{"id":1744579,"date":"2022-11-19T06:30:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T11:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1744579"},"modified":"2022-11-19T06:33:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T11:33:00","slug":"cnns-licht-embraces-fake-news-denies-gutfelds-late-night-supremacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-licht-embraces-fake-news-denies-gutfelds-late-night-supremacy\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN\u2019s Licht Embraces Fake News, Denies Gutfeld!\u2019s Late Night Supremacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnns-licht-embraces-fake-news-denies-gutfelds-late-night-supremacy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1744579&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Chris-Licht-late-night-gutfeld-ratings-2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Chris Licht vowed to make CNN a credible news organization again.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The channel morphed into a 24\/7 anti-Trump vehicle in recent years, much like most news platforms. Network \u201cstars\u201d like Jim Acosta and Don Lemon made no effort to hide their liberal biases, and CNN\u2019s audience collapsed as a result.<\/p>\n<p>So did its reputation in many circles.<\/p>\n<p>Enter Licht, who previously oversaw \u201cThe Late Show\u2019s\u201d transformation into a progressive propaganda showcase led by Stephen Colbert. Licht promised a new CNN, one re-dedicated to hard news without the spin.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11176729\/CNN-staffers-terrified-Brian-Stelter-John-Harwood-fired.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jettisoned Brian Stelter,<\/a> the cartoonishly biased media reporter, along with John Harwood. More changes are coming, he\u2019s warned for months, although untrustworthy anchors like Lemon, Jake Tapper and more remain at CNN.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s almost as if Licht\u2019s promise was Fake News on steroids.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/amy-schumer-cancel-culture-fake-news\/\"><strong>RELATED: AMY SCHUMER\u2019S CANCEL CULTURE FEARS ARE FAKE NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We got more evidence of that thanks to a new Licht interview. Progressive reporter Kara Swisher of The New York Times chatted with Licht about several topics, including late-night TV, via her \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/podcasts\/cnns-chris-licht-refuses-to-call-greg-gutfelds-show-a-late-night-program-says-its-simply-not-true-that-he-beat-stephen-colbert-in-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On with Kara Swisher\u201d podcast.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swisher acknowledged some Gen Z types get their hard news from late-night comics, a terrible decision given their extreme biases. Shouldn\u2019t CNN consider its own late-night forum to counter that competition and share news in a fresh manner?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy sons don\u2019t watch CNN. They watch John Oliver, and that\u2019s where they get their news.\u201d Swisher told Licht, to which he smartly replied, \u201cbut it\u2019s not news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swisher brought up Fox News\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/trevor-noah-retires-daily-show-gutfeld\/\">Gutfeld<\/a>!\u201d the only right-leaning late night show around. Host Greg Gutfeld\u2019s runaway hit opens with a comic monologue based on current events and then throws to a panel of guests (pundits and comics alike) who dig deeper into the latest headlines.<\/p>\n<p>The show also serves up pre-recorded sketches, akin to \u201cSaturday Night Live.\u201d\u00a0In short, it\u2019s a new brand of late-night programming, and a very successful one at that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGutfeld!\u201d routinely laps the competition, including Colbert\u2019s \u201cThe Late Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Except Licht is in deep denial about both \u201cGutfeld!\u201d and its place in the late-night hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would call him \u2014 just an entertaining show. I would not call him a late-night show \u2026 As someone who worked on a late-night show and knows what goes into that, I wouldn\u2019t put it in the same category.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGutfeld!\u201d does lack A-list stars, in part because few would risk appearing on a conservative show fearing it could cost them gigs, if not their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Swisher shockingly pushed back on Licht\u2019s denial, noting the show \u201cbeat Colbert.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre we gonna get into this conversation?\u201d Licht replied, almost combatively. \u201cThat\u2019s not true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Licht isn\u2019t dumb. He\u2019s been behind-the-scenes at both cable and network TV for some time. Is it possible he hasn\u2019t read the headlines proclaiming \u201cGutfeld!\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/gutfeld-late-night-king\/\">new late night king?<\/a> Could he be so blinkered as to not realize that?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Late Night TV Rankings Oct 31-Nov 6<\/p>\n<p>1\u20e3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gutfeldfox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GutfeldFox<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greggutfeld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GregGutfeld<\/a><br \/>2\u20e3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenAtHome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StephenAtHome<\/a><br \/>3\u20e3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmyfallon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JimmyFallon<\/a><br \/>4\u20e3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tracegallagher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TraceGallagher<\/a><br \/>5\u20e3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmykimmel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JimmyKimmel<\/a><br \/>6\u20e3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SRuhle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SRuhle<\/a><br \/>7\u20e3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JKCorden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JKCorden<\/a><br \/>8\u20e3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billmaher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BillMaher<\/a><br \/>9\u20e3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sethmeyers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SethMeyers<\/a><br \/>\ud83d\udd1f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nightline?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Nightline<\/a><br \/>#11 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Trevornoah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TrevorNoah<\/a><br \/>#12 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamjohnoliver?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IamJohnOliver<\/a><br \/>#13 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlisynCamerota?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlisynCamerota<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thelauracoates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheLauraCoates<\/a><br \/>#14 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cthagod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cthagod<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t7rxKe4qqV\">pic.twitter.com\/t7rxKe4qqV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RoadMN \ud83d\udcc8 (@RoadMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoadMN\/status\/1590023518611468290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Does he think Swisher, a veteran liberal journalist, isn\u2019t aware of the current ratings race?\u00a0Or is his progressive bubble so thick that basic news doesn\u2019t enter his airspace?<\/p>\n<p>Either way, having a major news network CEO oblivious to facts is a terribly, awful, no good look.<\/p>\n<p>In a way, he\u2019s already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/10\/26\/cnn-chief-chris-licht-business-review-job-cuts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">breaking his prime directive as head of CNN<\/a>. He recently lashed out at so-called \u201cdisinformation,\u201d a loaded term often used to attack inconvenient truths\u2026 like Colbert getting beaten by an upstart late-night show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe analogy I love to use is some people like rain, some people don\u2019t like rain. We should give space to that. But we will not have someone who comes on and says it\u2019s not raining,\u201d Licht said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Licht vowed to make CNN a credible news organization again. The channel morphed into a 24\/7 anti-Trump vehicle in recent years, much like most news platforms. Network \u201cstars\u201d like<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1744582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1744579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1744579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1744579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1744579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1744582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1744579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1744579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1744579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}