Posted on 10/15/2016 2:08:09 PM PDT by Zakeet
CNN President Jeff Zucker on Friday said it was a "mistake" to air so many Trump rallies "and let them run" in 2015, giving the candidate an unfettered platform to call Mexicans rapists, support bans on Muslims from entering the US, and overall grow his base, which includes white nationalists.
"If we made any mistake last year, it's that we probably did put on too many of his campaign rallies in those early months and let them run," Zucker said at a talk at the Harvard Kennedy School. "Listen, because you never knew what he would say, there was an attraction to put those on air."
(Excerpt) Read more at buzzfeed.com ...
Nice catch. How fitting, as Pulitzer introduced YELLOW JOURNALISM as a technique. We’re sure as hell seeing a lot of THAT today. Of course, he was a Democrat.
I see that video is starting to go viral now. Up to almost 50,000 views already.
“But I think the media remains clueless why their ratings fall.”
They well-know why, but they just ignore it. They are the press office of the DNCe, get funding from same, ignore their 4th Estate responsibilities, get their bellies rubbed, and enjoy the special perks, so all is good.
Solution: Hide the Truth of both of them from the People and only air what can be turned against Trump and the 11 seconds of each hour where Hillary can be made to sound sane.....
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.