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Jan 6th, 2005 05:20 PM
KevinTheOmnivore
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Originally Posted by sspadowsky
Holy crap! Could there possibly be hope for the future of broadcast "news?"
Not likely. Ratings talk, and the pundits tend to win. CNN certainly has the better news coverage, but that isn't "entertaining."

CNN should let Vince McMahon develope some programs for them.....
Jan 6th, 2005 02:10 PM
DehydratedPorkMan
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Originally Posted by mburbank
I think this is conservative bashing from a liberal elitist news outlet.

This just proves the liberal bias of the media, and that republican contol of all three branches of government doesn't change their spunky, underdog status in the culture wars.
Don't you remember? There's 7 jew bankers living underground and manipulating the media. Bill O'Reily told me.
Jan 6th, 2005 01:26 PM
Zebra 3
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Originally Posted by ziggytrix
I wonder if this has anything at all to do with Stewart's bashing of the show during his appearance on Crossfire? Like maybe that planted a seed in viewers' heads that led to poor ratings or something...
Stewart didn't plant the seed, but merely pointed out the crap which is harvested by the already existing hollow tree of commercial TV.
Jan 6th, 2005 12:37 PM
mburbank I think this is conservative bashing from a liberal elitist news outlet.

This just proves the liberal bias of the media, and that republican contol of all three branches of government doesn't change their spunky, underdog status in the culture wars.
Jan 6th, 2005 12:02 PM
DehydratedPorkMan The guy dressed like shit anyway.
But you gotta admit, America likes its fake news today.
Jan 6th, 2005 11:56 AM
ziggytrix I wonder if this has anything at all to do with Stewart's bashing of the show during his appearance on Crossfire? Like maybe that planted a seed in viewers' heads that led to poor ratings or something...
Jan 6th, 2005 10:32 AM
sspadowsky
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Klein
"I guess I come down more firmly in the Jon Stewart camp," Klein told The Associated Press.

He said all of the cable networks, including CNN, have overdosed on programming devoted to arguing over issues. Klein said he wants more substantive programming that is still compelling.

"I doubt that when the president sits down with his advisers they scream at him to bring him up to date on all of the issues," he said. "I don't know why we don't treat the audience with the same respect."
Holy crap! Could there possibly be hope for the future of broadcast "news?"
Jan 5th, 2005 09:40 PM
Miss Modular
Tucker Carlson leaving Crossfire

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...fire&printer=1

I was hoping that he'd vanish from sight, but I was wrong.

CNN Lets 'Crossfire' Host Carlson Go

2 hours, 29 minutes ago

By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer

NEW YORK - CNN said goodbye to pundit Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, and with him likely the "Crossfire" program that has been the granddaddy of high-volume political debate shows on cable television.

CNN will probably fold "Crossfire" into its other programming, perhaps as an occasional segment on the daytime show "Inside Politics," said Jonathan Klein, who was appointed in late November as chief executive of CNN's U.S. network.

Klein on Wednesday told Carlson, one of the four "Crossfire" hosts, that CNN would not be offering him a new contract. Carlson has been talking with MSNBC about a prime-time opening replacing Deborah Norville.

"I would host any kind of show for (MSNBC chief executive) Rick Kaplan," said Carlson, whose Friday night PBS show "Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered" resumes this week.

He said he enjoyed every minute working for CNN, but that he had told executives last April that he wanted to do something different from "Crossfire."

The bow-tied wearing conservative pundit got into a public tussle last fall with comic Jon Stewart, who has been critical of cable political programs that devolve into shoutfests.

"I guess I come down more firmly in the Jon Stewart camp," Klein told The Associated Press.

He said all of the cable networks, including CNN, have overdosed on programming devoted to arguing over issues. Klein said he wants more substantive programming that is still compelling.

"I doubt that when the president sits down with his advisers they scream at him to bring him up to date on all of the issues," he said. "I don't know why we don't treat the audience with the same respect."

"Crossfire" began in 1982 and was once a mainstay of CNN's prime time. Pat Buchanan (news - web sites) from the right and Michael Kinsley from the left were two of its most prominent hosts.

But as Fox News Channel perfected the format with popular hosts Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, "Crossfire" lost favor among CNN executives and was moved to the afternoons in 2002. It averages 447,000 viewers each weekday, down 21 percent from the previous season, according to Nielsen Media Research. Carlson rotates as host with conservative columnist Bob Novak. Paul Begala and James Carville are the left-leaning ringleaders.

Klein said he hoped Novak, Begala and Carville would continue with meaningful commentator roles at CNN.

Carlson had one failed bid at prime time on CNN with "The Spin Room," which was canceled after less than six months in 2001.

He subbed last week for newscaster Aaron Brown as Klein wanted to see him in a different role before making a decision about his future. Klein said his views on wanting to change the tone of political coverage were separate from the decision to keep Carlson.

"His career aspirations and our programming needs just don't synch up," Klein said. "He wants to host his own nighttime show and we don't see that in the cards here. Out of respect for him and his talent, we thought it would be best to let him explore opportunities elsewhere."

An MSNBC spokesman had no comment on CNN's decision.

"We think Tucker is a great journalist and we're exploring our options for a new 9 p.m. show," said MSNBC's Jeremy Gaines.

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