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The reporter that keeps on giving, Brian Stelter, was fired from CNN yesterday. It is a sad day to lose a self-proclaimed honest journalist. You would think a show called “Reliable Sources” wouldn’t get the ax on one of the most reliable, most unbiased news networks available for the poor, middle-class folks.
According to Vox, another honest source says its politics.
Malone’s politics lean quite right/libertarian, though he was also critical of Donald Trump during his administration. More to the point: Current and former CNN employees believe Malone’s view of CNN is entirely colored by Fox News. “John Malone doesn’t watch CNN. John Malone only watches CNN via Fox News,” says a CNN employee. “If I watched CNN via Fox News, I would hate CNN too.”
And Stelter, who spent most of the Trump era criticizing the American right’s embrace of disinformation, was already a target of Fox News hosts like Tucker Carlson, who delighted in lampooning him. Then, after Stelter’s boss, Jeff Zucker, was pushed out in February, Stelter went after Malone, who had said he wished CNN was more like Fox News because Fox News had “actual journalism.”
Asked about this theory by the New York Times, Malone gave one of the most candid admissions you’ll ever see a public person make in the guise of a denial: “Mr. Malone said he wants “the ‘news’ portion of CNN to be more centrist, but I am not in control or directly involved.”
Does Vox realize that the Murdoch family gave over 25 million dollars to Biden’s 2020 campaign?
The Murdoch family owns Fox News, is becoming more central, and shows its true colors during weekend broadcasting. A time when most turn off the news. Who knows, maybe the roles switch. One day, CNN may be more conservative while Fox News will become more left-leaning.
It could happen. Texas was blue for so long until Ronald Reagan changed the game. Now Texas has gone purple because conservatives ignored the growing liberal population in Austin. If only conservatives grew a spine to put up a fight for states like California.
Back to the unfolding CNN drama, it turns out a few more heads might roll.
Jon Nicosia has a good track record of saying what is coming down the pipe. He reported on the troubles with Chris Wallace, granted turncoats from Republican to Democrat don’t last long; let’s hope the Cheneys and Bushes remember that.
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He predicted Brian Stelter was on the chopping block and would be one of the first big names to be fired. Jeffrey Toobin’s name was mentioned, and he was finally let go. In all honesty, it should have happened ever since he exposed himself in a meeting through a zoom call.
Maga conservatives reported:
Today Jon is reporting that Don Lemon and Jim Acosta are next.
Nicosia said: “Source: Once the coming shakeup at @CNN is done, don’t expect John Berman, Alisyn Camerota, Jim Acosta, Brianna Keilar, Jake Tapper, John King, and Don Lemon to still be at the network OR have their current show assignments.
“They go on “The final ‘stay or go’ has not been finalized and more names will be added.”
“Source: Stelter was a ‘go’ because “he was seen as working against current management’s goals. Leaking, stirring disatisfaction internally.”
“One CNN source went on to say “He started believing he was the only thing between ‘democracy’ and anarchy.”
After reading this, CNN should have kept Stelter. He is the gift that keeps on giving. He thought he was the only thing between democracy and anarchy; that’s gold. Is it because his whole body can blockade the door?
