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The Fox Newsing and Podcasting of CNN

Friday, March 27, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
CNN becoming podcast to look like Fox News

CNN spent years feeding off MAGA trolls for ratings. iPINIONS contends that now, with the Trump-aligned Ellisons looming as new owners, the network may be forced to become the very propaganda machine it once scorned. See my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/the-fox-newsing-and-podcasting-of Read more.

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Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Abby Phillip, Anderson Cooper, cable news, CNN, David Ellison, Donald Trump, Fox News, iPINIONS, Jake Tapper, John Malone, journalism, Kaitlan Collins, Kara Swisher, Larry Ellison, MAGA, media, Paramount, propaganda, Rupert Murdoch, Scott Jennings

Hey CNN and All Liberal Media, Stop Feeding Off Republican Trolls!

Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 6:37 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

If you tune in to CNN or MSNBC at the top of any hour, anchors and commentators will probably be decrying the latest outrage some Republican congressman has incited. But then at the bottom of that hour, without any hint of self-awareness or irony, those same anchors and commentators will be questioning the failure of… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Biden Administration, cable news, CNN, Lauren Boebert, liberal media., Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, media hypocrisy, Paul Gosary, Rachel Maddow, Ratings, Republican trolls

Humping Trump Exposes News Anchormen as Worse than Used Car Salesmen

Monday, May 2, 2016 at 7:45 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump media obsession

These days, news anchormen serve as little more than hosts of reality TV shows masquerading as news programs. Their programming mantra – “if it bleeds, it leads” – used to reflect reporting on an increasingly violent society. Now it reflects reporting on anything that outrages, scares, or titillates – just to generate ratings. Which, of… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2016 election, cable news, Campbell Brown, CNN, Donald Trump, Fox News, journalism ethics, Megyn Kelly, news media, Ratings, Tabloid Journalism

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