| | 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>[https://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. | | 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>[https://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>https://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>https://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>
| + | [[Jeff Zucker]], its former leader, openly despised 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>https://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>https://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> |
| | Not only does CNN have a visible left-wing and [[anti-Trump]] bias, but CNN International is one of the most prominent international broadcasters from the U.S., meaning worldwide viewers wanting to watch a U.S. channel or see the U.S. perspective will find CNN's left-wing bias, which will distort their perception of the U.S.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (November 28, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/11/28/cnn-cons-america-world/ How CNN Cons America, the World, and Itself]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.</ref> | | Not only does CNN have a visible left-wing and [[anti-Trump]] bias, but CNN International is one of the most prominent international broadcasters from the U.S., meaning worldwide viewers wanting to watch a U.S. channel or see the U.S. perspective will find CNN's left-wing bias, which will distort their perception of the U.S.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (November 28, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/11/28/cnn-cons-america-world/ How CNN Cons America, the World, and Itself]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 28, 2017.</ref> |