Big

During her CNN appearance, Yellin said the press corps was under enormous pressure from corporate executives to make sure the war was presented "in a way that was consistent with the patriotic fever in the nation and the president's high approval ratings."

The higher Bush's approval ratings, the more pressure she felt from news executives to put on positive stories about the president, she said. Pushed by Cooper to explain, Yellin said her bosses would turn down critical stories about the administration and try to put on positive pieces.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080529/...v_war_coverage

matclone

Don't you mean, MSNBC, Big? That's who the reporter (who now works for CNN) is criticizing (as if CNN's hands were clean).

Anyway, so much for the simplistic and oft-repeated claim about how journalists vote.

Big

Yeah MSNBC, good point. But what about CNN? Anderson Cooper is gay but CNN forbids him to talk about it.

matclone

CNN sucks. They emulate (or so it seems) Fox News, with their appeal to the lowest common media consumer. Ted Turner (who used to own CNN but not any more) was critical of the network's quality in a recent interview I saw.

matclone

I mean, speaking of Pravda, and the war on Iraq, it seems all the major cable news networks had their generals pounding for the war, and each had their own pet names (like Freedom Iraq) and swooshy little graphics.

Big

Watch CNN one full day. They preach to the audience. They will report in the evening something they claim is very bad whereas in the morning those same things were talked of positively. Iraq is good in the morning but bad in the evening for example. Rich housewives listen in the morning and working people in the evening.

matclone

That's an interesting observation. It supports my notion that they're selling a product more than reporting the news. And doesn't it feel that way?

Tight-Waist

LMAO...

Yes Big you are right! CNN (and MSNBC) ARE just like old Pravda! They put a commie spin on everything they report!

Throwby

Yes, as a matter of fact, it does and a good reason not to give them the time of day.