CNN host Anderson Cooper lied Monday night in an attempt to end criticism he faced over an old photo of him standing in flood waters. Over the weekend, Donald Trump Jr. tweeted out a Breitbart News article (penned by this reporter) showcasing CNN’s latest ratings disaster. In the week of September 3-9, the network fell 41 percent in daytime ratings compared to the same week in 2017. During the primetime hours, CNN dropped another 36 percent compared to last year.Donald Trump Jr. tweeted that story along with a photo of Anderson Cooper standing in flood waters up to his waist while his camera crew can be seen standing in much lower waters. The photo is from Hurricane Ike in 2008 and is not recent as some Twitter users falsely claimed. “It’s a shame that CNN’s ratings are down 41%. What’s worse is there’s a simple solution that they refuse to accept. Stop Lying to try to make realDonaldTrump look bad,” Trump Jr. tweeted. At no point did Trump Jr. … [Read more...] about CNN’s Anderson Cooper Melts Down, Lies over Donald Trump Jr. Tweet
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New CNN poll puts Bredesen over Blackburn by 50-45 percent in Tennessee’s U.S. Senate race
NASHVILLE — A new CNN poll puts Democrat Phil Bredesen with a 50-45 percent lead over Republican Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee's U.S. Senate race. Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen Photo by Photos courtesy of CBS News and the Associated Press Eighty-five person of voters said they're already made up their minds on who they're for in the Nov. 6 election. Bredesen, a former governor and one-time Nashville mayor, and Blackburn, a Brentwood congressman, are squaring off to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Chattanooga. It's the fiercest Senate race in Tennessee since Corker narrowly beat Democrat Harold Ford in 2006. CNN reported the poll showing Bredesen's positive favorability ratings outstrip the negative by a 2-to-1 margin or 52 percent favorable versus unfavorable views of 24 percent among the total 1,000 registered voters survey. Blackburn, however, had only 41 percent of registered voters saying they … [Read more...] about New CNN poll puts Bredesen over Blackburn by 50-45 percent in Tennessee’s U.S. Senate race
Nolte: Google Tape Proves You Cannot Trust CNN, NYT, or Even Fox News
Although it feels as though every corner of the media has been politicized, there are still a whole lot of people who just want to know what’s going on in the world. These are people like myself (when I’m off the clock) who are news consumers, who want basic information. Information is important, and therefore the thinking used to be that even if you had to sit through CNN’s hate-fueled activism, the New York Times’ phony sources, and the latest outrage Fox News has dug up to increase your blood pressure, it was worth it because in-between all the spectacle, actual news managed to creep in.Unfortunately, we now know that is no longer true, we now know the era is over in which CNN, the New York Times, and even Fox News can argue they (at the very least) dutifully inform the public of everything. We know this era of over because of the Google Tape. To recap, the Google Tape reveals the following: Google co-founder Sergey Brin telling his employees: … [Read more...] about Nolte: Google Tape Proves You Cannot Trust CNN, NYT, or Even Fox News
CNN Ratings Down 41 Percent from Last Year
Last week, CNN dropped a full 41 percent in the daytime TV ratings and fell 36 percent in primetime compared to the same week last year. AdWeek reports, “CNN ranked No. 6 across basic cable in total prime time viewers, and No. 5 in total day this past week. Despite the top 10 finishes, the network was -36 percent in prime time viewers, and -41 percent in total day viewers vs. the same week last year.”Not only did CNN see a devastating drop from last year’s ratings, the network was once again bested by its competitors. Fox News came in first place with during the day, while MSNBC came in second. In basic cable, CNN was in fifth behind ESPN and Nickelodeon. During prime time, CNN slid down to sixth place while ESPN came in first. Fox News, MSNBC, HGTV, and the USA network all defeated CNN. The network has repeatedly seen embarrassing viewership losses compared to 2017. In August, the network lost 12 percent of its primetime viewers compared to 2017. During one week in … [Read more...] about CNN Ratings Down 41 Percent from Last Year
Snapchat To Let Media Organizations Like CNN Curate Our Stories Collections
Sep 13, 2:55 PM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Technology By Alex Perry 09/13/18 AT 2:24 PM Since 2014, Snapchat has compiled individual users’ Stories posts into a feature called Our Stories, letting users watch collections of other users’ photos and videos from big cultural events, like college football games and parades. On Thursday, the company announced it would partner with almost two dozen media organizations for versions of Our Stories curated by said organizations, according to TechCrunch.Snapchat users will be able to go to the Discover tab, where Our Stories already live, to see the new, curated collections as of Thursday. Organizations ranging from CNN to Lad Bible have gotten the go-ahead from Snap to put together their own Our Stories collections about any topic they want, per TechCrunch.Since Snapchat added the ability to embed those kinds of posts elsewhere earlier this year, a place like … [Read more...] about Snapchat To Let Media Organizations Like CNN Curate Our Stories Collections