In this case, "others" is a CNN employee acting as a shill

CNN to Revive ‘Crossfire,’ Home for Political Clamor.  (The New York Times, 6/26/2013)

Excerpt:   Others have praised “Crossfire” for pioneering a form of televised debate and for presenting multiple points of views about thorny issues. For CNN, the restoration may be intended as a statement that the channel is a home for all sides, in contrast to Fox News, which is associated with the right, and MSNBC, which is associated with the left.