"Gee. Just like every other company in the US. Welcome to the real world, newsies."
That line struck me as well. I wonder if CNN will figure out that they can save a ton of money if they use Indian or Mexican labor for everything except for the talking head on-screen?
They knew from over a year before going on the air that they could save a ton of money by making sure it was a nonunion shop.
Most of these people get paid a lot less than you'd think. I know the average high-level Fox correspondent (that is, the kind that tends to get air time at least several days a week instead of once every 15 days or so) only makes $75-80K, and 10% of that goes straight to their agents.