Posted on 12/22/2012 11:33:09 PM PST by Olog-hai
He’s been one of the most powerful figures in the news business for nearly a decade—not just in the United States but around the world. Now, after rising from the company’s lowest ranks to become president of CNN Worldwide, Jim Walton is leaving the building. Friday is his last day.
“I’ve been president of this organization for nearly one-third of its existence. I’m proud of that and of what CNN has become, what it stands for and what we’ve accomplished together,” he said in a note to employees. …
“I’m very hard on myself, and I try to learn from my mistakes, of which I’ve made many in my time here. But I don’t have regrets, because any mistake that I’ve made along the way, I’ve learned from.” … “CNN is just a great place to be. We have continued to report the news timely and without bias, and we’ve given it context, and I think we have never in my time here compromised on any story.”
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They, and others, report the news as they see it and not as ‘it is’. So the viewers will see it ‘their way’ and that is propaganda. Even in his exit words - he reveals what he is. I haven’t watched/listened to alphabet propaganda and their talking heads for so long because I AM bias - to truth.
Well....bye.
It’s easy to have no regrets when you have nothing to be proud of.
Leni
Comrade Walton has served the Comintern well.
Not only did Walton fail by any measure of objective journalism, he will also be remembered for taking CNN even further into the ratings basement. Five years ago, when Walton assumed the top job at the network, CNN was a consistent #2 in the cable ratings, behind Fox News. Today, they usually run third in prime time, trailing Fox and MSNBC. At one point a couple of years ago, CNN was in danger of falling behind sister network Headline News. A stunning collapse for the outlet that invented cable news and dominated the ratings for almost 20 years.
Wonder how many shares of Time-Warner stock Walton got as he headed out the door? And how much more that stock would be worth if CNN was contributing more substantially to the corporate bottom line?
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