CNN News Director Shakeup and Television Entertainment Trends
CNN is reportedly undergoing a leadership change with a new news director aimed at revitalizing the network's low viewership. Analysis suggests the network struggles because it lacks the entertainment value and "hot chicks" strategy employed by Fox News. Criticisms are leveled at current personalities including Anderson Cooper, Wolf Blitzer, and Fareed Zakaria, while predicting the new serious journalism approach will fail within a year.
cnn· anderson cooper· fox news· bart fetter· wolf blitzer· hln· joy behar· media criticism
00:00 And you know what's gonna come out? Fish. Adam Curry, John C. DeVora It's Sunday July 3rd 2011 time for your Get My Nation Media Assassination episode 318 This is no agenda You know, John sometimes you just astound me with your opening. That was very interesting
00:41 What's interesting about it? The day before July 4th, which makes it I don't know. Okay well in the morning of a fireworks display on July the 3rd here over on their Richmond area really a Day early why do you want to be early which I think is probably good Why did they do that a day early well because Don the fourth there's all this competitive Displays and this way thing actually gets some people to show up. That's true. That's a good point oh Hey, in the morning to you John. In the morning to you and good morning all ships at sea beats on the ground feet in the air and people flying around on their airplanes Beats in the ground...and boots on the ground! So I saw this question this morning on CNN What do we actually celebrate on July 4th? Is it the signing of the Declaration of Independence or is it Congress passing the Declaration of Independence
01:38 I thought we celebrated the fact it's a holiday. Yeah! And can we buy cars? Is there another car holiday July 4th? I thought it was a signing, what am I wrong? I don't know...I didn't see the answer and I didn't stick around. You know one of those teasers? They ask you questions and say they'll be right back after these messages then maybe 15 minutes later they give the answer. Oh yeah. I hate that. No thank you darling. They do the tease They do two segments before they come back with that answer. They did two commercial breaks and I was reading an article that CNN's in big trouble, they got a new news director Who? I don't remember his name offhand...I looked him up there wasn't nothing really... I think the guy actually thinks he is a good guy and can make it all happen because CNN has like zero viewers
02:34 Literally, no one is watching except for me. No one watches CNN except when there's some kind of go-to moment. Yeah but all hell breaks loose everybody goes to the CNN. Everybody turns on CNN exactly So they have to create more events? Well this is where I think that the guy is like oh you know we're gonna do serious journalism and we're not just gonna throw two opposing parties and have them fight and then go to a commercial break which is pretty much their formula and I think that's a, i think it is going to be big shake up you know because they've here's what I predict so this guy of course he's like uh... yeah this is some J school graduate like we're gonna make CNN great let me figure out who this person is cause I happen to know about two or three people in those positions above and I don't want to be talking about him if I don't know where like were talking about the guy I know okay lets see might add a little dimension to it well well you know we have to do consult the book of knowledge
03:30 Okay, let's see Who is the new? news director Hmm. It's so big this news I'm looking for it too. I've been looking for this way interrupt interrupted. Well. I wasn't finding it. I can't find it That's crazy Bart Fetter or Janelle Rodriguez John Antonio. I have no idea but anyway Here's I'm gonna predict what's gonna happen Is this guy's gonna try and you know, steal the red book? I think you could put it in the red book. It is a long-term Red Book item Because you know the guys trying to make it all so first of all Anderson Cooper He's got to go because the guy no one likes him in the news business This guy's gonna try and like yeah This is like the it's like our buzzer buzzer hummer from my burkler It's like now all the serious journalists are going to go in and save news by making it completely unwatchable and boring
04:30 And by the way, I'm all for good news. But that's what we do get off our turf You can't do it because people when they turn on television They want to see they only want to see one thing Entertainment hot chicks exactly right? Fox seems to get this is what I was really I wish I'd say this article. I'm sorry and just like Well don't you... they're like, Fox, you know. They've got three times the audience. Well yeah! It's entertaining to watch. You got hot chicks? What so.. how come you don't understand that?! You guys have ruined television that way and I get used to it. It's your bed lying in it. We'll take care of the real news The reeeaaal news
05:14 I got your prediction. Oh, so my prediction is it'll last about three quarters of a year to a year and then CNN's gonna start bringing in hot chicks It's the only way to do it not much of a prediction Yeah, oh CNN as I would say is pretty well known for their ugly people have you watch this thing in the morning? Which is the women are dumb and ugly And I'd like hot and smart This is what Fox has got right. You know this is another good indication why we have to do the show on a donation basis because of what? Yes, somebody would be offended by that comment which I'm in agreement with you by the way purely from a television perspective We've been in television both of us for majority of our lives so we understand how it works and this is what television has created It's created a massive audience of people who just want to see beautiful people
06:09 Who cares what comes out of their mouth? Right, and it deteriorates eventually into just celebrity news. Which CNN has a show which is just as bad as the rest of them. Ah, CNN doesn't know how to do celebrity news No I don't know that celebrity shows not bad The Girls Pretty... Is this HLN because i dont watch that Yeah its HLN. No no no. I mean CNN is bad HLN is like you're watching it thats it They should actually come to your house and just set up and perform it for you live. Because there's no more audience than that. HLN is nothing. Well, they do have their pretty girls over there
06:47 And except of course then they kill it by bringing on Joy Behar. Then bring a 70 year old woman on there who's just carps. He's a Republican, he is terrible! Between... I mean just look at their lineup between her Wolf, Wolf Blitzer who's the most annoying man in the universe Anderson Pooper then we have Farid, I was watching Farid again. Oh man that guy's horrible That guy is the worst and he's an anti- as far as i'm concerned he's anti American Anti American absolutely And uh well Don Lemon who was just insincere Uh but in the morning you have to watch Fred Her name is Frederica Everyone calls her hey Fred and Fred is an idiot Just say that right now Fred is an idiot Anyway yeah there were some real news we absolutely must immediately discuss
