{"id":2411396,"date":"2025-03-08T13:48:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T18:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feel-good-story-after-laying-off-200-cnn-set-to-give-jennings-big-raise-report\/"},"modified":"2025-03-08T13:49:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T18:49:25","slug":"feel-good-story-after-laying-off-200-cnn-set-to-give-jennings-big-raise-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feel-good-story-after-laying-off-200-cnn-set-to-give-jennings-big-raise-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Feel-Good Story: After Laying Off 200, CNN Set to Give Jennings Big Raise &#8211; Report"},"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\">30<\/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%2Ffeel-good-story-after-laying-off-200-cnn-set-to-give-jennings-big-raise-report%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=2411396&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--><p>The article discusses a notable shift in CNN&#8217;s approach under CEO Mark Thompson, especially considering Donald\u200b Trump&#8217;s second term. Traditionally known for its liberal bias, CNN is reportedly moving toward a more balanced coverage by hiring conservative voices, including\u2063 pro-Trump pundit Scott Jennings, who is slated for \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">significant pay raise<\/a>. this change comes amidst anticipated layoffs following the November elections, highlighting the network&#8217;s struggles\u200b to maintain its audience and financial\u200b stability. The report suggests that CNN is recognizing the need to adjust its programming strategy to attract a\u200d broader viewership, especially after years of polarizing coverage during Trump&#8217;s first term. the article implies that \u2064CNN&#8217;s \u2063evolving approach may signal a potential rebranding efforts\u2062 in response to the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-sarah-paulson-talks-finding-the-humanity-in-clinton-whistleblower-linda-tripp\/\" title=\"Actress Sarah Paulson Talks \u2018Finding The Humanity\u2019 In Clinton Whistleblower Linda Tripp\">current political landscape<\/a> and viewer expectations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>With President Donald Trump&rsquo;s second term in office upending the political and media worlds, even CNN might be seeing the light.<\/p>\n<p>The notoriously liberal network &mdash; which spent Trump&rsquo;s first term shilling for every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-merriam-websters-latest-definition-of-anti-vaxxer-is-a-big-fat-lie\/\" title=\"Nolte: Merriam...Webster&#039;s Latest Definition of &#039;Anti...Vaxxer&#039; Is a Big, Fat Lie\">left-wing lunatic<\/a> that would grace its sets &mdash; is already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jake-tapper-anderson-cooper-speechless-cnn-boss-sets-networks-new-standard-trump-coverage-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taking a different direction<\/a> under CEO Mark Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>And amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/air-talent-will-not-spared-cnn-prepares-mass-layoffs-wake-election-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">widely publicized layoffs<\/a> after the November election, its best-known conservative voice is reportedly getting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-rips-dems-for-blocking-gop-railroad-bill-that-would-avoid-nationwide-strike\/\" title=\"McConnell Rips Dems For Blocking GOP Railroad Bill That Would Avoid Nationwide Strike\">big raise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN to hand pro-Trump pundit Scott Jennings big pay raise as part of new deal: report <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dztNx0fjtt\">https:\/\/t.co\/dztNx0fjtt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jzfwtp9rBq\">pic.twitter.com\/Jzfwtp9rBq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1898025633017401644?\">March 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Former CNN media reporter and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnns-oliver-darcy-tries-giving-odonnell-fail-anti-trump-spin-twitter-eats-alive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">liberal hack Oliver Darcy<\/a> reported in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.status.news\/p\/scott-jennings-cnn-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Status News<\/a> media newsletter that Jennings is in line for a &ldquo;lucrative new deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While the details were unavailable &mdash; and Status News is behind a paywall &mdash; the report alone that CNN is willing to pay out big money for a conservative figure marks a huge shift in the media landscape.<\/p>\n<p>CNN cemented its liberal reputation during Trump&rsquo;s first term with the carnival-barking grandstanding of then-White House correspondent Jim Acosta and its constant flogging of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bill-barr-opens-seditious-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;Russia collusion&rdquo; hoax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But Acosta <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jim-acosta-announces-sudden-exit-from-cnn-8781701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left the network<\/a> in January after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-engulfed-chaos-jim-acosta-threatening-quit-reassignment-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thompson demoted him<\/a> from a mid-morning anchor slot to a two-hour program that started at midnight.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Russia collusion&rdquo; and other supposed Trump outrages are long past their shelf life.<\/p>\n<p>It just might be that CNN understands it needs to change course.<\/p>\n<p>It still competes with the left-wingers at MSNBC with shows like &ldquo;NewsNight with Abby Phillip&rdquo; where Jennings schools both the host and her guests <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-scott-jennings-teaches-cnn-panelists-federal-government-works-melt-dan-bongino-appointment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on a regular basis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/06\/politics\/video\/dumbest-thing-ive-ever-seen-scott-jennings-confronts-dem-congresswoman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this exchange<\/a> from Thursday, when Jennings tangled with Maryland Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland over the screamingly stupid <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iLibertyBelle\/status\/1897738067303448886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;Choose Your Fighter&rdquo; video<\/a> Democrats published on social media featuring liberal darlings like Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This might be the best CNN Scott Jennings clip yet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am not accustomed to helping your party do anything. But let me give you some advice. This was the dumbest thing I&rsquo;ve ever seen. And if you read the comments today, lord have mercy.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AkRKTgPNO2\">pic.twitter.com\/AkRKTgPNO2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas Hern (@ThomasMHern) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThomasMHern\/status\/1897855197994528906?\">March 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>(Jennings deserves a raise just for putting up with that kind of inanity on a regular basis.)<\/p>\n<p>But the network itself has been forced to report that the Trump 2.0 era is not the first Trump term &mdash; and, after four years of watching the disastrous Joe Biden presidency and Democrats&rsquo; attempts to defend it, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-concedes-donald-trump-remade-electorate-based-latest-polling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">country is different, too<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, with Jennings reportedly in line for a big salary bump, it just might be possible that the executives at CNN have realized that its business model of alienating the sane half of America while deliberately courting the country&rsquo;s liberals with ludicrously ignorant, one-sided programming is what got it into the financial mess it&rsquo;s in.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a financial mess that forced the layoffs of about 200 employees, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/mass-layoffs-hit-four-states-cnn-amazon-starbucks-2020475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It just might be possible that CNN suits understand that what worked to its short-term gain in the first Trump administration isn&rsquo;t going to work in a second, when the American public has had years to digest the truth about the president and his political opponents.<\/p>\n<p>It just might be possible that even CNN executives can see the light &mdash; which would be the feel-good story of the year for the institution formerly known as &ldquo;journalism&rdquo; in this country.<\/p>\n<p>They just might need Scott Jennings to explain it for them.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The traditionally liberal network, which supported various leftist figures during Trump&#8217;s first term, is now taking a new direction under CEO Mark Thompson. 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