This recent discussion between U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and CNN host Kaitlan Collins is yet another example of so much of what goes on in the news media is merely transactional.
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Clifton Duncan is a Broadway actor blessed with a mellifluous speaking voice whose career “came to a screeching halt” during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was just about two weeks ago (but seems like ages) when U.S. Sen. Martha McSally brushed off a CNN reporter as a liberal hack in a brief exchange outside a committee room, an encounter that dominated the hysterical news cycle. Apart from a few exceptions, is there any other kind of reporter?
As a business mogul, U.S. President Donald Trump sued people and got sued. He often won either in court or via out-of-court settlements (the latter process which resolves most lawsuits). In the aftermath of a series of undercover videos released by muckraker James O’Keefe and the Project Veritas crew, the Trump campaign says it intends to sue CNN, whose motto probably should be revised to “the most dis-trusted name in news.”
In a lengthy, skillfully written article, a liberal Trump foe writes that MSNBC’s Russia-collusion-obsessed Rachel Maddow can be as “bonkers” as chalkboard-loving Glenn Beck.
Lost in much of the breaking news of late, Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann recently filed a 132-page, $275 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, $200 million of which is a claim for punitive damages.
During a SiriusXM interview, CNN analyst Areva Martin accused radio host David Webb of benefiting from white privilege.
David Webb, who also works for Fox News, is a black man.
From The Daily Caller:
“Fox News marked its 66th consecutive quarter as the most-watched cable television network as rival CNN failed to top even Home and Garden Network and the Discovery Channel…MSNBC finished second in total viewers behind Fox and third in primetime behind Fox and TNT, which received a major boost from the NBA playoffs. Meanwhile, CNN sat at tenth for primetime behind networks like ESPN, HGTV, Investigation Discovery and History. In total viewers, CNN finished seventh behind Nickelodeon and HGTV, among others.’
RATINGS ARE IN!@FoxNews just marked its 66th consecutive quarter as the number one network in cable television.
Meanwhile, @CNN got beat by a network dedicated to marble countertops and open floor plans. https://t.co/fp3W4hSRCU pic.twitter.com/EdvAIsY0vO