Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Media immorality: CNN welcomes sexual assault perp Donald Trump to the New Hampshire town hall stage for ratings bonanza

 
HeadlineBoston Globe, 5/10/2023
Democrats questioned whether a man who continues to spread lies about his 2020 election loss — lies that sparked a deadly insurrection —- should be given a primetime airtime platform. Conservatives wondered why Trump would appear on — and potentially give a ratings bump to — a network that he has continually disparaged as “fake news.” 
A Trump adviser, who was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said CNN executives had made a compelling pitch to the former president during talks. [emphasis added]

Something along the lines of, Our ratings are tanking.  Your guy is the only one who can save us!!  WAH!


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GET ME REWRITE!!  CNN taps Donald Trump to reverse ratings plunge.  (5/3/2023).

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