tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post1771764012342946914..comments2023-08-19T05:57:04.215-04:00Comments on All Things CNN: Egypt in CrisisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-21455285247336873312011-02-07T00:41:12.629-05:002011-02-07T00:41:12.629-05:00I'm not liking Piers Morgan's using AC on ...I'm not liking Piers Morgan's using AC on his show.<br />I get the feeling he thinks that by interviewing him, his ratings will increase. Morgan's not interested in foreign events. His main purpose is networking.<br />As one commenter said, "They are not in the same league."<br />Morgan isn't even in the same league as Lettermen.<br />Dave was always interested in politics and foreign affairs and was always high minded.<br />Would Larry have AC as a guest? He might for about 15 minutes or so, but Larry wouldn't use him.<br />I just don't trust Morgan. He has no endearing qualities, none.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-85515350601990133702011-02-02T22:07:41.268-05:002011-02-02T22:07:41.268-05:00@8:37PM: I have been saying right along that Eliot...@8:37PM: I have been saying right along that Eliot Spitzer could easily hold his own.<br />I've pointed out many times in previous posts, he WAS the governor of NY State and he was removed because he had an affair.<br />So what.<br />He know politics and knows government and he has the ability to lead a discussion without looking at cards or notes like Piers, or Parker and he's interesting. He could use a little brushing up a bit.<br />He comes from a very wealthy family, but often appears in a suit that looks as though it had seen better days. <br />He does not need this job. He needs to get his credibility back, and we need him to govern.<br />And I do agree that Anderson makes CNN look good, but it is a waste of time and talent for him to have a daytime talk show.<br />We need HIM in the field.<br />Daytime is for those who can do nothing more than talk....and talk is cheap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-84644402443289517072011-02-02T11:33:43.502-05:002011-02-02T11:33:43.502-05:00Kudos to those brave CNN people bringing us
the ne...Kudos to those brave CNN people bringing us<br />the news out of Egypt. Anderson, Hola, Ivan,<br />Ben and all of those brave photojournalists are<br />doing some really amazing journalism. CNN has<br />been broadcasting video you can't see anywhere<br />else.It is clear who is more valuable to CNN.<br />Anderson and all of their people who are actually<br />on the ground in Egypt. It was like we are<br />witnessing the events in real time. Maybe it is<br />a matter of being in the right place at the right<br />time but CNN is clearly is ahead of the pac<br />with their Egypt coverage today.I am guessing<br />at some point we will see the video that they<br />have all captured. The world needs to see this.<br />This the award winning journalism that made<br />me a CNN fan. It is sad that we don't see this<br />more often on CNN.I don't know what it is<br />about Anderson Cooper but the man always<br />makes CNN look good and I am not sure<br />the network appreciates that given their<br />recent decisions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-59598823713410962232011-02-02T08:38:35.431-05:002011-02-02T08:38:35.431-05:00In wake of what is going down in Egypt this
mornin...In wake of what is going down in Egypt this<br />morning and what is happening to Anderson<br />& this crew and the CNN crews in the middle<br />of it all CNN needs to remove Piers Morgan<br />out of the Egyptian crisis promos. Those CNN<br />employees who are on the front lines should<br />be the focus of those promos. There is no<br />comparison. Anderson and his colleagues<br />were under siege and Piers Morgan has zero<br />to do with this. I really hope that all of the<br />CNN people stay safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-57923365326988351132011-02-02T01:48:10.933-05:002011-02-02T01:48:10.933-05:00CNN needs to use up all of their best and brightes...CNN needs to use up all of their best and brightest anchors and reporters. I wish the CNN weekday schedule would look more like this:<br />6AM-9AM - American Morning with Robin Meade & TJ Holmes.