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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe one thing CNN does better then M$NBComcast is cover
live happenings Sure its a holiday weekend, but CNN has live coverage of the destructive floods in Texas. M$NBComcast is full of replays.
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The one thing CNN does better then M$NBComcast is cover (Original Post)
malaise
Jul 2025
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Ocelot II
(130,147 posts)1. If there's a natural disaster or a plane crash or some such thing
I tune to CNN. They're good at that kind of thing. For commentary and news analysis, not so much.
malaise
(295,114 posts)2. You nailed it
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Mike Nelson
(10,943 posts)3. Yo, MSNBC...
... reruns of news is NOT news!
RockRaven
(19,083 posts)6. Most of their talking bobbleheadry isn't news when live/current anyway.
Hassin Bin Sober
(27,441 posts)4. Agreed.
Raine
(31,154 posts)5. Yes, exactly... nt
Silent Type
(12,412 posts)7. They had most of the regulars in today. They are also good at imbedding reporters in wars and protests.
BidenRocks
(3,118 posts)8. MSNBC
The place for politics.
I would not expect breaking general news.
That would go to NBC News.
I do miss the Original CNN where anytime you could catch the latest.
Meadowoak
(6,606 posts)9. I haven't watched CNN since Ted Turner sold them.