tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post3390380802600542376..comments2023-08-19T05:57:04.215-04:00Comments on All Things CNN: Ratings For The Week Of June 28thUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-39798834005934310032010-07-10T01:09:40.816-04:002010-07-10T01:09:40.816-04:00360 is so bad on Friday nites it is as though they...360 is so bad on Friday nites it is as though they've given up entirely and are trying to save money and not the show. It shows repeats of the entire week, with Anderson or without him. What other station does this? It makes the viewer think, nobody cares and the truth is, nobody DOES. Very sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-20808735222523988552010-07-09T08:28:20.054-04:002010-07-09T08:28:20.054-04:00Why is CNN ignoring the violence in Oakland.
That ...Why is CNN ignoring the violence in Oakland.<br />That is the problem with for big media the<br />news gets out but CNN always misses it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-68281197692552281802010-07-09T08:24:06.052-04:002010-07-09T08:24:06.052-04:00CNN viewers are not FNC viewers. CNN needs
a diffe...CNN viewers are not FNC viewers. CNN needs<br />a different model to draw in millions of viewers<br />who can't tolerate the news because they are<br />not independent or a free press, they are bound<br />by ideology and narrow thinking. Basically, not<br />letting any original , no limit journalism make<br />it to the forefront. CNN has to be cutting edge.<br />Here is how you do that. First, drop the crawl<br />and do something similar to what you see when<br />you log on to Yahoo, CNN or whatever being<br />highlighted, have one sentence explain the<br />video or pictures with music accompanying<br />the news item. Let me stress the song must<br />compliment the story itself. Next, during the<br />day have your reporters do a 1 minute or <br />less package of updated news that CNN gets<br />and do real time reporting. Next, change <br />your content every 15 minutes, that is the<br />advantage the internet has over old media.<br />Next, celebrate journalism and have passion<br />for the news and information, that means<br />embracing different styles of journalism<br />be it from reporters, photojournalists,<br />backpacks or even someone on staff that<br />goes out with an I-phone on the CNN<br />staff who can go out daily just with an<br />I-phone or camera and hit the streets<br />to find interesting news items. The news will<br />not just come to you , chase it and bring it<br />to viewers for more original content and<br />reporting.Next, put every piece of video in<br />a multimedia player, that is how peopel<br />consume so much these days from the<br />web as well as I-tunes, you have to look<br />modern. Next, drop the intrusive graphics<br />and just have a 5 second graphic for every<br />news topic over the shoulder is old ,<br />animated graphics and infographics are<br />in vogue. Once example that CNN has that<br />is good is the up close animation for 360.<br />Finally, don't be afraid to experiment with<br />something new, For an example, an anchorless<br />news program, a viewer contributed news<br />show where CNN would try and connect<br />a story CNN did that day with items the<br />viewers will pick, let me stress legit news<br />items and no political rants. Take for an<br />example the Google/China story. I am sure<br />someone at CNN will cover this story from<br />various angles,is the Google policy in China<br />different from the rest of the world. End the<br />segment with 5 things you should know about<br />Google and do the same for other news items.<br />What is wrong with a news show for kids or<br />a news show you can sit and watch with your<br />kids and watch together as a family. CNN<br />needs to lessen the number of pundits and<br />have them only do the political shows.CNN<br />has to bring us more international news.<br />Thanks to the internet the world is in your<br />hands and tv news needs to realize the game<br />has changed and they can't control everything<br />but since tv is a visual media you can give<br />us pictures and compelling storiers. Opinion<br />don't mean jack, there is Facebook, Youtube<br />and Twitter for that and besides it is the<br />most boring things about cable news.<br />Without video you are simply getting radio<br />on the television. Last I check they were<br />different mediums. I am with you about<br />content , it needs to change for each and<br />every show so that all of CNN's shows <br />don't look the same. One more thing.<br />I know CNN gets a ton of news from<br />various sources during the day. So in an effort<br />to actually look like a 24 hr news station,<br />CNN should itemize the news into various<br />news topics. For example, sports. You have<br />a sports tab that you highlight similar to<br />what you can click on while surfing the<br />web and develop animation for this with<br />the cursor moving on the screen clicking<br />on the item. Have the anchor or reporter<br />do a 7 second into setting the story up<br />and go to the item. If it is a reporter or<br />photojournalists show their photo at the<br />end with a quick big and build a website<br />as a companion to tell what stories will<br />be airing during the night to get away<br />from the repeats from midnight up until<br />AM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-6052695173844718262010-07-09T01:08:37.875-04:002010-07-09T01:08:37.875-04:00@10:37PM: I disagree when you say that covering th...@10:37PM: I disagree when you say that covering the Arizona lawsuit and protecting AZ's borders, and the oil spill, that is still gushing uncontrollably, killing all the wildlife in its path and heading towards Miami, is for you,"nothing going on."<br />States rights is a BIG issue right now and AZ has shown strength, wisdom, and decisiveness, in tackling the migration issue, on their own.<br />All the above mentioned qualities, Obama, has failed to show. Fox had Lou Dobbs on with Megyn Kelly just the other day and I bet they hire him in time. CNN was embarrassed to have him because he had an OPINION. Well now they have dull John King's USA...Fox knows what to do with their talent and they don't discourage creativity.<br />As for the oil spill, I really wish nothing was going on and so do millions of other people who care about the planet Earth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-13263137552837885682010-07-08T22:37:23.194-04:002010-07-08T22:37:23.194-04:00CNN really needs to work on content for all
of it&...CNN really needs to work on content for all<br />of it's shows. The network keeps focusing<br />on the Arizona lawsuit and there is nothing<br />going on so you just get the back and forth<br />that shows laziness. That is a problem for<br />CNN. Mashable had an item the other day<br />about the oil spill and it seems that people<br />are not interested. If you get a chance and<br />read the comments you understand why,<br />there is nothing going on. Next week 360<br />is heading to Haiti. Let's hope the show is<br />much better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-31497295101797766142010-07-08T20:32:14.236-04:002010-07-08T20:32:14.236-04:00CNN needs to hire Conor Knighton & the Infoma...CNN needs to hire Conor Knighton & the Infomania<br />crew for their daily take on the news as well as the<br />absurdity in the media.It is as close to the Daily<br />Show as you can get and it would bring a challenge<br />to Rachel Maddow for the demo. Nothing like <br />Infomania is out there but no censorship CNN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-70369555303912542442010-07-08T19:38:48.691-04:002010-07-08T19:38:48.691-04:00Daryn Kagan has a must read on her blog.
