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Locutus
#1Jan 4th, 2013
I have a friend who used to be a CNN fanatic. Always something of a news junkie, he tried to keep CNN running in the background wherever he was. This allowed him to maintain a dubious “streak” of sorts — every time a celebrity died or disaster struck, he’d catch the breaking news live. But he doesn’t watch CNN much anymore, though, and he’s not alone. The network’s ratings have been in free fall for years. It consistently loses — and loses big — to Fox News, and recently had its worst quarter in 21 years.

That will only get worse. For proof, look no further than their New Year’s Eve coverage.

The problems CNN faces aren’t unique — smaller audiences, shrinking advertising revenues and increased competition from online outlets are as much a problem for TV as for us here in print. But CNN’s problems are particularly acute. Though there are some signs its ratings may have rebounded in recent months, overall, the trend is bleak. In prime time, it has roughly two-thirds ABC’s numbers. Barely a quarter of Fox News’s.


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CyaNN
 
tay
#2

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
The downfall of CNN started when they sold to Time/Warner. They got out of the 'investigative' news biz and became Time magazine for TV. Lot's of fluff and inconsequential stories.


The stopping point of watching CNN, even occasionally for me, which actually started me on my debate as to 'why do I pay for cable for this crap'. which I eventually got rid of in favour of an antenna', was when there Dr Gupta got caught 'red handed' lying about SICKO.

It's not that I care for Michael Moore as I actually can't listen to him but he was right in his claims in the movie, as Gupta later admitted, but only after he was called out as a schill for the 'insurance biz'..........
 
Nuggler
+1
#3

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Never liked CNN.

Or Faux.

Or Faux north--------

CBC's starting to piss me off too.

Ah, gimme back me the National Enquirer. yep.

 
petros
#4

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote:

The problems CNN faces aren’t unique — smaller audiences, shrinking advertising revenues and increased competition from online outlets are as much a problem for TV as for us here in print.

And just how far will media go to keep you watching or reading?

Convince you that you are a Right or Left winger?

Pitt you against friend and neighbour who are on the Rightie or Leftie "team".

Convince you that the other TV channels are Rightie or Leftie biased and only their message serves your Rightie or Leftie needs?

Do they tell you who to vote for that best suits you Rightie or Leftie team needs, who will coach your Rightie or leftie team into a beer cup hoisting victory in the global Superbowl ?



Naaaaaah they would never do that. It's just TV.
 
Locutus
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#5  Top Rated Post

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
I'll wager more spastics watch hoarding, obese, locker-buying, tiara-wearing, moonshinin'-hillbilly, transgendered, sport-eating, truck drivin' visible minorities 'programming' than any news channel, cable, network or otherwise offered fare.

Yuuuuuuup.

There's no market value in the old fashioned left-right do-see-do when compared to all the pills big pharma can sell ya watching billy the sasquatch whisperer. CNN will go the way of MTV. 'All about Benjamins' sounds like a good money making series.
 
captain morgan
#6

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
What else is there to watch since hockey is on a hiatus?


Quote: Originally Posted by LocutusView Post

I'll wager more spastics watch hoarding, obese, locker-buying, tiara-wearing, moonshinin'-hillbilly, transgendered, sport-eating, truck drivin' visible minorities 'programming' than any news channel, cable, network or otherwise offered fare.


This is the only real substitute
 
Nuggler
+3
#7

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote: Originally Posted by LocutusView Post

I'll wager more spastics watch hoarding, obese, locker-buying, tiara-wearing, moonshinin'-hillbilly, transgendered, sport-eating, truck drivin' visible minorities 'programming' than any news channel, cable, network or otherwise offered fare.

Yuuuuuuup.

There's no market value in the old fashioned left-right do-see-do when compared to all the pills big pharma can sell ya watching billy the sasquatch whisperer. CNN will go the way of MTV. 'All about Benjamins' sounds like a good money making series.


Why would people horde watches ??
 
petros
+1
#8

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote: Originally Posted by LocutusView Post

I'll wager more spastics....

Cool. I always wondered what the name of the sport was.
 
Nuggler
#9

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote: Originally Posted by petrosView Post

Cool. I always wondered what the name of the sport was.


Watching watches ?
 
captain morgan
#10

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote: Originally Posted by NugglerView Post

Watching watches ?


The Time Whisperer
 
Spade
#11

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote: Originally Posted by NugglerView Post

Why would people horde watches ??

I hear Mongolia hoards hordes. Time to place Mongols on the watch list.
 
petros
#12

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Gymspastics...for women and almost women?
 
Spade
+1
#13

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Another market for spandex. I understand the material spans decks of aircraft carriers to slow incoming planes; hence the name.
 
Locutus
#14

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote: Originally Posted by petrosView Post

Cool. I always wondered what the name of the sport was.

Mouth-breather is funnier but less poignant.
 
petros
#15

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
When is the Spastic Cup?


The Flo-Trol Convalescent Feeding Cup
allows dribble-free drinking without the
need for the person to sit up or raise the
head.





P.S. It's really called the Flo-Trol
 
Spade
+1
#16

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Will we ever see an end to time warners?

Quote: Originally Posted by petrosView Post

When is the Spastic Cup?


The Flo-Trol Convalescent Feeding Cup
allows dribble-free drinking without the
need for the person to sit up or raise the
head.





P.S. It's really called the Flo-Trol

Don't like Spastic Cups or the Paper Plate. Horse races attract the wrong crowd.
 
petros
#17

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote: Originally Posted by SpadeView Post

Horse races attract the wrong crowd.

