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CNN PRODUCERS TOLD ON-AIR GUESTS: GET ANGRY (Drudge)
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Posted on 09/12/2005 9:45:17 AM PDT by slowhand520

CNN PRODUCERS TOLD ON-AIR GUESTS:Ê GET ANGRY Mon Sep 12 2005 12:42:11 ET

After weeks of over-the-top Katrina coverage from the mainstream media, LA TIMES'S oped guru Michael Kinsley divulges that CNN has been coaching guests to artificially enhance their on-air emotions!

The TV news networks, which only a few months ago were piously suppressing emotional fireworks by their pundits, are now piously encouraging their news anchors to break out of the emotional straitjackets and express outrage. A Los Angeles Times colleague of mine, appearing on CNN last week to talk about Katrina, was told by a producer to "get angry."

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cnn; demlies; katrina; kinsley; mediabias; partisanmedia; phonyoutrage
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I'm pretty sure it was just a couple of weeks ago that CNN was saying that Fox News was nothing more than "entertainment". Right?

Whatever.


41 posted on 09/12/2005 10:00:46 AM PDT by W Fan in Cali
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To: slowhand520

Liberal newscasters are being told to be more emotional and irrational?
Isn't that something like coaching a family of skunks to smell even worse?


42 posted on 09/12/2005 10:00:54 AM PDT by tumblindice
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To: slowhand520
Damn, I wish I could remember who the talk radio personality was, but I recall him describing his appearance on an MSNBC show. As he was sitting there, listening to the liberal spin from the other side, he heard in his earpiece one of the shows producers egging him on, to get aggressive and chime in. It may have been Rush, but I'm not sure.
43 posted on 09/12/2005 10:00:57 AM PDT by Living Free in NH
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To: paulcox1978
Get angry?

Perhaps the folks at CNN should show a little outrage about the lawlessness and the lack of basic personal responsibility displayed by many residents of New Orleans.

This NBC Today show video:

New Orleans - Looters Go Wild

Shows that much of the looting occurred in high and dry neighborhoods. Items stolen included TV's, fishing poles, NFL jersey's, and non-life sustaining goods. I like to see them explain this.
44 posted on 09/12/2005 10:01:12 AM PDT by BlackRain
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To: slowhand520

Mon. Sept. 12, 2009, CNN told anchorettes: Get Naked!

Mon. Sept. 12, 2011, CNN told award-winning anchorwoman Cindy Sheehan: Scream at your guest Jeb Bush....then scratch his eyes out.


45 posted on 09/12/2005 10:01:26 AM PDT by macamadamia
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To: SteveMcKing
It's a Louisiana thing:


46 posted on 09/12/2005 10:01:44 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: BlackRain

Sorry here is the link to the video:

http://media.putfile.com/tdy_quintanilla_looting_050831


47 posted on 09/12/2005 10:02:03 AM PDT by BlackRain
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To: slowhand520

Celine Dion was very badly done.


48 posted on 09/12/2005 10:03:05 AM PDT by RedWhiteBlue
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To: slowhand520

When a little child has no explanation as to why he should be able to play with matches, stuff legos up his nose or drive Daddy's Volvo, he will scrunch up his face and stomp his little feet. Same thing.


49 posted on 09/12/2005 10:03:27 AM PDT by fullchroma
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To: slowhand520

I thought CNN was for the serious news seeker?? LOL!


50 posted on 09/12/2005 10:03:58 AM PDT by Sprite518
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To: pepsionice
The question here is....can we get a Emmy category for best actor on a newscast?

Geraldo, hands down!

51 posted on 09/12/2005 10:04:12 AM PDT by freeperfromnj
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To: Rosemont
Castro News Network

Or, See No News

52 posted on 09/12/2005 10:04:22 AM PDT by melancholy (A new bumper sticker: Patriots Against The B!tch In The Ditch)
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To: slowhand520

Is it possible to have a whinier voice than Aaron Brown?


53 posted on 09/12/2005 10:04:38 AM PDT by Rosemont
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To: slowhand520
Drink the Kool-Aide.
54 posted on 09/12/2005 10:06:33 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Mesocons for Rice '08)
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To: Republican Red

What was his story? I missed it.


55 posted on 09/12/2005 10:07:07 AM PDT by cweese (Hook 'em Horns!!!)
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To: dfwgator
"So who coached Geraldo?"

Since when does Geraldo need coaching to be pompous and overbearing?
56 posted on 09/12/2005 10:10:09 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: cweese

Limbaugh talking about this now.


57 posted on 09/12/2005 10:10:15 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: slowhand520
Just look at this guy.

Oops, wrong network.

58 posted on 09/12/2005 10:10:44 AM PDT by McGruff (Woof!)
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To: slowhand520

"CUT! CUT! CUT! YOU CALL THAT ANGRY? I work ONLY with professionals. GET ME A PROFESSIONAL in here!"


59 posted on 09/12/2005 10:11:12 AM PDT by manwiththehands
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To: slowhand520
In other words, fake the news.

This will definitely help the fabulous ratings trend of CNN.

60 posted on 09/12/2005 10:12:57 AM PDT by FormerACLUmember
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