Should CNN.....

[BNWriter]

I do not consider this subject a political question. I consider this question about the network, not about the parties. If the Moderators disagree, I will understand. But after reading the article below, and knowing how much we print-types groan about broadcast from time-to-time, I was curious what direction, based on the accompanying article, you folks thought CNN ought to go in.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2012/08/28/critics-say-lagging-cnn-needs-major-makeover.html

Like I said, this is about the network, NOT the political parties. But if the moderators disagree and pull this subject, just let me know and I will understand. Thanks.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

CNN is balanced?

 

[old_tony]

"Stay the course of balanced ..."

You're joking, right? Because I'm laughing.

 

[BNWriter]

"Stay the course of balanced ..."

You're joking, right? Because I'm laughing.

I have found the flaw in the questions, Old Tony. Even I have trouble with some of the hosts (Morgan, most notably). But after reading an article about a critic's suggestion CNN should choose sides, that prompted me to ask the question.

 

[NoOneLikesUs]

Sell the operation to Al Jazeera and be done with it.

 

[LongTimeListener]

The problem is not that CNN is not opinionated. The problem is that CNN is no longer informative. I regularly watch Fox News for coverage of big events because they do bring information mixed in with the slant.

 

[Starman]

www.nakednews.com.

NSFW

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[DanOregon]

I think CNN would be wise to treat their viewers with a bit of respect. But the way they try and act like they are tough on both sides, while adopting the cutsiness of FNC and MSNBC, they fail miserable.
They do big news stories very well. Which begs the question - why don't they make a particular story THE BIG STORY every day of the week.
Ditch the gizmos and gadgets, be smarter, get new pundits and hosts that don't have baggage.
I watched a bit of their coverage of Isaac the other day - who did they have on "reporting?" Sean Penn. All you need to know about CNN.

 

[YankeeFan]

Full on Libertarian!

Ron Paul in the 8:00PM time slot.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

All CNN needs to do to improve is go to the International feed in the U.S. The difference is startling. But I guess research shows them that Americans ARE morons, 'cause that's there target audience. And they can't even reach it.

 

[TrooperBari]

CNN needs to put itself in the hands of Dan Carlin. He can't do any worse.
http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/csarchive/Show-235---This-is-DNN/News-Obama-Romney

 

[JBHawkEye]

Fire most of the anchors. In the last few days, I've tried watching the network, and it's horrible. They've revived the career of Ashleigh Banfield, for some reason. Carol Costello and Kyra Phillips are awful.

Plus, it seems like they just can't cover breaking news with any competence anymore.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Give it back to Ted Turner.

 

[YankeeFan]

They've revived the career of Ashleigh Banfield, for some reason.

Ashleigh Banfield is on CNN? Really?

Had no idea.

Does she still wear the same glasses?

 

[JBHawkEye]

They've revived the career of Ashleigh Banfield, for some reason.

Ashleigh Banfield is on CNN? Really?

Had no idea.

Does she still wear the same glasses?

Yes. Which I'm OK with.

But she's still terrible.

 

[Point of Order]

All CNN needs to do to improve is go to the International feed in the U.S. The difference is startling. But I guess research shows them that Americans ARE morons, 'cause that's there target audience. And they can't even reach it.

Yep, CNN International and Al Jazeera English have some damn fine programming.

 

[HanSenSE]

Fire most of the anchors. In the last few days, I've tried watching the network, and it's horrible. They've revived the career of Ashleigh Banfield, for some reason. Carol Costello and Kyra Phillips are awful.

Plus, it seems like they just can't cover breaking news with any competence anymore.

It's hard to say what's deteriorated more over the past decade or so, SportsCenter or CNN. CNN used to absolutely OWN breaking news, but lately watching them try to cover something like the theater shootings in Colorado is much like watching the No. 4 station in El Paso, it's so embarrassing.

I don't think leaning one way or the other is the answer, since MSNBC's cast its lot with the left and FNC the right. Instead, why not go a little more in depth than "Here's an issue. Here's what a liberal says. Here's what a conservative says. I'm Denise Deecup, CNN." A Grantland of TV, so to speak.

 

[J-School Blue]

CNN should stop sucking.

I think that would be a first step in the right direction. If, when they no longer suck, they still get terrible ratings, they can examine whether they need to be catering to the partisan howlers, but until they are no longer terrible anything else they blame their ratings on just seems like an excuse.

 

[Alma]

Like one of the critics in the article suggests, I would fire most of the talent.

Chew on this for a sec: Piers Morgan at 9 outdraws Anderson Cooper at 8 or 10. (Not both shows combined. But either one.)

CNN can take as long as it likes to come this conclusion, but Cooper's not the answer. And whatever CNN's doing in the morning, HLN/Robin Meade is beating them.

 

[Batman]

Fire most of the anchors. In the last few days, I've tried watching the network, and it's horrible. They've revived the career of Ashleigh Banfield, for some reason. Carol Costello and Kyra Phillips are awful.

Plus, it seems like they just can't cover breaking news with any competence anymore.

It's hard to say what's deteriorated more over the past decade or so, SportsCenter or CNN. CNN used to absolutely OWN breaking news, but lately watching them try to cover something like the theater shootings in Colorado is much like watching the No. 4 station in El Paso, it's so embarrassing.

At least if a tornado hit its Bristol campus, ESPN would have people there to cover it and not get pwned by Tim Brando and Raycom Sports.