So the news today is that CNN has been losing viewers as Fox has gained viewers. I believe it is easy to attribute Fox’s increase in viewership to ideological opposition to the White House, but I don’t think this is the reason for CNN’s viewership drop. When you have Ted Turner saying that his brainchild needs “less fluffy news and more international news,” I think there is something wrong.
CNN is on in the cafeteria at my school so I only encounter it for a few minutes every day. Here are two tag-lines that I’ve seen in the last two days that I feel are indicative of CNN’s current state:
- “Female: A Preexisting Condition?”
- “Aubrey Opdyke, Swine Flu Survivor”