It doesn't matter to me who is buying my oats, as long as the deadbeats pay up when it's time to pay up.
 
taxslave
#18

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote: Originally Posted by NugglerView Post



Ah, gimme back me the National Enquirer. yep.

Now there is a fine source of honest and unbiased journalism.

Quote: Originally Posted by NugglerView Post

Why would people horde watches ??

Control time.
 
DaSleeper
#19

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Run along folks.....nothing to see here......It's just the much demeaned Fox News at the top of the charts again.....let's wait until another station gets close so we can all celebrate...........
Last edited by DaSleeper; Jan 4th, 2013 at 10:12 AM..
 
petros
+1
#20

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote: Originally Posted by DaSleeperView Post

It's just the much demeaned Fox News at the top of the charts again.....let's wait until another station gets close so we can all celebrate...........

....the Spastic Cup
 
Spade
+2 / -1
#21

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote: Originally Posted by DaSleeperView Post

Run along folks.....nothing to see here......It's just the much demeaned Fox News at the top of the charts again.....let's wait until another station gets close so we can all celebrate...........

When I was a kid, I used to watch Killer Kowalski, Bulldog Brower, and Special Delivery Jones place Sleeper holds on their wrestling opponents. I often wondered if permanent damage incurred. That question may be unanswerable, but apparently their victims are Fox viewers.
 
Cliffy
+1
#22

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote: Originally Posted by DaSleeperView Post

Run along folks.....nothing to see here......It's just the much demeaned Fox News at the top of the charts again.....let's wait until another station gets close so we can all celebrate...........

Sounds to me everybody is bashing all the networks. Me thinks you are being defensive about your favourite source of misinformation.
 
petros
+1
#23

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
It's all about being true to your team and winning the Spastics Cup.

Nothing more, nothing less.
 
Spade
+2
#24

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote: Originally Posted by SpadeView Post

When I was a kid, I used to watch Killer Kowalski, Bulldog Brower, and Special Delivery Jones place Sleeper holds on their wrestling opponents. I often wondered if permanent damage incurred. That question may be unanswerable, but apparently their victims are Fox viewers.

Oh my Gawd, I've just been redded by Walter! Killer Kowalski's victims are sensitive!
 
damngrumpy
#25

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
The problem is the majority want more entertainment they want to know the latest movie
and starving children in Africa are god awful to look at. They want to know how to get on
a low fat diet not what is happening in the Middle East.
There is something for everyone, people who are somewhat interested in the world are
watching CNN over at Fox they are doing the right, the far right and some moderate right.
The problem is the people that Fox wants to reach as do the other networks are trying to
find the latest movie and what time it starts. Their minds are made up.
They are now in favour of the environment, they contribute to worthy causes as long as
they don't have to listen to the suffering part of the message. They are more interested
in the health of their pets for heaven sake.
Its is no longer a left right problem it a we don't care problem, we want things to be such
that what ever we perceive them to be is the reality for the moment and when people
change their mind on mass they will.
Face it the urban voters for example in America knew who they were going to vote for, only
the people listening to messages were torn as to what to do and they may have listened to
the right wing message but the deal was not as good as the other message, the rest didn't
care their mind was made up they voted not to be inconvenienced and the same attitude
is coming to Canada. The biggest reason is the media outlets all of them pandered to the
we want to be entertained while we are informed crowd. Now there is not enough entertainment
to satisfy the public lust for it, (we have hundreds of channels and nothing on TV) and we
have seen people lose interest in news and information in general. The only way people will
watch informative news is, if the networks package it ans promote it as of special interest its sad
the left right and center are to blame for their problems and that includes CNN and Fox.
Time Warner is a major part of the problem, news people don't run the news networks bean counters do.
 
DaSleeper
#26

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote: Originally Posted by damngrumpyView Post

The problem is the majority want more entertainment they want to know the latest movie
and starving children in Africa are god awful to look at. They want to know how to get on
a low fat diet not what is happening in the Middle East.
There is something for everyone, people who are somewhat interested in the world are
watching CNN over at Fox they are doing the right, the far right and some moderate right.
The problem is the people that Fox wants to reach as do the other networks are trying to
find the latest movie and what time it starts. Their minds are made up.
They are now in favour of the environment, they contribute to worthy causes as long as
they don't have to listen to the suffering part of the message. They are more interested
in the health of their pets for heaven sake.
Its is no longer a left right problem it a we don't care problem, we want things to be such
that what ever we perceive them to be is the reality for the moment and when people
change their mind on mass they will.
Face it the urban voters for example in America knew who they were going to vote for, only
the people listening to messages were torn as to what to do and they may have listened to
the right wing message but the deal was not as good as the other message, the rest didn't
care their mind was made up they voted not to be inconvenienced and the same attitude
is coming to Canada. The biggest reason is the media outlets all of them pandered to the
we want to be entertained while we are informed crowd. Now there is not enough entertainment
to satisfy the public lust for it, (we have hundreds of channels and nothing on TV) and we
have seen people lose interest in news and information in general. The only way people will
watch informative news is, if the networks package it ans promote it as of special interest its sad
the left right and center are to blame for their problems and that includes CNN and Fox.
Time Warner is a major part of the problem, news people don't run the news networks bean counters do.

I just love to watch all the gobblers in a forum, that pretend to be unbiased and neutral and look down their noses at people who watch Fox or Sun

Could I even say hypocrites????

 
eh1eh
#27

Re: The moment CNN died

Jan 4th, 2013
Quote: Originally Posted by petrosView Post

Cool. I always wondered what the name of the sport was.

Ya but I wouldn't wager even one spastic.
 

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