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Originally Posted by Frequitude
I don't want to go digging through CNN's timeline to be honest. I'm just coming from the point that over the past few months I know I've read the top line and shook my head more than once. And I've been eating up CNN's coverage for the past couple years because I would love to see Trump's smug face behind bars. I can post examples in the future as they come up, but not sure if we want this thread to devolve into that kinda thing.
No doubt. I've largely ignored them and laughed at their headlines for years because of this. But I still check in once a day to get a view from the other side. And yesterday I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw. A couple examples:
A few articles on Trump's slam of Sessions, Trump's "red line" on investigating family finances, and Mueller expanding the probe to include family finances. I found them very down the middle and even the comments section were more anti-Trump than I was expecting.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017...stigation.html
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017...conflicts.html
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017...e-warning.html
An article today about the legal reshuffle which goes as far as suggesting that Corallo resigned because Trump wouldn't heed his advice to stop trashing Mueller: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017...egal-team.html
Nothing earth shattering there. My point was more just to say I was pleasantly surprised and wanted to give credit where its due to Fox despite being a self-admitted Fox hater / CNN lover throughout this saga. |
I agree with your viewpoint. I think that CNN is cashing in on the Trump hate, and has gone so anti Trump that it is not very effective. Especially with their headlines. Really, they are just are preaching to their choir, and they aren't going to change anyone's minds any more. I don't think it is good to have biased news outlets on either side of the spectrum. I think that Washington Post does a little better job of being a little more balanced and not just going for cheap headline after cheap headline.
Fox News is kind of interesting. I don't watch the channel ever, but it seems from their website that they've never been a full on Trump supporter. They certainly spend lots of time being anti Hillary/Obama/Democrats, but there is rarely a positive story about him, and run their fair share of critical Trump pieces. At some tipping point, I think Fox could realize that Trump is doing more harm to their cause, and that could drive the more moderate Republicans to realize it's time for him to go.