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My problem with CNN is that it provides nothing of substance. I don't need the off-the-cuff opinions of their "journalists" during news events. That's armchair

My problem with CNN is that it provides nothing of substance. I don't need the off-the-cuff opinions of their "journalists" during news events. That's armchair stuff. As a consumer of news, I want/need someone to break a story that took days, weeks, or months to construct. I can voice my own post-debate opinions - I don't need theirs. I can find feel-good/feel-bad stories in my own neighborhood - I don't need theirs. I don't need Anderson Cooper to give lip service to "keeping them honest." I need journalism from which I learn something.

mschwar99 17y ago
And its fair to speculate that this lack of substance is contributing to the ratings decline by making places like CNN boring or immediately interchangeable with the web. Why spend your time watching what feels like "easily" produced news that often consists of summaries of YouTube/Twitter or a split screen featuring spin from either party made of pure opinion and devoid of critical analysis? There is no production value in either of those categories that would build brand identity or loyalty from its consumers. Without actual journalism a news source is just a broadcast medium for press releases and there is nothing stopping consumers from tuning out or finding an interchangeable service. There probably isn't a big enough market of people that care to sustain it, but it would be wonderful if a rainbow pot of gold could fund a 24/7 channel consisting of Frontline and This American Life caliber journalism.