<br /><br />9AM-12PM - CNN Newsroom with Kyra Phillips & Alina Cho<br /><br />12PM-3PM - CNN Newsroom with Carol Costello & Hala Gorani<br /><br />3PM-6PM - CNN Newsroom with Ali Velshi & Brooke Baldwin<br /><br />6PM-9PM - The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer featuring John King and Suzanne Malveux.<br /><br />9PM-MIDNIGHT - CNN360° with Anderson Cooper featurng Isha Sesay and Soledad O'Brien.<br /><br />MIDNIGHT-6AM - CNN International.<br /><br />And on weekends, keep the awesome Don Lemon at nights, have Candy Crowley continue State of the Union on Sundays, Keep Fareed Zakaria, Your $$$$$, etc. For the Newsroom weekend blocks, have Kiran Chetry, Fredricka Whitfield, Gary Tuchman, and Randi Kaye.<br /><br />CNN needs to stick to hard news and good reporting and not worry about having Spitzer or Morgan have their own hour in weekday primetime. Morgan seems he would be better at HLN. Not sure why CNN felt they had to keep the interviewing style of Larry King. And finally, if CNN feels the need to keep Parker/Spitzer, then get rid of Kathleen Parker. She is too boring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-83670891661009281372011-02-02T00:58:29.174-05:002011-02-02T00:58:29.174-05:00@5:48: I'm understanding that Piers Morgan is ...@5:48: I'm understanding that Piers Morgan is IN OVER HIS HEAD<br />and Amanpour may have shown respect on camera, but she knows an idiot when she sees one.<br />"I did not exaggerate the truth." He's not a credible journalist and it is demeaning for anyone like Christanne to have to lower herself to speak to him.<br />Iran and Egypt have not one thing in common with this movement and Piers should have known better than to compare the two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-87066814391791471732011-02-01T22:57:08.082-05:002011-02-01T22:57:08.082-05:00If Anderson does a real news show he
will easily b...If Anderson does a real news show he<br />will easily beat Ed.360 has an opportunity<br />against a show that will be the weakest<br />link for MSNBC.TRMS will handily beat<br />PMT night after night.I am a 360 fan and<br />i would never watch PMT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-17738379512930512802011-02-01T20:56:21.248-05:002011-02-01T20:56:21.248-05:00Tell me I'm dreaming who is the idiot at CNN
w...Tell me I'm dreaming who is the idiot at CNN<br />who approved a promo that puts Anderson<br />Cooper & Piers Morgan on the same level.<br />That is an insult. Piers Morgan is a lame<br />tabloid journalist CNN. Anderson Cooper<br />and Piers Morgan are not even in the same<br />league.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-28565398987210625712011-02-01T20:37:51.297-05:002011-02-01T20:37:51.297-05:00Honestly. I never thought I would ever say
this : ...Honestly. I never thought I would ever say<br />this : CNN needs to give the 8pm hour to<br />Eliot Spitzer alone. I have actually watched<br />him solo for the last 2 days and he seems<br />better suited to challenge The Last Word.<br />An ideological battle is a big loser for CNN.<br />I am not aware of how the show usually<br />works but I would imagine it is nothing<br />like it is with him being the solo host.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-18084191208177018672011-02-01T20:08:38.122-05:002011-02-01T20:08:38.122-05:00@5:48 - you need to go back and read @4:37's c...@5:48 - you need to go back and read @4:37's comment. You aren't understanding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-49320293464787576022011-02-01T19:27:38.087-05:002011-02-01T19:27:38.087-05:00CNN is at a crossroads. Someone has to decide
the ...CNN is at a crossroads. Someone has to decide<br />the right direction for CNN.360 was the only<br />CNN prime time show to top MSNBC and was<br />the top demo for CNN for the evening. Perhaps<br />with someone like Mark Whitaker coming on<br />board later this month CNN can get it's act<br />together. The Mubarak analogy is interesting.<br />It would be good to see CNN hiring journalists<br />once again. I really miss the late Peter Jennings<br />on a story of this complexity.CNN should go<br />with their seasoned journalists on this. Heck <br />I am in favor of a special at 8 summarizing<br />today's events with the reporters who are<br />actually in Egypt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-53440951947213858952011-02-01T17:48:30.360-05:002011-02-01T17:48:30.360-05:00@4:37PM Exaggerate the truth???
Really?
