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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

20 for 20: The iPINIONS Archive of Vanguard Commentary

Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
An illustrated collage of major global events and public figures emerging from an open book, symbolizing 20 years of prophetic commentary from The iPINIONS Journal.

For over 20 years, I’ve been writing vanguard commentary — tackling global issues long before they reached the mainstream. From social media and politics to sports and entertainment, my posts didn’t follow the headlines. They forecasted them. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who has published more informed commentary on a more eclectic array of… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: ahead of its time, Anthony Hall, Boris Johnson, climate change, Darfur, Elon Musk, evangelical Trump support, iPINIONS, journalism, NCAA exploitation, Obama criticism, Political Commentary, Project 2025, prophetic analysis, racism, social media harms, Sudan, Trump, UN failures, Will Smith

Nicholas Kristof, the Martin Luther of Journalism…?

Friday, May 11, 2018 at 7:19 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

It might seem preposterous to even suggest that any journalist is as much the conscience of journalism as Martin Luther was of Catholicism. But Nicholas Kristof might be worthy of such praise. Kristof is a New York Times columnist and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes – for reporting (1990) and commentary (2006). Therefore, his voice… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Donald Trump, journalism, Nicholas Kristof

CNN Boss Is What’s Wrong with Journalism Today

Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 8:38 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

I never went to journalism school. But even I know enough about journalism to know that it is not giving people what they want. It’s giving them accurate and reliable information on events, issues, and trends to function as informed citizens. In short, journalism is more about informing than entertaining the public. Except that CNN… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: CNN, journalism

Tina Brown: Journalism Is ‘Having a Very, Very Pathetic Moment’

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 5:17 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Benghazi attack with image of Obama saluting dead soldiers and Tina Brown inset

What passes for journalism at the moment? This blog brims with commentary on my disdain for what passes for journalism these days. So, imagine my dismay when 60 Minutes, the reputed standard bearer of broadcast journalism, only reinforced my disdain on Sunday. On October 27, 60 Minutes aired a highly touted report on the 9/11/12 terrorist attack on the US consulate in… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 60 Minutes, clickbait culture, decline of journalism, iPINIONS Journal, journalism, media integrity, newsroom collapse, phone-hacking scandal, Tina Brown

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