and attempting to craft CNN into FOX-lite and compete with FOX for their elderly “swing viewers” is a winning strategy.

Licht appears to be “just following orders”…

[iemanja]

18. I haven't seen that new direction

Reflected on air. It’s possible it may be in the future, though it’s not like I watch it 24/7. All commercial news outlets are driven by profits, including MSNBC.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

19. The new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, is a Democrat

and one who has a public record to donating to Democratic campaigns including 2021/2021 donations to:

Charles Schumer
Hakeem Jeffries
and Robert Zimmerman (the current Democratic nominee for the NY-3 Congressional seat).

If Licht is "following orders," he will be following the "orders" of a Democrat.

The "CNN turning into FOX-lite (or going fascist) conspiracy theory is completely bogus and based on false narratives and pure inventions.

People really ought to check their sources.

[Fiendish Thingy]

20. Zaslav appears to be taking orders from board member John Malone

That billionaire is John Malone, a legend in the cable TV business and one who has deep and longstanding ties with David Zaslav, the CEO of WBD. People close to both men insist that Zaslav is remaking CNN because he wants to for both business and editorial reasons, and not because Malone has told him to.

But complicating that narrative is the fact that Malone has repeatedly wished, in public, for CNN to remake itself. And his prescription happens to sync with the new CNN agenda: a plan to steer the channel away from what Malone and others call a liberal bias they say muddles opinion and news. And to shift it toward a supposedly centrist, just-the-facts bent.

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

[Just A Box Of Rain]

21. I guessed the goalposts got moved?

Instead of apologizing for posting misinformation--since it is wholly and utterly false that David Zaslav is a conservative (he's a Democrat)--the new story is that Zaslav is under the thumb of John Malone?



There is nothing remotely wrong with the heads of news divisions desiring to present straight news, honest news, instead of concentrating on opinion/entertainment mixed with disaster coverage.

"News" coverage at CNN was sorely lacking during the Jeff Zucker era. Hopefully Licht charts a better course.

[W_HAMILTON]

25. Quick, without looking:

Do you think Cuomo's new gig is hosting his own show in primetime or do you think he's co-hosting their morning show?

[Just A Box Of Rain]

26. Where would one put a disgraced news figure? Hmmm.

Not in the critical morning slot, methinks.

Nice try anyway.

[W_HAMILTON]

27. If he were so disgraced, they wouldn't have signed him to begin with.

Oh, and their other two big grabs, Dan Abrams and Ashleigh Banfield? Also in primetime slots.

As for who actually hosts their morning show? Someone called Adrienne Bankert.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

28. Sure they would. They need the attention.

It's that old aphorism (P.T. Barnum?), “There's no such thing as bad publicity” at play.

No one has heard of this fledgling network, so they're desperate to get noticed.

Have you read what Don Lemon had to say about his promotion?

[W_HAMILTON]

29. LOL

You just can't admit that you are wrong. Feel free to keep going down with the ship.

Hey, by the way, which time slot is it costlier to buy ads during? The morning or primetime?

PS - What Don Lemon says right now, when he is still employed by CNN, means little to me. Get back to me when he writes a tell-all after his career has ended there and we'll find out what he really thinks. Stephanopoulos was also all smiles once he lost out on the primetime gig and his network paid out the wazoo to keep him retained and placated.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

30. I'd be happy to admit if I were wrong. I'm not.

Here is Don Lemon's statement on the matter (you can apologize later):

I was presented with an opportunity that I can’t pass up at this network. We have a new boss who is a morning show empresario—and he wants a morning show that will kick off the editorial direction of the network every single day. And I’m honored that he asked me do it.

For all of those out there who are saying—”Oh, he moved me without my—” he asked me and I said yes. I could have said “No, this is my show, I have a contract for this show.” I decided I would take him up on that and take this journey with him.

By the way, this is not someone moving me and this is not someone saying, “You must move to the right, Don Lemon, you must not give so much of your perspective.” None of that has happened, all of that is fodder for Twitter, which is not real.

So, stop it. I was not demoted, none of that.

This is an opportunity. This is a promotion.

[W_HAMILTON]

31. I answered your question, so don't dodge mine.

Which time slot is it more expensive to buy ad time in, hmm?

And a follow-up: why do you think that is, hmm?

[Just A Box Of Rain]

32. Don't be "like Twitter." This conspiracy theory isn't real. Stop it.

What you said, in point of fact, is that you don't care what Don Lemon has to say, when it is his career at stake.

My turn:

[W_HAMILTON]

33. The fact you can't even answer says all I need to know.

Your take will on this """conspiracy theory""" will only look worse and worse as time goes on. Rest assured I'll be there every step of the way to remind you.

Oh, and since you didn't want to answer my questions since it would just be another piece of evidence proving you wrong, I'll answer it for you: primetime slots are much more expensive for ad buys than morning slots because they are more coveted and prestigious because of the increased number of viewers watching during that time.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

34. I feel so threatened. LOL

Don Lemon tells you that he feels he got a promotion, and you say you don't care.

Tells me all I need to know.

[Kingofalldems]

35. Got a link on that?

[Just A Box Of Rain]

36. I'm not going to link ultra-right sources, but if you are interested you will discover the

conspiracy theory originated with a (false) report on the right-wing Free Beacon and it was then then turned viral by Lachlan Cartwright at the Daily Beast--a guy who was the Executive Editor at the right-wing National Enquirer and a reporter for Murdoch papers in the US and the UK.

Check it out.

[Different Drummer]

10. You can judge for yourself at the link.

https://www.newsnationnow.com/

[JohnSJ]

11. Thanks

[TheProle]

23. Abbott / Beto Debate will be broadcast live at 8 Eastern

They're doing a countdown show right now.

[TheProle]

22. It used to be longtime cable staple WGN Chicago

Positions itself as majority straight news, with toned-down editorializing.

Dan Abrams and Ashleigh Banfield are two of the top presenters.

https://www.newsnationnow.com/

[JohnSJ]

24. Very interesting