You mean C...@4:37PM Exaggerate the truth???<br />Really?<br />You mean CNN can't do better than Piers Morgan?<br />Please be reminded that Christanne once worked for CNN herself and wasn't appreciated. She KNOWS international relations and who doesn't and who ISN'T on her level.<br />She traded up and CNN traded down in the hire of Piers Morgan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-87351081300008682932011-02-01T16:37:59.550-05:002011-02-01T16:37:59.550-05:00@3:23PM - I just watched the interview he did with...@3:23PM - I just watched the interview he did with Amanpour, and she didn't roll her eyes and didn't need to "gather her thoughts". There is a two second live feed delay. She knew exactly how to answer the question. I'm not defending Piers Morgan at all but most of you all need to relax. Yes, he isn't the best and CNN needs to get rid of him and Parker/Spitzer, but to exagerate the truth in a comment isn't right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-35538134710951522002011-02-01T15:23:00.003-05:002011-02-01T15:23:00.003-05:00You commenters on how Piers Morgan is so not a jou...You commenters on how Piers Morgan is so not a journalist and how political savvy Isha Sesay has proven to be, hit the ball right out of the park.<br />Christanne Amanpour was rolling her eyes yesterday, when Piers "no nothing about international news," compared the Egyptian uprising to Iran. She was tongue tied and speechless for a moment and had to gather her thoughts. She must have thought to herself, "Im speaking to an idiot. Why am I wasting my time."<br />For some Morgan may seem suited, but those who are well read globally can tell he's a whole bunch of "talking points," and very shallow.<br />Isha, on the other hand has been around the block, and knows foreign affairs from working on international news.<br />She and TJ may make an interesting pairing, but don't limit her experience to just reading the 360 bulletin CNN and spending her time with banal bantering with Anderson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-85045945739294775572011-02-01T09:16:01.167-05:002011-02-01T09:16:01.167-05:00CNN management has the power to do whatever
they w...CNN management has the power to do whatever<br />they want. There is no reason for them not going<br />with Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper & Isha Sesay<br />in prime time for the remainder of the crisis in<br />Egypt.CNN management is just like Mubarak.<br />They can't see the changing winds and are in<br />denial and can't accept that they need to change<br />course from the current programs for the time<br />being. What is going on in the Middle East is<br />likely to be the biggest story of the year. The<br />management of CNN is calling the shots about<br />who in on the channel in prime time. Tonight<br />CNN seems to be going to tape at 9 and <br />MSNBC will blow them out of the water, How<br />can you not be live for all 3 hrs of prime time<br />on a story like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-5612803139772503342011-02-01T08:53:06.377-05:002011-02-01T08:53:06.377-05:00CNN blew it. The network should have gone
with har...CNN blew it. The network should have gone<br />with hard news, which there is a market for<br />by the way. Now BBC & Al Jazeera are the<br />choice for people with Fios and online.<br /><br />The big question is : will CNN wake up ?<br />People are screaming for hard news and<br />you can't tell me that CNN can make a<br />ton of money doing just this. There would<br />be no shortage of advertisers. Give us real<br />news, focus on the content and reporting.<br />Can someone explain why Piers Morgan<br />is in the Egypt coverage promo. He mug<br />has no business in the promo. <br /><br />If the uprising in Egypt is not a wake up<br />call for CNN , nothing will ever be. Real<br />news/real 24 news channel. People don't<br />have to settle for CNN 's bad programming.<br /><br />I agree about Isha Sesay . It is safe to say<br />that her stock in rising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-91978759496107214792011-02-01T08:14:20.401-05:002011-02-01T08:14:20.401-05:00Okay CNN this is spreading. The king in
Jordan has...Okay CNN this is spreading. The king in<br />Jordan has just dismissed the government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-70743745103719397152011-02-01T07:31:55.377-05:002011-02-01T07:31:55.377-05:00Memo to CNN : quit letting Piers Morgan
anchor ne...Memo to CNN : quit letting Piers Morgan <br />anchor news about Egypt. The man is a<br />lousy interviewer and news is not his<br />business and it clear the people want<br />Wolf Blitzer, John King, Anderson Copper<br />and real journalists doing the news. Just<br />look at the ratings from Friday. CNN was<br />once a prestigious network like CNN I.<br />They need to get back to that and get<br />back to the CNN brand.CNN turned it's<br />back on news. CNN is so obsessed with<br />political blogs and the chattering class<br />that it is missing the big news stories.<br />I agree CNN should be using more of<br />the resources from CNN International.<br />I am wondering what the ratings will<br />be for the weekend. They got it right<br />by having talent from both networks.<br />All weekend long when people turned<br />to CNN they only saw PMT promos and<br />no news promos. That makes no sense.<br />CNN should never have messed with 360<br />and put the annoying panels on the show.