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MSNBC Lost Half Its Viewers After Election

Fox News held 62% of cable news audience this month

(Newser) - When Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. mused this week about Musk buying MSNBC , they made reference to the network's poor ratings as of late. A week after the US election, the New York Times reported that MSNBC had seen a 39% decline in viewers from October. But that...

Ex-CNN CEO Regrets Infamous Atlantic Profile
Ex-CNN CEO
Reflects on
His Ouster
Nov 27, 2024 2:00 AM CST

Ex-CNN CEO Reflects on His Ouster

Chris Licht regrets Atlantic profile, but not Trump town hall

(Newser) - Before Chris Licht was ousted as CEO of CNN last year, he was the subject of a scathing , 15,000-word profile in the Atlantic. Perhaps not surprisingly, he regrets the magazine piece. "If I can say one thing to anybody, do not bring a reporter to the gym,"...

Chris Wallace Ditches CNN to Go 'Where the Action Seems to Be'

News anchor, 77, says he wants to explore streaming or podcasting next

(Newser) - Veteran news anchor Chris Wallace wants to go "where the action seems to be." He tells the Daily Beast that he won't be re-upping his contract with CNN, the network he defected to after leaving Fox News three years ago. The 77-year-old journalist hopes to head next...

Beeper 'Joke' Gets CNN Commentator Banned

Ryan Girdusky told pro-Palestinian commentator 'I hope your beeper doesn't go off'

(Newser) - A conservative commentator won't be commentating on CNN anymore after an appearance Monday got him banned from the network. As the Washington Post reports, Ryan Girdusky was appearing on a Newsnight roundtable hosted by Abby Phillip when he got into it with former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan. The exchange...

Governor Candidate Sues CNN, Alleges Defamation

Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina denies report about porn forum

(Newser) - North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has filed a defamation suit against CNN over its report last month accusing him of making disturbing comments in an online pornography forum, reports WRAL . Robinson is running for governor as the GOP nominee, though he has lost much of his staff since the...

Milton Got a Little Personal With Anderson Cooper

CNN anchor takes a hit to the face as he reports on Florida hurricane

(Newser) - Anderson Cooper went into not quite the eye of the hurricane to report on the devastating and deadly Milton as it roared onto shore in Florida on Wednesday, and as People reports, he took it a bit in the eye for his trouble. The 57-year-old CNN anchor was reporting amid...

People Believe These 10 Brands Are Most Partisan

Quartz lists the brands people consider liberal or conservative

(Newser) - As people become more divided over politics , brands choosing to stay neutral so they don't alienate consumers makes financial sense. But Quartz reports that whether or not US companies take a public stand, most Americans attribute liberal or conservative values to them. Using data from YouGov, the outlet reports...

Takeaways From Harris' CNN Interview

Harris, Walz 'ticked the box,' analysts says

(Newser) - With Republicans criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris first for not granting interviews, then for appearing with running mate Tim Walz at her first major interview since becoming the Democratic nominee, the bar for success wasn't especially high in her CNN interview. Analysts say Harris—who did most of the...

Harris Agrees to First Interview Since Becoming Nominee

Harris, Walz will speak to CNN on Thursday

(Newser) - CNN says Vice President Kamala Harris has agreed to her first "in-depth, on-the-record conversation" with a journalist since President Biden dropped out of the White House race and endorsed her more than a month ago. The network says Harris and running mate Tim Walz will speak to Dana...

John Roberts Doesn't Look Like a Centrist After All

Joan Biskupic writes for CNN that SCOTUS chief justice's vision has 'become more aggressive' of late

(Newser) - Think Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is a centrist? Think again, per Joan Biskupic, who pens an exclusive piece for CNN on the behind-the-scenes machinations regarding the high court's recent ruling in favor of presidential immunity. Biskupic notes that Roberts has often been viewed as the voice of...

