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June 7, 2023
Tori Otten
Chris Licht Is Out at CNN, After “Centrist” Journalism, Trump Town Hall, and Tanked Ratings
The now-former CEO was determined to take a centrist approach to the news, and it backfired.
June 6, 2023
Tori Otten
No One Watched Nikki Haley’s CNN Town Hall
The ratings are in, and they’re embarrassing for someone who says she’s a strong contender to Trump.
May 15, 2023
Walter Shapiro
Abolish Live TV Audiences in the 2024 Presidential Race
CNN’s shameful town hall was a gift to Trump. Enough is enough.
May 12, 2023
Tori Otten
Donald Trump Is Now Selling Merch Mocking CNN Over That Disaster of a Town Hall
The former president’s campaign team is already capitalizing on the lie-ridden town hall.
May 12, 2023
Prem Thakker
CNN Trump Town Hall Audience Was Told “Please Do Not Boo”
If CNN really wanted to know what Republican voters think of Trump, why did it set rules like this?
May 11, 2023
Tori Otten
The Ratings Are In: No One Really Watched CNN’s Trump Town Hall
It seems that Trump’s tired routine isn’t all that interesting to Americans anymore.
May 11, 2023
Prem Thakker
CNN Insiders Slam Trump Town Hall: “A Disaster, and Totally Predictable”
CNN execs are facing a stream of criticism from their own employees.
May 11, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Shame on CNN for That Naked, Cynical Play for Fox Viewers
Kaitlan Collins and the network’s journalists tried their best. But the execs, from Chris Licht on down, brought total shame on themselves, journalism, and America.
May 11, 2023
Prem Thakker
CNN’s Trump Town Hall Was a Total Disaster
Trump told a record number of lies during the town hall, and he got away with it.
May 11, 2023
Prem Thakker
CNN Lets Donald Trump Smear E. Jean Carroll, as Audience Laughs Along
Trump was found liable of sexual abuse. His base doesn’t even care.
May 11, 2023
Prem Thakker
Trump Has No Regrets About January 6
The former president was given several opportunities during a CNN town hall to disavow the insurrection. He refused.
May 10, 2023
Prem Thakker
Preparing for CNN’s Town Hall With a Sexually Abusing, Coup-Inducing Impeached President
The details coming out about CNN’s town hall (and its audience) are more than troubling.
May 4, 2023
Alex Shephard
Will the Media Blow Their Second Chance With Trump?
A CNN town hall raises difficult questions—and horrible memories.
May 2, 2023
Tori Otten
Mitch McConnell’s Obtuse Defense for the Supreme Court Justices Mired in Scandal
Republicans really don’t care about the Supreme Court’s ethics (or lack thereof).
May 2, 2023
Prem Thakker
CNN, WTF Are You Thinking Having a Donald Trump Town Hall?
The former president has been impeached twice, criminally indicted, and is under investigation for rape. Now he gets to be on prime time.
April 24, 2023
Tori Otten
Don Lemon Is Out at CNN
The network’s star anchor said he was “stunned” by the news.
April 4, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Media’s Coverage of Trump’s Indictment Was Dumb, Desperate, and a Really Bad Sign for 2024
Substanceless and endless, the hours of cable news blather that formed the Trump Indictment Cycle suggests that no one has learned anything.
April 4, 2023
Daniel Strauss
Americans Think Trump’s Indictment Is Political—and Support It Anyway
A new poll challenges either-or assumptions about how voters will react to the president’s prosecution.
January 30, 2023
Prem Thakker
CNN Welcomes Bill Maher, Who Once Used a Racial Slur on Air, to Its Lineup
If CNN wanted to dip its toe into comedy, Bill Maher wasn’t the only option.
October 6, 2022
Matt Ford
Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against CNN May Be Ridiculous, but It’s Not Doomed
If the Mar-a-Lago affair has taught us anything, it’s that as long as Trump-appointed judges exist, all bets are off.
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