Will CNN Leave Their Leftism-
In the incestuous echo chamber knowns as The Mainstream Media, financial results are secondary to what’s most important: Advancing the agenda of the political left. This objective is paramount, and if they need to sacrifice integrity and credibility to achieve it, they are more than willing to do so.
But at some point, the financial impact of that lost trustworthiness could bring even the most ardent leftist news outlet to their knees and make them rethink their priorities.
CNN has been hemorrhaging viewers and revenue for years now. In February, for instance, ratings showed a 69% drop in viewership over last year from the age group 25-54, the most critical demographic there is. And let’s not forget, CNN’s ratings last year were no great shakes either. Thirty years ago, CNN was the world leader in journalism. Today, practically the only viewers they can attract are the captive audiences they enjoy at airports and in hotel lobbies.
With all the recent scandals and turmoil CNN has experienced (Chris Cuomo, Jeff Zucker, and John Griffin, to name a few), the network will be bringing on a new CEO named in Chris Licht in two weeks, and Licht has a lot of work to do. After being bought by Discovery, the network’s new leadership is looking to change things up, and we may have seen evidence of that transformation in the following tweet from Licht yesterday:
May 2 will be my first official day in the office at CNN & my last day on Twitter. Twitter can be a great journalistic tool, but it can also skew what’s really important in the world. I’m logging off & looking forward to working with the incredible team at CNN.
— Chris Licht (@ChrisLicht) April 18, 2022
To fully appreciate this commitment from Licht, we need to first grasp the role Twitter plays in the mindset of leftwing journalism. Twitter isn’t merely the soapbox they stand on to have their voices heard, Twitter is where they go for affirmation. Twitter is the platform they use to ensure they’re properly aligned (continued)
This post originally appeared on The Blue State Conservative.
