Changes

In 2001, the [[Media Research Center]] stated, "CNN certainly is less biased to the left than ABC, CBS and NBC".<ref>[http://www.mrc.org/biasalerts/cyberalert-08072001-dazzled-candid-clinton]</ref> However, it stated in the same report that "while much of its day-to-day reporting is more balanced than that offered on the broadcast networks, its news judgment usually follows the liberal agenda with conservatives relegated to reacting to it" and noted that it had some hosts on the network who clearly leaned to the left such as Larry King. And more recently, [[Conservative media]] critics, amongst other groups, rightly accuse CNN of promoting the [[Liberalism|liberal agenda]] with slanted reporting.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/13]</ref> CNN has mocked and insulted members of the [[Tea Party Movement]].<ref>[http://www.breitbart.tv/update-chicago-tea-party-crowd-confronts-cnn-reporter-after-hostile-interview/ UPDATE: CHICAGO TEA PARTY CROWD CONFRONTS CNN REPORTER AFTER HOSTILE INTERVIEW, Breitbart.tv, April 15, 2009]</ref> Their coverage of the US Election of 2012 has also made alarm bells ring in the minds of true journalists. CNN has supported the far-left [[Occupy Wall Street]] movement<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/14/opinion/rushkoff-occupy-debt/index.html]</ref> and has given mainstream legitimacy to the [[extremist]] views of [[Van Jones]] who was very active in the [[anti-Semitic]] [[9/11 Truther]] movement.  In October 2013 CNN mocked the "Million Vet March" in Washington, focusing on one speaker, whom it quoted as stating, “I call upon all of you to wage a second American nonviolent revolution, to use civil disobedience, and to demand that this president [Barack Obama at the time] leave town, to get up, to put the Quran down, to get up off his knees, and to figuratively come out with his hands up.”<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/10/13/CNN-derides-million-vet-march</ref>   

In 2001, the [[Media Research Center]] stated, "CNN certainly is less biased to the left than ABC, CBS and NBC".<ref>[http://www.mrc.org/biasalerts/cyberalert-08072001-dazzled-candid-clinton]</ref> However, it stated in the same report that "while much of its day-to-day reporting is more balanced than that offered on the broadcast networks, its news judgment usually follows the liberal agenda with conservatives relegated to reacting to it" and noted that it had some hosts on the network who clearly leaned to the left such as Larry King. And more recently, [[Conservative media]] critics, amongst other groups, rightly accuse CNN of promoting the [[Liberalism|liberal agenda]] with slanted reporting.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/13]</ref> CNN has mocked and insulted members of the [[Tea Party Movement]].<ref>[http://www.breitbart.tv/update-chicago-tea-party-crowd-confronts-cnn-reporter-after-hostile-interview/ UPDATE: CHICAGO TEA PARTY CROWD CONFRONTS CNN REPORTER AFTER HOSTILE INTERVIEW, Breitbart.tv, April 15, 2009]</ref> Their coverage of the US Election of 2012 has also made alarm bells ring in the minds of true journalists. CNN has supported the far-left [[Occupy Wall Street]] movement<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/14/opinion/rushkoff-occupy-debt/index.html]</ref> and has given mainstream legitimacy to the [[extremist]] views of [[Van Jones]] who was very active in the [[anti-Semitic]] [[9/11 Truther]] movement.  In October 2013 CNN mocked the "Million Vet March" in Washington, focusing on one speaker, whom it quoted as stating, “I call upon all of you to wage a second American nonviolent revolution, to use civil disobedience, and to demand that this president [Barack Obama at the time] leave town, to get up, to put the Quran down, to get up off his knees, and to figuratively come out with his hands up.”<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/10/13/CNN-derides-million-vet-march</ref>   

CNN has had some conservative commentators in the past. For example, [[Rowland Evans]] and [[Robert Novak]] were conservatives who hosted a show on CNN called ''Evans and Novak'', later ''Evans, Novak, Hunt, and Shields'', and Novak also co-hosted the debate programs ''Capital Gang'', and ''Crossfire'', and was a political commentator on CNN's general coverage. [[Tucker Carlson]], now at Fox News, was a CNN political analyst at one point. Another conservative on CNN was Kate O'Beirne. [[Barry Goldwater]] was a commentator for CNN at one point.<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19810516&id=P6krAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IP0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4291,3826132/ CNN is a 24 hour video newspapers by Tony Seideman The Telegraphy May 16, 1981]</ref>

CNN has had some conservative commentators in the past. For example, [[Rowland Evans]] and [[Robert Novak]] were conservatives who hosted a show on CNN called ''Evans and Novak'', later ''Evans, Novak, Hunt, and Shields'', and Novak also co-hosted the debate programs ''Capital Gang'', and ''Crossfire'', and was a political commentator on CNN's general coverage. [[Tucker Carlson]], now at Fox News, was a CNN political analyst at one point. Another conservative on CNN was Kate O'Beirne. [[Barry Goldwater]] was a commentator for CNN at one point.<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19810516&id=P6krAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IP0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4291,3826132/ CNN is a 24 hour video newspapers by Tony Seideman The Telegraphy May 16, 1981]</ref> [[Alex Castellanos]] was a frequent presence during the 2012 election. Conservative commentators have also included [[S.E. Cupp]], [[Jeffrey Lord]], [[Newt Gingrich]], and [[Jack Kingston]] among others.

Today, [[Jeff Zucker]], its new leader, openly despises Fox News and the Republican Party,<ref>http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jeff-zucker-at-tca-fox-news-is-republican-party-masquerading-as-a-cable-news-channel/</ref><ref>http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2014/01/11/zucker-gop-cnn/</ref> in contrast to his predecessor Walter Isaacson, who tried to have balanced coverage,<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2014/01/11/zucker-gop-cnn/</ref> and another predecessor Tom Johnson, who was friends with [[Roger Ailes]], the leader of Fox News.<ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/ronn-torossian/what-obama-can-learn-from-roger-ailes/]</ref>

Today, [[Jeff Zucker]], its new leader, openly despises Fox News and the Republican Party,<ref>http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jeff-zucker-at-tca-fox-news-is-republican-party-masquerading-as-a-cable-news-channel/</ref><ref>http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2014/01/11/zucker-gop-cnn/</ref> in contrast to his predecessor Walter Isaacson, who tried to have balanced coverage,<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2014/01/11/zucker-gop-cnn/</ref> and another predecessor Tom Johnson, who was friends with [[Roger Ailes]], the leader of Fox News.<ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/ronn-torossian/what-obama-can-learn-from-roger-ailes/]</ref>