CNN announces black-out of Benghazi hearings.

[Perd Hapley]

http://dailycaller.com/2014/05/20/cnn-president-jeff-zucker-were-not-going-to-be-shamed-into-covering-benghazi/

“We’re not going to be shamed into it by others who have political beliefs that want to try to have temper tantrums to shame other news organizations into covering something,” he explained

“Climate change is one of those stories that deserves more attention, that we all talk about,” he explained — though he lamented the fact that “when we do do those stories, there does tend to be a tremendous amount of lack of interest on the audience’s part.”

For all his talk of “real news,” Zucker felt compelled to explain why his network obsessively covered the missing airliner for two months despite possessing almost no new information.

Now that's even-handed journalism.

[MicroBalrog]

“when we do do those stories, there does tend to be a tremendous amount of lack of interest on the audience’s part.”

So his business plan is to cover things the audience is not interested in?

[RocketMan]

So his business plan is to cover things the audience is not interested in?

Apparently.  And judging by their (nearly non-existent) ratings, it's working well for them.

[Blakenzy]

Benghazi: the story of how we are in bed with TEH TERRORISTS   Freedom Fighters and supporting civil war in the Middle East.

Oh hell no!.. Can't cover that ****!

[Balog]

So his business plan is to cover things the audience is not interested in?

He believes that he should be able to force his audience to care.

[fifth_column]

I've always suspected MSM believed the adage "Repeat a lie often enough and people will take it as truth."  I just never expected to hear the head of CNN admit it . . .

[Waitone]

You know, he might just actually believe his own bilge.  I thought the guy was a bought and paid for stooge.  Now I'm convince he's a True Believer.  People like that need to be stripped of protection of certain parts of the First Amendment.  They are clearly propagandists.

[vaskidmark]

You know, he might just actually believe his own bilge.  I thought the guy was a bought and paid for stooge.  Now I'm convince he's a True Believer.  People like that need to be stripped of protection of certain parts of the First Amendment.  They are clearly propagandists.

Just which part would you leave him?

stay safe.

[Ron]

News is what he says is news. If he isn't interested then it isn't news.

The left has increasingly become strident in not only insisting they proclaim the truth but also in refusing to even deign to debate the issues.

[Hawkmoon]

News is what he says is news. If he isn't interested then it isn't news.

The left has increasingly become strident in not only insisting they proclaim the truth but also in refusing to even deign to debate the issues.

Yet if you can force yourself to look at the CNN web site for several days running, probably at least 75 percent of the "news" content is at least a week old. They seem to have forgotten what the term "news" means.

[Scout26]

But the are hemorrhaging viewers.  I heard that they have around 250K viewers* during prime time.   The ONLY thing that keeps them going is the captive audiences in Airports, Doctor's offices and the like.

Keep pulling back on the stick Mr. Zucker, no reason to be alarmed that the ground is coming up fast.









* -Which doesn't include the 2,000 watching MSNBC.  Seriously, I think the only people watching it are conservative bloggers.

[cordex]

Yet if you can force yourself to look at the CNN web site for several days running, probably at least 75 percent of the "news" content is at least a week old. They seem to have forgotten what the term "news" means.

Now that Oldsmobile isn't in use maybe they can start calling it Olds.

[Regolith]

You know, he might just actually believe his own bilge.  I thought the guy was a bought and paid for stooge.  Now I'm convince he's a True Believer.  People like that need to be stripped of protection of certain parts of the First Amendment.  They are clearly propagandists.

So...you'd strip him of first amendment protection, which exists solely to protect free speech from the government, because he's not reporting something that may be damaging to the government?

I don't think you quite thunk that through.

Besides, this guy is already reaping what he sows in terms of lost ratings and advertising dollars, so the government doesn't really need to get involved anyway.

[HankB]

A CNN "blackout" STRONGLY suggests to me that they're scared green that bad stuff about their guy (never forget, Obama IS their guy) will come out, and they really would like to cover that up.

[Fly320s]

A CNN "blackout" STRONGLY suggests to me that they're scared green that bad stuff about their guy (never forget, Obama IS their guy) will come out, and they really would like to cover that up.

That might work if CNN was the sole broadcaster of the hearings.  Too bad they aren't. 

[HankB]

That might work if CNN was the sole broadcaster of the hearings.  Too bad they aren't. 

Shhh . . . they haven't figured that out yet. 

[Fly320s]

Shhh . . . they haven't figured that out yet. 

No need to worry; CNN ignores us right-wing types.

[RoadKingLarry]

Wait...

CNN is still in business??