CNN shakes up news administration

CBSMarketwatch ^ | 01/23/04 | Jon Friedman

[VaBthang4]

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire...

[RWR8189]

What's a CNN?

[OldFriend]

His on air reporters may be respected but not by people seeking the truth. Perhaps they are respected by the Michael Moore's of the world.

[okie01]

The first envelope instructed the new CNN management to "blame previous management".

They have now opened the second envelope. It instructed them to "re-organize".

Third envelope still to come...

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

I believe the next line includes the phrase, "... let the *^%$*&^@#$er burn."

[martin_fierro]

Rearranging-Deck-Chairs-On-The-Titanic-Freude PING

[ChadGore]

Isn't telling the truth cheaper than firing people ?

You'de think CNN would get that.

[Tamzee]

Indeed it does.... profound advice.

[DMCA]

Did they add a new position in charge of interrupting the real news with the latest on the Koby/Jackson/Person cases?

[BigLittle]

the U.S. will be divided into four regions, Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West as well as Washington, DC. Each segment will be managed by a regional bureau chief and a supervising producer will manage daily activities in the outlying bureaus, Hair said

They might want to reconsider their understanding of regions

[Common Tator]

I am amazed by the change in Stuart Varney when he left CNN for Fox.

It was somewhere in the late 80's that Stuart applied for a job with my stations. He was badly in need of a job. I was impressed with him. I didn't hire him because I knew he would never stay. He was too good to be in my sized market. he would have only stayed until he got a better job.

It is funny. I never aggreed with what Stuart said on CNN but I have agreed with what he says on FOX.

They are changing graphics, they are changing pace, they are changing producers, they are changing talking heads,.. they are changing everything but what will fix the problem,.... they need to change the content... They will have to fall several more rating points before they finally figure out what is wrong.

CNN and its parent company havn't a clue about the problems.... they are not likely to have a clue about the fix.

It is really pretty simple if youwant viewers just put on what the people want to watch not what you want to program.

The problem is management is never a typical viewer. Yet much of management picks programmers that program to please the boss.

I used to tell my programmers that if I ever tune in and personally like what you are programming, you are just one notch away from being fired.

[skinkinthegrass]

..you are just one notch away from being fired.

I heard ya, but with ABCNNBCBS...you're talking to a wall

[tirednvirginia]

I think Fox should help CNN out a little by giving them back Greta.

[prairiebreeze]

Interesting insights.

Prairie

[Howlin]

David Bohrman, the executive producer of Aaron Brown's show "NewsNight,"

If there is a more boring news show on TV, I wish somebody would tell me what it is.

As for Varney, I saw him on Fox not long ago discussing Paul O'Neill. The only thing he didn't do was spit. It was fascinating to watch.

[McGavin999]

ROTFLMCO!!! Notice that they have broken the coverage into regions in order to get a better view of what the nation wants, but they still have all their bureau chiefs in very large and very liberal cities (with the exception of Dallas). What do they think is going to change?

They don't even know that the rest of the country is really out here let alone think about trying to understand what we belive and live for. How on earth do they ever think they are going to appeal to us?

Half the country is conservative. Of the other half, 50% are elitists and the other 50% would never watch the news if their lives depended on it, it might mean they have to actually think about things. So CNN has cut it's market share down to 25% at the most. And they wonder why they are losing the ratings race.

[martin_fierro]

You might be able to shed some light on this question:

WHY ARE 99% OF ALL NEWSREADERS NOWADAYS WOMEN?

They're easier to look at?

It's a crappy job that only they are willing to put up with?

They're willing to work for less?

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[Common Tator]

I wish somebody would tell me what it is

You got me kid... Brown is like watching paint dry.

I was watching CNN a bit today and once again they has new graphics and bumbers... As if that were a factor.

If I were producing Arron Brown I would put laxatives in Brown's coffee and put on the Janitor in his place. It would have to improve ratings.