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Anderson Cooper says in deposition that CNN's 'rigorous' fact-checking process means he NEVER questions reporting that comes to him 'pre-vetted'
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Posted on 09/07/2022 9:22:42 PM PDT by algore

Anderson Cooper has testified that he will accept pre-agreed answers during interviews about legally-thorny topics, in a deposition that lifts the lid on CNN's journalistic processes.

The 55-year-old journalist, one of CNN's biggest stars, bristled when the lawyer deposing him described him as a television 'host,' and insisted that he was fully involved in reporting and not just the face of the news.

He said he never attended morning editorial meetings, and, asked about who controlled his social media, replied: 'I don't look at social media that much.'

On the advice of his lawyer, Cooper refused to answer questions about his contract: a magistrate judge is now ordering Cooper to respond to whether there are financial incentives or bonuses for him tied to Anderson Cooper 360 ratings.

Cooper was asked to speak about the fact-checking inside CNN as part of a lawsuit filed by a Florida doctor, who sued over an article accusing him of malpractice

Cooper's testimony, given over several days in January this year, was obtained by online news site Puck, which got hold of the documents after a court clerk failed to seal them, by mistake.

In it, he details an internal fact-checking process known as 'The Triad' - which sees a complicated and sensitive story reviewed by three teams: senior editors, Standards & Practices employees, and company attorneys.

Puck described it as 'rigorous'.

Cooper said that he had not worked before at an organization with such an intense system, and it gave him confidence in the reporting

He said that, when he was given a script with the answers for the reporters provided, he would not query the discussion because it meant there had already been lengthy legal discussions

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: andersonpooper; cnn; cooper; duh; fake; media; msm; triad
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1 posted on 09/07/2022 9:22:42 PM PDT by algore
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To: algore

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_the_Triad


2 posted on 09/07/2022 9:23:11 PM PDT by algore
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To: algore

Hysterical laughter at you Anderson. What a joke.

Is this real?


3 posted on 09/07/2022 9:26:01 PM PDT by Bullish (Rot'sa Ruck America. )
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To: algore

Well, nobody ever accused Andy of being very bright. The fart checkers are all commie libs. No credibility.


4 posted on 09/07/2022 9:26:50 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (I always thought a Merry Garland was a Christmas tree decoration.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
>>The fart checkers

Is that word play for his life style?

5 posted on 09/07/2022 9:30:21 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I know how Andy’s farts get checked...


6 posted on 09/07/2022 9:30:57 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: algore

So he’s Ron Burgundy.


7 posted on 09/07/2022 9:33:48 PM PDT by Fledermaus (With Trans Republicans like McCarthy and McConnell do we really want them to win Congress in 2022?)
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To: Bullish

And THAT’s why we accurately call him Andy Pooper.


8 posted on 09/07/2022 9:41:27 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: algore

And today on our celebrity edition of Is He Lying or Is He Stupid? please welcome Anderson Cooper!


9 posted on 09/07/2022 9:42:23 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Democrat Party is criminal, unAmerican and illegitimate )
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To: TigersEye

Possibly he is just lazy


10 posted on 09/07/2022 9:46:34 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Stop feeding the beast, and steal its food!)
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To: algore

"Elizabeth Cohen, CNN's medical correspondent"

Are those real?

11 posted on 09/07/2022 9:50:09 PM PDT by Paladin2
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Why would anyone go out in public dressed like that? and with blue toenails too.


12 posted on 09/07/2022 9:52:06 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: algore

LOL! The triad is ONE layer of so-called journalists and TWO layers of lawyers. This is the team setup to vett the legitimacy of stories. TWO legs of the stool are concerned with liability while only 33% of the group is concerned about accuracy and truth. Haha at cnn


13 posted on 09/07/2022 9:52:12 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves)
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To: algore
Anderson Cooper says in deposition that CNN's 'rigorous' fact-checking process means he NEVER questions reporting that comes to him 'pre-vetted'

How about "prevented" reporting?

No one ever sees that, do they?

14 posted on 09/07/2022 10:12:45 PM PDT by Jess Kitting
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To: Paladin2
Notice they didn't say Dr. Cohen,"Medical Correspondent"
Perhaps when I start a channel on youtube I can get a homeless crackhead as my " Medical Correspondent", at least they'll no something about self medication.
As to the other question, 8 lbs of silicone gel.
15 posted on 09/07/2022 10:18:29 PM PDT by Waverunner
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To: algore

Kool Aid drinker confirmed.


16 posted on 09/07/2022 10:18:52 PM PDT by cranked
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To: Paladin2

im a fake chiropractor

i could help her with her back pain


17 posted on 09/07/2022 10:20:34 PM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: algore

How’s that PIZZA Anserson?


18 posted on 09/07/2022 10:30:19 PM PDT by Dogbert41 (Fill your lamps!)
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To: algore

They are careful not to obviously lie, when they could be caught.
So they feed us half truths and spins.
But mostly, their bias is in the story selections.
They just ignore all the stories that could hurt their cause and trumpet out all the stories that help their cause.
So obvious!


19 posted on 09/07/2022 11:21:30 PM PDT by AZJeep
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To: algore

No surprise to learn that he was just another teleprompter reader who did not question the script he was given.


20 posted on 09/08/2022 1:33:20 AM PDT by Republican1795.
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