Now keep ...Daryn Kagan has a must read on her blog.<br />Now keep in mind no one agrees with Nsar,<br />but Kagan raises some good questions. Most<br />importantly, why won't the suits act as<br />swiftly when it comes to Jon Klein, who did<br />more damage to CNN, It certainly was not<br />Nsar.If the suits had any brains Klein would<br />be gone now and so would any of his plans.<br />Klein has messed things up really badly for<br />CNN yet he still is making important decisions.<br />Why is this when Klein's decisions have cause<br />some real damage he gets to keep doing it<br />again and again. The moment Klein even<br />mentioned going with Elliot Spitzer and<br />Piers Morgan he should have been shown<br />the door. If Jon Klein is not a real problem<br />for CNN, I don't know what is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-26081427299805676142010-07-08T18:37:25.288-04:002010-07-08T18:37:25.288-04:00Everyone at 360, behind the scenes, should be fire...Everyone at 360, behind the scenes, should be fired, starting with David Doss. Last nite Sanjay Gupta, who is a terrific medical journalist, was given zero content to work with. He could have stayed in Atlanta. The show was so boring I fell asleep. Sanjay is better than that. CNN doesn't appreciate the journalists they have. <br />Klein thinks if he pays the talent enough they'll stay, content isn't important. Well, content is everything to the viewer and even if you have quality journos, if the content is boring, the show fails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-23921265198705526152010-07-08T07:54:29.475-04:002010-07-08T07:54:29.475-04:00It is all downhill from here once CNN goes with
it...It is all downhill from here once CNN goes with<br />it's new fall lineup. CNN will learn some very<br />hard lessons. <br /><br />1) People are tired of for profit media not doing<br /> any news and just turning their channels over<br /> to the talking heads.<br /><br />2) Not one channel dares to be bold and to stop<br /> letting politics control their product. This means<br /> that the journos are not in charge and the <br /> pundits control cable news.<br /><br />3) Having people come on CNN and argue is<br /> really annoying and needs to stop.<br /><br />4) It is a myth that people only like juvenile<br /> behavior on cable news. Let's face it viewers<br /> are not offered any alternatives. IMHO. FNC<br /> MSNBC and CNN are all biased because those<br /> are the only people all of these networks let<br /> come on their shows.<br /><br />5) People are serious when they say don't<br /> watch CNN until they start doing the news.<br /> Ratings ploys won't work it is about your<br /> on air product.<br /><br />6) Who will CNN hire to repair the network.<br /> Will CNN actually have a vision and a plan<br /> to get it's credibility back or will the network<br /> have ruined itself beyond repair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-88301009645960326542010-07-08T01:12:42.854-04:002010-07-08T01:12:42.854-04:00The spread between Fox and CNN in the 9PM hour is ...The spread between Fox and CNN in the 9PM hour is 400,000. Too much of a difference to keep Larry in his prime spot.<br />AC in the 10pm hour had a difference of about 280,000 in comparison to Fox and MSNBC was a very close third.... a mere 100,000<br />The totals are what makes CNN a disaster and the sponsers know it.<br />Fox leads by millions and that's not a good thing, no matter how you interpret it. Remember too, Cooper has been on location for the past 6 weeks and the total spread is huge in the 10pm hour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-36188808301783271202010-07-07T23:18:27.490-04:002010-07-07T23:18:27.490-04:00HLN topped MSNBC at 8. I am not sure what
happened...HLN topped MSNBC at 8. I am not sure what<br />happened with Larry but 360 is back around<br />200,000 let's hope they can get those demos<br />up. Dr. Sanjay Gupta anchored a really good<br />360 tonight.Gupta is another talent being<br />overlooked by CNN management. Given the<br />success of a show like The Dotors, you would<br />think CNN would give Gupta's show a much<br />better time slot perhaps on Sunday afternoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com