{"id":2446983,"date":"2025-06-13T11:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anderson-coopers-alleged-cnn-salary-shows-you-exactly-whats-wrong-with-the-legacy-media\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T11:26:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:26:42","slug":"anderson-coopers-alleged-cnn-salary-shows-you-exactly-whats-wrong-with-the-legacy-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anderson-coopers-alleged-cnn-salary-shows-you-exactly-whats-wrong-with-the-legacy-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Cooper&#8217;s Alleged CNN Salary Shows You Exactly What&#8217;s Wrong with the Legacy Media"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fanderson-coopers-alleged-cnn-salary-shows-you-exactly-whats-wrong-with-the-legacy-media%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=2446983&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>anderson Cooper&#8217;s reported annual salary of $18 million has sparked controversy, especially as ratings for CNN decline. The New York Post highlighted this figure, suggesting that many viewers feel it is indeed excessive given the current state of the network&#8217;s credibility and audience engagement. Comparatively,fellow CNN host Kaitlan Collins earns significantly less at about $3.5 million, despite having higher viewership numbers. The article criticizes the compensation of CNN hosts, claiming that thier earnings do not reflect the trust the public places in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-he-guilty-of-sexual-misconduct-depends-on-his-political-party\/\" title=\"Is He Guilty Of Sexual Misconduct? Depends On His Political Party.\">major media outlets<\/a>. As CNN&#8217;s parent company, Warner Bros. Finding, restructures, there&#8217;s speculation about potential pay cuts and a shift towards more reasonably compensated new talent. viewers express skepticism regarding the justification of Cooper&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >salary amidst changing media consumption habits<\/a> that favor independent journalists and platforms over customary cable news.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Anderson Cooper&rsquo;s alleged salary has been revealed, and it is absolutely shocking.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/12\/media\/cnns-anderson-cooper-earns-18m-annually-as-networks-faces-spinoff-amid-ratings-freefall-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported that Cooper rakes in an absurd $18 million a year. Without further explanation, any reasonable person following the news cycle over the last decade already knows Cooper is not worth that amount.<\/p>\n<p>No one at CNN is worth that, to be honest, although Scott Jennings should be paid handsomely for having to deal with CNN&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mask-came-off-scott-jennings-lures-cnn-panel-admitting-want-americans-fund-illegal-aliens-health-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talking heads<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-cnn-panel-seethes-scott-jennings-unveils-unhinged-democrats-bracket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shrill panelists<\/a>. As a constant source of propaganda, minimum wage would be more appropriate, but that would almost be an insult to hard working folks currently making that.<\/p>\n<p>The figure looks worse in context, considering fellow CNN host of &ldquo;The Source with Kaitlan Collins&rdquo; Kaitlan Collins makes about a fifth of that, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/puck.news\/what-zaslavs-wbd-split-means-for-cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puck News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Post cited viewership for Tuesday, showing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-anderson-cooper-gets-womans-pronouns-wrong-pays-price-live-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cooper<\/a> drawing 647,000 total viewers and Collins at 829,000 viewers in the 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. time slots respectively.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>So &ldquo;Anderson Cooper 360&rdquo; draws less of an audience, with a host that&rsquo;s paid a lot more.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper&rsquo;s salary is in the crosshairs after Monday&rsquo;s news of parent company Warner Bros. Discovery&rsquo;s splitting into two entities, initiated by CEO David Zaslav.<\/p>\n<p>WBD Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels has been tasked with looking for ways to save money under the new banner of Global Networks, which includes CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Every host at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-christian-says-never-recant-cnn-got-fired-trumps-kennedy-center-biblical-values\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> is overpaid; per Puck, host of &ldquo;The Lead with Jake Tapper&rdquo; Jake Tapper is also making low-eight figures..<\/p>\n<p>The level of trust the public put in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-tests-positive-for-covid-19-despite-being-fully-vaccinated\/\" title=\"Bill Maher Tests Positive For COVID-19 Despite Being Fully Vaccinated\">major media networks<\/a> is not commensurate to their compensation for these hosts.<\/p>\n<p>The decentralization of news comes as more independent journalists, podcasters, YouTubers, and X accounts are offering new ways for people to stay informed.<\/p>\n<p>Americans don&rsquo;t sit down in front of the TV after a long day&rsquo;s work and tune in to primetime coverage like they used to.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube and Rumble host a number of influential names in media, like Tim Pool and Steven Crowder. Even for left-wing audiences, organizations like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/capitalism-wins-supposedly-pro-union-young-turks-refuses-recognize-employees-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Young Turks<\/a> on YouTube pull a massive following. (The Young Turks have over 6 million subscribers.)<\/p>\n<p>Cooper is not worth $18 million for where CNN sits in terms of respectability and watchability.<\/p>\n<p>Under Global Networks, it wouldn&rsquo;t be surprising to see new talent making nowhere near that amount, but Cooper himself could use a pay cut.<\/p>\n<p>Or be cut altogether.<\/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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According to a report from the New York Post on Thursday, Cooper earns an outrageous $18 million annually. Given the news landscape over the past decade, it&#8217;s clear that many would argue he doesn&#8217;t deserve such a sum. In fact, no one at CNN merits that level of pay; although Scott Jennings might deserve a decent salary for managing CNN&#8217;s often contentious discussions. The situation looks even worse when compared to Kaitlan Collins, host of &#8220;The Source with Kaitlan Collins,&#8221; who reportedly makes about one-fifth of Cooper&#8217;s salary while attracting more viewers in her time slots. With Warner Bros. Discovery restructuring under CEO David Zaslav and seeking cost-saving measures, it raises questions about the high salaries of CNN hosts like Cooper and Jake Tapper amidst declining public trust in major media outlets. As audiences increasingly turn to independent journalists and platforms like YouTube for news, it seems unlikely that anyone could justify Cooper&#8217;s $18 million paycheck given CNN&#8217;s current standing in viewership and credibility<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2446984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Anderson-Cooper.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33170,50623,36489,34959,57121],"class_list":["post-2446983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-anderson-cooper","tag-cnn-2","tag-journalism-ethics","tag-legacy-media","tag-salary-controversy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Anderson-Cooper.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446983","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=2446983"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2446987,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446983\/revisions\/2446987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2446984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2446983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2446983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2446983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}