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Brian Stelter: CNN Has a Donald Trump Problem

“This is the challenge that every journalist in America is facing. Some might want to avoid it…but it’s an incredibly hard problem to solve…”

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2 weeks ago

September 18, 2023

Eduardo Razo

A photo of former Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter

Courtesy: CNN

When CNN made changes last year by bringing in Chris Licht, the company believed it was moving in the right direction. Nonetheless, Licht exited after a little more than a year at the helm, and now Mark Thompson is in charge of turning the trajectory upward.

Still, why does the network continue to struggle? Former Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter recently appeared on The Beat with Ari Melber and shared his opinion about why his former employer can’t get out of this funk it currently finds itself in.

“When you’re reading the newspaper, or you’re reading a website, and you hate an article [or] you hate a column, judge that one column. Don’t judge the entire institution. And that’s what I would say about CNN or any other big media brand. When it came to me, I think CNN was, and maybe still is, struggling about what to do about Donald Trump. That’s a problem that’s been going on for almost a decade, and it’s not unique to CNN.

“This is the challenge that every journalist in America is facing. Some might want to avoid it, might want to pretend it’s not a problem, pretend they figured it out. But it’s an incredibly hard problem to solve, this torrent of lies directed at an institution that’s trying to get to the truth.”

“We are supposed to be louder than the liars.”

– @brianstelter pic.twitter.com/MLdrGE25GI
— The Beat with Ari Melber 📺 (@TheBeatWithAri) September 18, 2023

Stelter had his show canceled in August 2022, leading to an exit from the company. This was one of the many changes that CNN has gone through in the last year and a half, as Thompson now has to lead a digital revolution.

Thompson will bring changes, but will they steer CNN in the right direction? It remains to be seen.

Eduardo Razo

Eduardo Razo is a news media writer for BNM, focusing on coverage of news/talk radio and news television. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at [email protected].

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Greg Gutfeld: Debate Partnership Between Fox and Univision A Disaster

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3 days ago

September 29, 2023

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After the second 2024 Republican Presidential debate Wednesday, many questioned the inclusion of Univision’s Ilia Calderón as a moderator. Greg Gutfeld of Fox News — who produced the debate — is in that camp.

“My problem with the debate wasn’t really the candidates at all, because the outcomes you get are created by the design. And Fox joining Univision, perhaps, was the worst partnership I’ve ever seen since Bud Light hired Dylan Mulvaney,” Gutfeld joked during The Five Thursday.

“I mean, you have a host unload a litany of clichés, whose premise is, we challenge successfully every day, and yet they were treated as approved truths. She had no follow-up to each one, which was weird, so it was like a deliberate list prepared by the DNC to tweak the candidates and to tweak the audience. It didn’t feel like a journalism debate to me. It felt like The View without pastries.”

Gutfeld’s comments came after he commended Fox News anchor Dana Perino for her performance during the debate.

“I did not envy you,” Gutfeld said. “I was watching it. You were pretty much shouldering the load for two hours, and you didn’t break a sweat. It was amazing.”

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Erika Josephson Named Executive Producer for NBC News Daily

On Thursday afternoon, Janelle Rodriguez, the executive in charge of NBC News Now, shared a behind-the-scenes update.

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3 days ago

September 28, 2023

Eduardo Razo

NBC News Daily will have a new executive producer as Erika Josephson takes over the position. Josephson comes from within the NBCUniversal umbrella, working as a senior producer on the program from MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports.

On Thursday afternoon, Janelle Rodriguez, the executive in charge of NBC News Now, shared a behind-the-scenes update.

Before taking on the executive producer role on the show hosted by Kate Snow and Zinhle Essamuah, Josephson also served as a line and segment producer at MSNBC and spent seven years at CBS News, producing news and feature pieces.

Furthermore, Josephson started on the assignment desk at NBC News and later became a producer for Weekend Today and Today.

There’s been plenty of movement at NBC News, as the network is reportedly teaming up with Salem Media Group to host a 2024 Republican presidential debate later this year.

Eduardo Razo

Eduardo Razo is a news media writer for BNM, focusing on coverage of news/talk radio and news television. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at [email protected].

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CNN Scores 10 News Emmy Award Wins

The network took home 10 wins on the night, setting a new record for itself in the process.

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4 days ago

September 28, 2023

BNM Staff

The first night of the 44th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards was held Wednesday, and CNN was the big winner of the evening.

The network took home 10 wins on the night, setting a new record for itself in the process.

Additionally, longtime CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his distinguished career in news media. The network’s Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Vice President Sam Feist presented the award to Blitzer.

CNN won categories of Live Breaking News Coverage and Continuing News Coverage: Short Form for its reporting on the war in Ukraine. Additionally, Anderson Cooper 360 won three awards for Investigative News Coverage: Short Form, Hard News Feature Story: Short Form, and Live Interview: Short Form.

Christiane Amanpour was awarded the honor for Outstanding Live Interview: Long Form for her work with Russian Presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.

Selina Wang took home the award for Outstanding Emerging Journalists.

Meanwhile, the network also won honors for Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction.

The second night of the awards ceremony will take place this evening and will center upon documentaries.

BNM Staff