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Originally Posted by Lanny_MacDonald
CNN actually was the original "rightwing" source in the media. Turner wanted an outlet that appealed to the business folk and the young upwardly mobile set that wanted news all the time and in short concise stories. Only the birth of FauxNews saw CNN shift back to the center so to speak. The "leftwing" media has always been an urban legend, repeated enough that people think it actuay exists.
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CNN will pile on or cheer any cause or person when it is popular to do so. Their "left-wing/right-wing" stances change all the time. In fact, I think they have even less integrity than FOX, because at least FOX is fairly consistent with their reporting style.
Anyone who watched CNN during the 1st Gulf War would have seen just how right wing they could be when it suits their needs. They were instrumental to the Bush Sr. administration in manufacturing support for that war.