Maybe If CNN Hired A Real Conservative, Its Viewership Wouldn’t Tank So Badly

CNN announced the recent hiring of Adam Kinzinger, an ex-Republican who was known for being one of the most vocal anti-Trump members in Congress.

Much had already been written about the changes that took place at CNN after Jeff Zucker was dismissed and Chris Licht became the chief executive officer. Many stories have focused on a supposed shift to the middle in politics. But in fact, very little has actually changed at CNN, and the likeliest explanation for that has to be the political sensibilities of Licht and his boss, David Zaslav, as CNN’s leaders.

Take Zaslav. Zaslav was a fan of Zucker and CNN before the merger of Discovery, which he led, and Warner Media. Say it The latter was “the greatest news brand in the world with the greatest journalists.” This is despite widely reported claims by Zucker that CNN has gone too left and that he wants it more to be friendly to Republicans.

Adding to doubts about Zaslav’s sincerity regarding moving CNN’s programming to the center is the partisanship shown in his past political contributions. Those Contributions skew overwhelmingly to Democrats, with $66,800 to the Hillary Victory Fund in 2016, $100,000 to Nancy Pelosi’s Victory Fund in 2019, and more than $100,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in recent years.

But all of that is nothing compared to Zaslav’s biggest tell, his hiring of Licht in February as CNN’s CEO. As the CEO of Warner Bros. You are the head of Warner Bros. and you have to hire a new leader for CNN to change its biased direction. You would need to hire someone with previous experience as a producer. “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” And, before that? “Morning Joe” What is MSNBC?

It would be a joke if it weren’t true. Despite the canning of Brian Stelter, Chris Cuomo, and Jeffrey Toobin, CNN’s roster is still filled to the gunwales with people like Brianna Keilar, Don Lemon, Dana Bash, David Axelrod, and Jim Acosta.

There are also many left-leaning writers at CNN, such as Jill Filipovic (“Indicting Trump would be incredibly controversial, but it may be the only remedy”), Julian Zelizer (“The January 6 committee’s devastating conclusions”), Kara Alaimo (“Elon Musk is running Twitter like dictators run their states”), and Nicole Hemmer (“The January 6 report is a ‘mirror test’ for the American people”). CNN published all these pieces last month.

Licht’s a Joke

The New York Times’ Dec. 18 article “The Education of CNN’s Chris Licht” Licht mentions that he believed Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert was the best choice. “would work” As a potential successor to Chris Cuomo. Licht’s statement is a perfect example of his political incompetence and shows how hopeless he really is as the captain for a CNN that desperately needs starboard.

There is unavoidable evidence that Licht’s stewardship isn’t working. A The diversity story Publiated at the end of December, sourced