{"id":2576073,"date":"2026-03-04T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cnn-forgets-to-clear-2-guys-chilling-in-the-background-so-dramatic-run-for-cover-shot-looks-hilariously-fake\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:41:09","slug":"watch-cnn-forgets-to-clear-2-guys-chilling-in-the-background-so-dramatic-run-for-cover-shot-looks-hilariously-fake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cnn-forgets-to-clear-2-guys-chilling-in-the-background-so-dramatic-run-for-cover-shot-looks-hilariously-fake\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: CNN Forgets to Clear 2 Guys Chilling in the Background, So Dramatic \u2018Run for Cover\u2019 Shot Looks Hilariously Fake"},"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\">40<\/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%2Fwatch-cnn-forgets-to-clear-2-guys-chilling-in-the-background-so-dramatic-run-for-cover-shot-looks-hilariously-fake%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=2576073&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 piece analyzes CNN\u2019s on-the-ground coverage from Tel Aviv during rising tension with Iran, arguing that the network\u2019s attempt to capture a dramatic, tense moment came off as questionable and possibly performative. It describes how an anchor and a guest sought shelter as sirens blared, a scene that many viewers perceived as theatrical rather then purely news-driven, especially given the two background figures who did not appear to take urgent action.<\/p>\n<p>The article situates this moment five days into the US-Israel-iran conflict, noting that <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 outlets<\/a> are racing to report from the front lines.It cites USA Today reporting of casualties\u2014at least six American service members dead and hundreds in neighboring countries\u2014while also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highlighting strong social-media reaction<\/a> that questioned CNN\u2019s motives and suggested the broadcast was engineered to boost ratings. While acknowledging the real danger on the ground, the piece contends the coverage raised questions about whether dramatic presentation outweighed journalistic seriousness in this instance.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>CNN, in an effort to stop the bleeding that is the network&rsquo;s declining viewership, decided to film an apparently tense situation when one of their anchors was forced to take shelter in Tel Aviv, Israel, amid blaring warning sirens, indicating a strike by Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The problem: The moment comes off as completely farcical when watching with a critical eye.<\/p>\n<p>As we are now five days into the U.S. and Israel&rsquo;s ongoing conflict with Iran, major media outlets have taken to on-the-ground reporting, looking to get as close to the news as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake, this is a dangerous situation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2026\/03\/03\/iran-war-death-toll-us-middle-east\/88957603007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> reported Tuesday that at least six American servicemembers are dead, along with hundreds of others in countries neighboring Iran, not to mention the Iranians themselves.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Chastising CNN should by no means downplay the severity of this conflict, but it&rsquo;s what the network deserves with its coverage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HOLY CRAP AS the broadcast was rolling on cnn, all HELL BROKE loose: &ldquo;We have things COMING IN, so we are going to un-mic&hellip; we do need to move pretty quickly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, while sheltering at that time, we heard a number of large blasts, and that&rsquo;s, that&rsquo;s what you hear as they&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EfOz9h1o5Z\">pic.twitter.com\/EfOz9h1o5Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gunther Eagleman&trade; (@GuntherEagleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuntherEagleman\/status\/2028988804346843620?\">March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>News anchor Erin Burnett could be heard saying, &ldquo;You hear the sirens now, and this is all around the area that we&rsquo;re in in Tel Aviv.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Burnett was accompanied by Dan Diker, president of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs. &ldquo;OK, and then let&rsquo;s just keep going,&rdquo; she told her guest, switching to a handheld microphone.<\/p>\n<p>Around the one-minute mark, two men were seen standing in the background, looking off in the distance.<\/p>\n<p>Diker tried making some point about Iran&rsquo;s military strategy, but it was completely overshadowed by the nonchalance of the men behind the duo.<\/p>\n<p>Given the urgency in Burnett&rsquo;s voice and how she and Diker were making a &ldquo;run for cover,&rdquo; it looked totally awkward, if not laughable.<\/p>\n<p>Other viewers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X apparently had their doubts as to whether CNN was just trying to boost ratings by being dramatic:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Everyone else is just chillin. This was theater for the home audience. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2FHFJygC1j\">pic.twitter.com\/2FHFJygC1j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chicago_J32 (@Chicago_J32) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chicago_J32\/status\/2028991539649642919?\">March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Still think of this bc it&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?\">@CNN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5zXWgy3Ply\">pic.twitter.com\/5zXWgy3Ply<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jared Brehm (@JaredBrehm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaredBrehm\/status\/2029198817841512470?\">March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN has a long history of faking war correspondence. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CSbKjUyfeQ\">pic.twitter.com\/CSbKjUyfeQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; pratok69 (@peterkotar12668) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peterkotar12668\/status\/2029015555571618001?\">March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NT8O3J0sh9\">pic.twitter.com\/NT8O3J0sh9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Smitty Smat (@SmittySmat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SmittySmat\/status\/2029007275017330960?\">March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, those critics have a point.<\/p>\n<p>If those two men in the background were part of the crew, why weren&rsquo;t they quickly trying to gather any valuable equipment before getting to safety?<\/p>\n<p>If Burnett was leading Diker to safety and was actually worried, she should have been rounding up everyone else, telling them it was time to leave.<\/p>\n<p>But the two men were just standing there.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s no doubt Israel is a dangerous place to be. The Iranians are fighting back.<\/p>\n<p>No one should doubt those facts.<\/p>\n<p>But when thinking about the network in question &mdash; this is CNN, after all &mdash; this looked more like a chance to get viewers with a viral clip they completely fumbled.<\/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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Critics argue the scene came across as contrived rather than serious reporting, especially five days into the U.S.\u2013Israel\u2013Iran crisis, as major outlets race to get closer to the action. USA Today cited casualties among American service members and broader losses in neighboring countries, with Iranian casualties also noted. Some observers contended CNN was using drama to boost ratings, while others pointed out the danger of the situation on the ground and questioned whether the broadcast was genuine journalism or theater, noting the two men behind the anchor who appeared unfazed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2576074,"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\/2026\/03\/Erin-Burnett-Dan-Diker.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75076,75075,50623,15774,69469],"class_list":["post-2576073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-background-actors","tag-bloopers","tag-cnn-2","tag-on-air","tag-viral-video-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Erin-Burnett-Dan-Diker.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576073","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=2576073"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576077,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576073\/revisions\/2576077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}