Precisely! That said, Christiane Amanpour, and the two later-joiners Fareed Zakaria and Anderson Cooper at their best, were stellar. And I miss the CNN of old – before Ted Turner sold it.
Precisely! That said, Christiane Amanpour, and the two later-joiners Fareed Zakaria and Anderson Cooper at their best, were stellar. And I miss the CNN of old – before Ted Turner sold it.
Turner sold CNN in 1996, but even before then some of their coverage choices seemed dubious from anything but a ratings perspective. A key development may have been the gavel to gavel coverage of the OJ Simpson trial in 1994-95--as if it were the single most important news story in the world for over a year.
Of course it was mostly downhill from there, with some good moments and reverses. I think it really became a shitshow under Jeff Zucker.
I occasionally stream Amanpour. I vaguely recall some good reporting and interviews by Cooper, but more than a decade ago, so this is based on old recollections. Haven’t owned a TV in many years; these days we find stuff to stream – and I largely prefer to read my news.
Precisely! That said, Christiane Amanpour, and the two later-joiners Fareed Zakaria and Anderson Cooper at their best, were stellar. And I miss the CNN of old – before Ted Turner sold it.
Turner sold CNN in 1996, but even before then some of their coverage choices seemed dubious from anything but a ratings perspective. A key development may have been the gavel to gavel coverage of the OJ Simpson trial in 1994-95--as if it were the single most important news story in the world for over a year.
Of course it was mostly downhill from there, with some good moments and reverses. I think it really became a shitshow under Jeff Zucker.
Definitely Amanpour. Should I be more impressed with Cooper than I am?
I occasionally stream Amanpour. I vaguely recall some good reporting and interviews by Cooper, but more than a decade ago, so this is based on old recollections. Haven’t owned a TV in many years; these days we find stuff to stream – and I largely prefer to read my news.
I, too, haven't had a TV or a cable subscription for many years.
Cooper also does good stuff as part of CBS' 60 Minutes team, and that's about the only non-local TV news I watch regularly.