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Angelo Carusone, the president and CEO of leftwing media “watchdog” site Media Matters, expressed a fear to SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah. Carusone is worried about the potential for CNN, under the leadership of new chief executive officer Chris Licht, to be taken over by Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch.
CNN is in the middle of a shakeup right now, and between the loss of leadership and the firing of longtime anchors, the future doesn’t look particularly bright for the former undisputed champion of cable news.
“Thing I really am afraid of is that … they sell to Rupert Murdoch,” Carusone said. “I’m terrified of this. It is super, it is his white whale, and I think that it doesn’t fit into Discovery’s portfolio in a meaningful way. I’ve always been afraid of this, and the posture of making the platform more appealing, more attractive, more neutral, I think weakens it enough that they say, ‘Look, it’s just not worth it. We didn’t get the returns on investment. It hasn’t turned the corner yet.’”
At least he admits that CNN wasn’t neutral.
“You know, I don’t think they’re going to get the audience gains that they think they’re going to get, which is part of the strategy,” he continued. “And that’s a real problem, too. So at its core, I’m afraid that in the short term, we see some bad coverage out of them, some spots of bad coverage which actually have bigger harms when it comes from CNN. And then bigger… But longer term, I think that it actually weakens the business model of CNN enough that it makes them more susceptible to just being spun off. And that’s not great either.” more here
So, FOX would become more CNN like? It’s already headed that way.
That would be a great idea! Then MSNBC could follow suit! Then before you know it, all the major cable news channels are owned by one company!
I can’t think of a single problem that could arise from one company having monopolistic control over cable news.
/sarc
“Thing I really am afraid of is that … they sell to Rupert Murdoch,” Carusone said. “I’m terrified of this…”
Afraid, scared, terrified – liberal’s three favorite words.
Pay no attention to those behind the curtains.
Meh. CNN’s audience is populated by imbeciles and nitwits who salivate over being lied to by a network that lost credibility years ago. One can only hope that such a sale would trigger a few suicides among the more devout.
I promise to continue never watching anything of the mainstream media, Fox included but especially CNN.
Buying CNN now would be throwing good money after bad. If Murdoch wanted a news outlet worthy of its name, buy OANN and force the satellite and cable networks to carry it.
CNN’s brand has been damaged beyond repair.
I bid $1 USD for CNN. They’re worth no more than Newsweak.
Why waste your money buying CNN? Just let it go down the drain of bankruptcy and insolvency. I’m sure Faux has all the b’cast equipment, personnel, and property that it needs. Wait until CNN shuts its doors permanently, then pick up any scraps needed for pennies on the dollar.
Fox News is run by LEFTIES!
Speaking of which, there are many false conserv media outlets posing as ‘decent people’, one of which is the sly fake right-wing new york post (nypostdotcom) which often makes debasing demeaning remarks against Florida, Texas, trump, abbott, desantis and other right-wing pols and (largely) red states. NY POST has been bribe-paid by that city’s corrupt (NYC) politicians to throw in with them to discourage the widespread exodus from the filthy crime-saturated place and to encourage new residents. To hide their collusion with the left, ny post will also post ‘right wing’ news to hide their pollution and give the illusion of right-applauding. Just so you know.
What?……Wait……..there’s more news outlets beyond OANN?