CNN Layoffs Loom As Network Inks Deal With Associated Press

The National Pulse ^ | 6/10/2024 | William Upton

[PeterPrinciple]

https://www.newsmediaalliance.org/grants-directory/

Getting a Grant: How, Where and Why to Apply for Journalism Funding

[PeterPrinciple]

https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2021/a-window-of-opportunity-has-at-last-opened-for-federal-aid-to-support-local-journalism/

A window of opportunity has at last opened for federal aid to support local journalism
An act tucked inside the federal spending bill could deliver as much as $1 billion to subsidize local journalists’ salaries.

shifting over to contractors with fed funding for LOCAL journalists.

Maybe we should apply

[Political Junkie Too]

Maybe they will pay Hamas for the right to report from inside Gaza, just like they did with Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

-PJ

[poconopundit]

Hey Dave... good to see your post.

CNN has been on life support for decades as its ownership continues to change hands.

It's long been the poor step child to the Warner Brothers motion picture and television production business, which today continues to be a big winner at the US boxoffice with the 2 highest grossing films of 2024: Dune: Part 2 and Godzilla vs. King Kong.

The parent company is now Warner Bros. Discovery, another media/entertainment conglomerate masterminded by tycoon John Malone.  Here's a snippet from a 2023 story on CNN's ownership:

One person who has played a significant role in CNN's ownership history is John Malone.  Malone is a media mogul and cable TV giant who has served on CNN's board of directors since 2018. He has also been involved in various media acquisitions, including the purchase of TCI Cablevision by AT&T in 1998.

The fact that Malone and his team continue to let CNN implode tells us the future of CNN will be similar to that of Newsweak.

[Grampa Dave]

“The fact that Malone and his team continue to let CNN implode tells us the future of CNN will be similar to that of Newsweak!”

One of my blood relatives had really great advice when it came to our Enemies like Malone.

“Stand back and let them destroy themselves, and whomever sponsors/pays them!”

[frank ballenger]

Communist Party USA will make good on their standing offer to hire them all.🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

Although they are only suited to cleaning and transporting portable toilets at large outdoor events.🧻🧻

[central_va]

CNN - Censored News Network

[Bob Wills is still the king]

The May ratings reflect the oversaturation CNN gave to the Trump trial, with hour upon hour of speculation and minimal real news every night. You can’t blame people for switching it off when it’s the same repetition every night.