<br />That caused the ratings to dip. We all<br />knew that was not the 360 we knew and<br />loved watching each night. Now that AC<br />is in Egypt and bringing us a look <br />inside the protests as only he can with<br />his brand of journalism CNN can get<br />back into the game.CNN was 3rd because<br />people have to respect the anchor and<br />we all know that Eliot Spitzer, Kathleen<br />Parker & Piers Morgan are not news<br />anchors.It matters who you put in<br />the chair and people need to trust<br />the talent to bring them the news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-13453530805601411462011-02-01T01:38:23.122-05:002011-02-01T01:38:23.122-05:00Good to see AC back in the field, where he belongs...Good to see AC back in the field, where he belongs.<br />Not on Broadway or doing daytime TV. <br />CNN needs at least one domentic person who is capable of just leaving and running to the area.<br />Wolf does well in the studio.<br />Anderson does better in the field.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-18837407425136461762011-02-01T01:34:10.262-05:002011-02-01T01:34:10.262-05:00"The news is the star," not according to..."The news is the star," not according to the new CNN president.<br />Jauntz is quoted directly as saying just the opposite.<br />Isha Sesay should be on at noon with CNNi and should be given her own show. She does not need mentoring. She's ready, willing, and quite able to hold her own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-7662704467000088392011-01-31T21:53:01.369-05:002011-01-31T21:53:01.369-05:00I am happy CNN is using CNN International a little...I am happy CNN is using CNN International a little more the last week. Instead of the 4th rerun of AC 360, someone finally got the hint to air a LIVE CNN international broadcast, even though it was around 1 a.m. PST, it was good to see. And this was BEFORE the Egypt outbreak. I'm American, but lived abroad for years and was use to seeing CNN International (although I lived in Japan and they actually show American CNN for some reason, but liked it!). I like the American side of it, especially TSR and AC 360 (which is both shown internationally most places), but I just dont understand why they dont take advantage of showing LIVE international coverage like 'your world today' even if its just downtime like after the primetime stuff is done, especially in Calif where the last live broadcast is 7 p.m. Kind of odd for a '24 hour' news network.<br /><br />But this week, its been a nice mixture of the International and American journalists mixing it up. Its fun to see Michael Holmes with Brooke Baldwin or Finnoula Sweeney with Don Limon :). MORE international shows CNN America from people like me who doesnt just want to hear about the rest of the world when an earthquake happens, a military strife or President Obama lands in a country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-58271526070790385942011-01-31T19:26:35.599-05:002011-01-31T19:26:35.599-05:00Do you all have any news on CNN's coverage
for...Do you all have any news on CNN's coverage<br />for the million man march. Egypt is 7 hours <br />ahead of us. Around midnight our time things<br />should be getting underway. Will 360 be on <br />for the extended coverage or what ? I will be<br />tuning in for 360 to see Anderson's reporting<br />but I am skipping the first 2 hours of CNN in<br />prime time. I am hoping CNN will be live all<br />night long. The military is saying they will<br />not fire on peaceful protesters. That makes<br />the march even bigger. So will CNN be live<br />for the million man march ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-18619518049409739762011-01-31T18:59:53.479-05:002011-01-31T18:59:53.479-05:00Obviously CNN doesn't get the significance of
...Obviously CNN doesn't get the significance of<br />the events taking place in Egypt. If they did,<br />CNN would not be going with amateurs. Viewers<br />are not stupid. Take a look at the ratings on Friday.<br />CNN finished 3rd behind MSNBC on a breaking<br />international news story, This has never happened.<br />The only people who don't understand that Piers<br />Morgan, Eliot Spitzer & Kathleen Parker should<br />never be a part of breaking news on CNN is the<br />management.I doubt MSNBC would let someone<br />from Biggest Loser anchor their live coverage.<br />No they have Brian Williams on their shows.<br />CNN is in self destruction mode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-76831369027965066102011-01-31T17:48:54.021-05:002011-01-31T17:48:54.021-05:00Piers Morgan tweeted that he will be interviewing ...Piers Morgan tweeted that he will be interviewing Christiane Amanpour from Egypt during his show tonight.Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591534726774377353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-35739903529338299002011-01-31T09:48:44.362-05:002011-01-31T09:48:44.362-05:00CNN management lied to the public. They are
on rec...CNN management lied to the public. They are<br />on record saying that Piers Morgan, Eliot Spitzer<br />and Kathleen Parker would not be handling <br />breaking news. They lied to the press and the<br />public when this question first arose. By the<br />way CNN we know that Entertainment Weekly<br />is owned by Time Warner. We take with a grain<br />of salt what the corporate parent tells EW to say.<br />A reality show judge doing breaking news is not<br />going to fly. CNN made the dumbest move by<br />locking it's future to Piers Morgan. The news is<br />the star and that means CNN journalists should<br />be anchoring the coverage out of Egypt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com