Jon Stewart Slams NBC, CNN for Guest Obstruction

Pundit says that news groups aren't letting their reporters on his podcast

(Newser) - On the latest episode of Jon Stewart's Weekly Podcast, the comedic pundit got meta, questioning why certain media outlets aren't permitting their reporters on his show, nor explaining why. Per The Hollywood Reporter , Stewart took NBC News and CNN to task in particular, blasting the news groups for...

47.9M Watched Debate, a Drop
47.9M Watched Debate, a Drop
Jun 28, 2024 5:10 PM CDT

47.9M Watched Debate, a Drop

22 networks ran simulcasts of CNN feed

(Newser) - Preliminary data from Nielsen shows that 47.9 million people watched the presidential debate Thursday night. That's a 35% decline from the first debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in 2020, CNN reports, when more than 73 million people tuned in. About 8.7 million audience members watched...

For Some, Debate's 'Biggest Failure' Wasn't Biden

Lack of live fact checking from moderators may have given Trump a leg up

(Newser) - Jon Stewart isn't the only one finding fault in the moderation of Thursday's presidential debate. Criticism is coming in hot, particularly from the left, of moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper. Of his opponent, President Biden said, "I can't think of one thing that he...

On-Air Sparring May Be Preview of Debate Strategy
CNN Anchor Abruptly
Boots Trump Spokesperson
the rundown
Jun 25, 2024 6:42 AM CDT

CNN Anchor Abruptly Boots Trump Spokesperson

Karoline Leavitt accused this week's debate moderators of anti-Trump bias

(Newser) - The first presidential debate is Thursday, and things already are turning nasty between host CNN and the camp of Donald Trump. On Monday, CNN anchor Kasie Hunt abruptly cut off an interview with Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, reports Mediaite . After Leavitt called debate moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash biased...

Biden, Trump Debate Rules Include Muted Microphones

Moderators say they're aiming for a 'civilized discussion'

(Newser) - The campaigns of President Biden and Donald Trump agreed Saturday to debate rules proposed by CNN, which warned that unlike four years ago, "moderators will use all tools at their disposal to enforce timing and ensure a civilized discussion." The 90-minute event will be held on June 27...

Kennedy Campaign Claims CNN Debate Will Be Illegal

In complaint to FEC, campaign argues that Biden, Trump colluded with network to keep him off the stage

(Newser) - After President Biden and former President Trump agreed earlier this month to hold two debates, Robert F. Kennedy accused the candidates of colluding against him. The independent candidate has now made the complaint official with a Federal Election Commission filing. His campaign alleges that the Biden and Trump campaigns illegally...

Alice Stewart Called Herself Conservative but Independent

CNN commentator worked on a series of Republican presidential campaigns

(Newser) - Alice Stewart, a CNN political commentator and veteran political adviser who worked on a number of Republican presidential campaigns, has died at age 58, the news network reported. Police in northern Virginia told CNN that Stewart's body was found outdoors in the Bellevue neighborhood early Saturday morning and that...

Charles Barkley Signs Off on CNN Program: 'Call Me, Gayle'

Ex-NBA star, Gayle King end their 'King Charles' talk show

(Newser) - The reign of King Charles has come to an end, less than five months after it began. Not the UK monarch, but the weekly CNN talk show hosted by former NBA great Charles Barkley and TV personality and Oprah bestie Gayle King, which saw the pair sign off for good...

CNN Is Bailing on Morning Talk Show Strategy

Hosts of 'CNN This Morning' leaving program as network shifts back to straight news

(Newser) - CNN is getting out of the morning talk-show business, reports the New York Times . In the first big move by new CEO Mark Thompson, the network will stop trying to compete with Fox and Friends and MSNBC's Morning Joe and return to more of a hard-news format. Details of...

CNN Anchor Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

Sara Sidner has stage 3 breast cancer

(Newser) - CNN anchor Sara Sidner had some tough personal news to share on CNN News Central on Monday morning. The co-host disclosed that she has stage 3 breast cancer and is in her second month of chemotherapy. "I have never been sick a day of my life. I don't...

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