{"id":1977714,"date":"2023-07-19T17:50:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T21:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-cnn-is-a-nonpartisan-media-outlet\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T17:53:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T21:53:21","slug":"fact-check-cnn-is-a-nonpartisan-media-outlet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-cnn-is-a-nonpartisan-media-outlet\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN is a nonpartisan media outlet."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/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%2Ffact-check-cnn-is-a-nonpartisan-media-outlet%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=1977714&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>\n\u200d  \u2063<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n    \u2063<\/p>\n<h2>Verdict: Mostly peaceful pants \u200don\u2063 fire<\/h2>\n<p>\u2063 \u2062 <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> \u2063 <\/p>\n<figure>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\u2062  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Claim<\/strong>:\u200c CNN is &#8220;a \u2063mainstream, \u2062nonpartisan\u200c media outlet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> \u2063 <\/p>\n<div>\n \u200d \u2063  <\/p>\n<p><a \u200bhref=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\"\u2063 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" \u2064target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u200d <\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2062  \u2062<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who \u200dsaid it<\/strong>: \u2064The \u200dauthors \u200bof \u200cthe \u2063Politico\u200c Playbook \u2064<a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2023\/07\/19\/is-trumps-third-indictment-imminent-00107000\" target=\"_blank\"\u2062 rel=\"noopener\">newsletter<\/a> \u200bpublished\u2064 Wednesday\u200b morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong>: The <em>Politico<\/em> journalists were discussing \u2062how \u2064Gov. \u200bRon DeSantis\u200d (R.,\u200d Fla.) \u2063had hoped to\u2062 overcome &#8220;a\u200c deluge of \u200bnegative headlines&#8221;\u200d and &#8220;hit the \u2063reset\u2063 button&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigiegs-former-firm-shells-out-573-million-to-evade-lawsuits-over-role-in-opioid-crisis\/\" title=\"Buttigieg\u2019s Former Firm Shells Out 3 Million to Evade Lawsuits Over Role in Opioid Crisis\">taking part<\/a> \u200din &#8220;a\u200d rare sitdown \u200binterview with a mainstream, nonpartisan media\u2064 outlet: \u2062CNN.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2062 the\u2064 journalists \u2062wrote, \u2064DeSantis&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-in-the-heights-celebrates-the-promise-of-america\/\" title=\"REVIEW: \u2018In the Heights\u2019 Celebrates The Promise Of America\">big plans<\/a> were thwarted by former\u2063 president Donald Trump, who &#8220;stole the headlines&#8221; on \u2064Tuesday\u200c by announcing\u200c that he may\u200c soon <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/trump-says-doj-sent-him-target-letter-in-january-6-probe-signaling-he-is-about-to-be-indicted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">face\u200d charges<\/a> in\u2064 connection \u200bwith \u200cthe \u2063storming\u2062 of\u200d the\u200b U.S. Capitol\u200d building\u200c on Jan.\u2063 6,\u2063 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b \u2062 <\/p>\n<p><strong>More context<\/strong>:\u200b The \u200b&#8221;deluge \u200cof negative \u200dheadlines&#8221; \u2063about Ron \u2064DeSantis were\u200c published in \u2064so<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-cnn-is-a-nonpartisan-media-outlet\/\" title=\"CNN is a nonpartisan media outlet.\">-called \u200dmainstream media \u200doutlets<\/a> such as <em>Politico<\/em> and\u200d CNN that desperately want Trump to\u2064 be the Republican\u2064 presidential nominee\u2063 in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u2064  <\/p>\n<p>CNN, for example, enjoyed soaring ratings and\u2063 record \u200cprofits \u200cduring Trump&#8217;s presidency.\u200d Ratings and profits have \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/cnn-primetime-viewership-plummets-to-three-decade-low-among-coveted-demographic\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u2062 rel=\"noopener\">plummeted<\/a> since President Joe Biden took office in 2021.\u200b Accordingly,\u200b Trump does\u200d not \u2063have\u200b to\u200c work very \u2063hard\u2062 to steal headlines in media\u200d outlets\u2063 desperate\u2063 to\u200c write about him.<\/p>\n<p> \u200c <\/p>\n<p><strong>Why\u2063 it matters<\/strong>:\u2063 Most \u200d&#8221;mainstream&#8221; journalists are Democratic\u200d activists who \u200bfalsely present themselves as &#8220;nonpartisan&#8221; arbiters of\u2063 truth. It\u200b is important to\u2063 hold them\u200c accountable \u2062for their lies.<\/p>\n<p>\u2064  \u200b<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong>: The \u200dfacts\u2062 do not\u2062 support the\u200d claim\u2064 that CNN is \u200da \u200b&#8221;nonpartisan\u2063 media outlet.&#8221; \u200dSuch an outlet would \u200dnot employ a professional\u200d fact-checker who spends \u200c<a \u2062href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/daniel-dale-biden-fact-checks\/\" \u2062target=\"_blank\"\u2063 rel=\"noopener\">all his \u200btime<\/a> \u2064fact-checking Trump\u200c and various right-wing Facebook \u200cmemes \u200cwhile ignoring \u200bthe gibberish\u2064 routinely spouted\u2063 by President\u2062 Biden, \u200bthe\u200c most \u200bpowerful politician in\u2064 the world.<\/p>\n<p>  \u2062<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u2063Chris \u200dLicht, the network&#8217;s\u200b former\u2062 CEO, tried\u200c to make \u2063CNN\u200b less\u200b partisan. <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/stelters-revenge-chris-licht-tried-to-make-cnn-less-partisan-it-cost-him-his-job\/\"\u200c target=\"_blank\" \u2064rel=\"noopener\">It cost\u2063 him his job<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062 <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u2062Given CNN&#8217;s\u2064 precipitous\u200c ratings decline, it seems like\u2063 a \u200bstretch \u200beven to\u200d describe the network as &#8220;mainstream.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2064  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Go deeper<\/strong>: <a\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/clown-news-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" \u2063rel=\"noopener\">CNN Is a \u2064Clown Network\u2063 Run \u200bBy Creeps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2063  <\/p>\n<div>\n  \u200b  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\"\u2064 rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>  \u2062 \u2063 <\/p>\n<p><a\u200b href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  \u2063<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict<\/strong>: We rate this claim\u200d 4 Fiery\u200c But Mostly \u200bPeaceful Clintons.<\/p>\n<p>  \u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verdict: CNN&#8217;s pants on fire. Claim: CNN is a nonpartisan media outlet. Source: Politico Playbook authors. Context: Politico journalists discussed Gov. Ron DeSantis&#8217; attempt to overcome negative headlines and reset his image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":1977715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1977714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"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\/1977714","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\/97"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1977714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1977715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1977714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1977714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1977714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}