{"id":952894,"date":"2021-11-02T09:28:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T13:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=952894"},"modified":"2021-11-02T09:28:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T13:28:52","slug":"cnns-wolf-blitzer-ridiculed-for-covering-glasgow-cop26-conference-from-edinburgh-46-miles-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-wolf-blitzer-ridiculed-for-covering-glasgow-cop26-conference-from-edinburgh-46-miles-away\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN&#039;s Wolf Blitzer Ridiculed for Covering Glasgow Cop26 Conference from Edinburgh&#8230; 46 Miles Away"},"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%2Fcnns-wolf-blitzer-ridiculed-for-covering-glasgow-cop26-conference-from-edinburgh-46-miles-away%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=952894&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\/2021\/11\/CNNs-wolf-blitzer-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">CNN\u2019s veteran political news anchor&nbsp;Wolf Blitzer bounded onto social media Monday to exclaim he was \u201creporting from Edinburgh in Scotland, where 20,000 world leaders and delegates have gathered\u201d for the COP26 climate conference.<\/p>\n<p>The 73-year-old broadcaster tweeted a photograph of himself in a studio in front of Edinburgh Castle to reinforce his image as a man at the center of the action.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.362116991643\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m now reporting from Edinburgh in Scotland where 20,000 world leaders and delegates have gathered for the COP26 Climate Summit. COP, by the way, stands for \u201cConference of the Parties.\u201d It\u2019s the 26th time they have gathered to discuss and take action on this critical issue. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BGTAeU5cBy\">pic.twitter.com\/BGTAeU5cBy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wolf Blitzer (@wolfblitzer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wolfblitzer\/status\/1455118286736134149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trouble is, as his (many) critics have since pointed out, Blitzer has flown&nbsp;approximately 4008&nbsp;miles from CNN headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, via Rome to cover an event unfolding in Glasgow, some 46 miles away from his temporary studio.<\/p>\n<p>The response on social media to the geographically challenged journalist was fierce.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.4426229508197\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Someone please help Wolf Blitzer find a train to Glasgow <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kBCFYfStME\">https:\/\/t.co\/kBCFYfStME<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Kahn (@blkahn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blkahn\/status\/1455234797912137729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.7570093457944\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you ever feel like you\u2019re not good enough, remember that today Wolf Blitzer and CNN went to the wrong Scottish city to cover <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COP26?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COP26<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/og0YuZQDoq\">pic.twitter.com\/og0YuZQDoq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nikola Casule (@NikolaCasule) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikolaCasule\/status\/1455451616459444229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.8888888888889\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wolf Blitzer reporting from Glasgow <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tM1mLt12MM\">pic.twitter.com\/tM1mLt12MM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Galbraith (@daveg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/daveg\/status\/1455295414563901440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.3139534883721\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did Wolf Blitzer really get sent to the wrong city for the UN climate conference, or\u2026? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SpKpn44OiA\">pic.twitter.com\/SpKpn44OiA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RVAwonk\/status\/1455133533916311557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>CNN later clarified it also has cameras in Glasgow for the summit in addition to its base in Edinburgh, where U.S. President Joe Biden is staying, as Metro UK <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2021\/11\/01\/cnns-wolf-blitzer-ridiculed-for-reporting-on-glasgows-cop26-in-edinburgh-15522265\/\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Wolf Blitzer was not the only visiting&nbsp; journalist to confuse Scotland\u2019s two biggest cities.<\/p>\n<p>Under a picture of Biden emerging from the steps of Airforce One at Edinburgh Airport, Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason wrote \u201cArrived in Glasgow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Edinburgh Airport quickly responded with a corrective tweet: \u201cJeff, you have no idea what you\u2019ve done\u2026Welcome to Edinburgh, and Scotland!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mason later corrected himself, outlining: \u201cCorrection: arrived in Edinburgh. The president is motorcading now to Glasgow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blitzer had been in Rome for the G20 summit along with fellow reporters Nic Robertson and Kaitlan Collins, before flying on to Scotland.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN\u2019s veteran political news anchor\u00a0Wolf Blitzer bounded onto social media Monday to exclaim he was \u201creporting from Edinburgh in Scotland, where 20,000 world leaders and delegates have gathered\u201d for the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-952894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952894","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\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=952894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=952894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=952894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=952894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}