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‘We’re not investigators’: CNN chief ridiculed over defending coverage of Mueller probe |
2019-03-27 |
[RT] Netizens were up in arms this week grilling CNN boss Jeff Zucker who awkwardly defended his network’s coverage of the Mueller probe, saying their job was to report facts "as we know them," rather than, you know, investigating. "We are not Sherlocks. We are journalists, and our role is to report the facts as we know them, which is exactly what we did," Zucker said in light of the fact that the Robert Mueller investigation which CNN had harped on for the last two years found no evidence that Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with Russia. "A sitting president’s own Justice Department investigated his campaign for collusion with a hostile nation," Zucker added in an apparent reference to Moscow. "That’s not enormous because the media says so. That’s enormous because it’s unprecedented," he continued, seemingly moving back the network’s goalposts with any hope of an actual conviction smashed. |
Posted by:Fred |
#17 "On the first leg of my flight I became violently airsick. I didn't know how I would complete my trip. After a layover at the lounge with CNN on, I was ready to get back on a plane!" |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-03-27 21:20 |
#16 "I received my exam results the other day; I missed more correct answers than I have ever received. I was feeling bad until I watched some CNN. Now I feel better about my results." |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-03-27 21:16 |
#15 #11 - I wish I'd said that |
Posted by: Frank G 2019-03-27 19:12 |
#14 Good point SteveS. "I used to hate going to the dentist, then I found one who has CNN playing in the waiting room. Five minutes later, I am excited for my procedure!" |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-03-27 18:55 |
#13 The Classic Colbert/Maher Defenseâ„¢: "Take me seriously at all times except when I could be sued for libel and slanderous statements --- that's (quote) humor (un-quote)!" |
Posted by: magpie 2019-03-27 17:40 |
#12 They need to be careful. They said yesterday that the majority were not news but commentary shows, so they cant be held liable for content. OK, but then the narrative, buzz words, and language across the networks were identical. This take them from commentary to propagandists. Creating propaganda on our media, across the networks in an effort to change an election or sway the public politically is a RICO event. |
Posted by: 49 Pan 2019-03-27 17:28 |
#11 These are infomercials without a product to sell. I'd argue that that they are selling to people who already bought the product and want more - more validation that they're the kool kids, more buzz about new features. Like Apple fan-bois, they've bought the brand and want to have their status confirmed and hear about the latest product release. It's new, it's thinner, it's sleeker, with even less headphone jacks. Woo Woo! In this case, the product is TrumpHitler/NeverTrump - Now with Moar Mueller. Oops, that was yesterday's product. Tune in next week for Impeachment 2.0! |
Posted by: SteveS 2019-03-27 17:13 |
#10 Propaganda agent implies ability to disseminate and persuade/dissuade. These are infomercials without a product to sell. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-03-27 16:26 |
#9 No, you are propaganda agents. Nail 'em to the wall, DV. Exactly right. |
Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-03-27 13:29 |
#8 You are not Journalists. You are the propaganda arm of the Clinton Foundation. |
Posted by: 3dc 2019-03-27 12:33 |
#7 They are Rumor mongers and propagandists, certainly not journalists or investigative journalists.... |
Posted by: 49 Pan 2019-03-27 11:14 |
#6 We’re not investigators Obviously. |
Posted by: gorb 2019-03-27 09:17 |
#5 ‘We’re not |
Posted by: Woodrow 2019-03-27 08:27 |
#4 No, you are propaganda agents. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2019-03-27 08:16 |
#3 We are journalists, and our role is to report the facts as we know them, which is exactly what we did, Rumors are not facts. Opinions are not facts. Your wishes are not facts. 'The Dossier' was not facts. Simply reading the |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-03-27 07:41 |
#2 We are journalists To steal a line from The Untouchables, who would claim such a thing, were it not so? Your mothers must be proud. |
Posted by: SteveS 2019-03-27 00:56 |
#1 Then why do you call your hit pieces "Investgative reporting'? |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2019-03-27 00:48 |