tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post8538312035452234764..comments2023-08-19T05:57:04.215-04:00Comments on All Things CNN: CNN's New Evening Lineup AnnouncedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-56546591392541849352014-04-18T00:14:06.217-04:002014-04-18T00:14:06.217-04:00It does not surprise me in the least that Jay Carn...It does not surprise me in the least that Jay Carney said that Jon Stewart gave the POTUS his toughest interview during his re-election campaign.<br />Jon is very smart. He is a comedian in name only, but never try to trip him up on factual content. He is very well spoken and knows more than any journalist.<br />He's fun to watch because of his wit and humor. If you're a "young person," who knows nothing about politics or foreign affairs, you wouldn't think he's funny because you are just not well informed enough to appreciate his wit and skill.<br />Remember it was HE, who created and discovered Stephen Colbert.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-65705359507618548362014-04-15T10:35:03.548-04:002014-04-15T10:35:03.548-04:00Al Jazeera messed up by not keeping Vanguard. It w...Al Jazeera messed up by not keeping Vanguard. It was the only show on CURRENT that was perfect to be a part of Al Jazeera programing. They might want to consider bringing the Vanguard team back to Al Jazeera. IMHO sports, weather and business should be mixed in with commercial breaks. You could hire as little as 5 people to write, produce,edit and voice over sports highlights, weather wrap and business headlines. Just come up with animation for into and exit. I can find out the temperature in my city by turning on my smartphone. Do we really need the crawl ? Too bad that Al Jazeera is trying to be like CNN was back in the day. It's a different world. You can hire people who who shoot, write, edit and produce great news content. Social media is getting old. Face Book and Twitter are not growing. Besides you only end up getting trolled. Content is king. Scaling back the Stream tells me that Al Jazeera will be using content from AJ=. Sort of like the pod thing that CURRENT used to do. Al Jazeera has to bring in news viewers and stop hoping for angry CNN viewers to change the channel. Sure the content is amazing but the visual look is just like CNN . WIth the crawl, banners and logo. Turn the crawl into an info bar giving you more info on the story being covered. Also , change the logo to AJAM,which is what everyone calls the channel. At the same time have all of your talent record tags that say Al Jazeera America so that it is consistent. Sometimes I hear Al Jazeera and not Al Jazeera America. The network does great commercials for Boderland and something called 5 days in Detroit. Do the same with sports, weather and business. Wall St being up and down and people at weather maps , the tired old news crawl need to go away now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-14419154295360962962014-04-13T11:35:07.035-04:002014-04-13T11:35:07.035-04:00It's being reported in various media outlets t...It's being reported in various media outlets that AJAM is laying off some people. Being that some 600 million bucks were dropped for the network, don't expect it to go away anytime soon. Not sure if the layoffs are tied to ratings. AJAM should spend more money on content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-92099635207605944402014-04-11T21:19:58.260-04:002014-04-11T21:19:58.260-04:00I have not been impressed by Bill Weir, Jake Tappe...I have not been impressed by Bill Weir, Jake Tapper, Don Lemon or Michael Smerconish. CNN needs to hire someone from another channel. These four do not have what it takes to carry a primetime show. They are fine for daytime or weekends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-53919984565435583502014-04-11T13:34:56.639-04:002014-04-11T13:34:56.639-04:00It sounds like Zain is forming her own production...It sounds like Zain is forming her own production company like Soledad. Where is Isha Sesay ? Is she still with CNN or did she go to another network.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-40372876196460070402014-04-11T13:03:26.667-04:002014-04-11T13:03:26.667-04:00ICN sums it up best : CNN is till experimenting. T...ICN sums it up best : CNN is till experimenting. This is nothing new or different for CNN. The last thing CNN needs is crime in prime time. Their crime shows get lousy ratings. This will not work. However, Lisa Ling is a good idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-8357410597919103152014-04-11T12:05:55.045-04:002014-04-11T12:05:55.045-04:00Sad to hear that Zain Verjee is leaving CNN.
Whoev...Sad to hear that Zain Verjee is leaving CNN.<br />Whoever has the best content wins. Let's face<br />it, viewers will DVR Parts Unknown before 360.<br />HLN is also doing something with Twitter. AJAM <br />has that big AJ+ project in the pipeline. This is<br />getting good if we get a revolution in the news<br />industry. The CNN Go There commercial is slick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-68460431182532655582014-04-11T09:50:28.546-04:002014-04-11T09:50:28.546-04:00The new CNN digital push is called CNNX. Finally, ...The new CNN digital push is called CNNX. Finally, someone figured out how to incorporate smart TV's<br />into the mix. Anyone with a smart TV can download<br />apps when they are tied into your internet service. CNN is going to experiment with social TV. The CNN go there campaign seems interesting. Keep an eye on CNN and Al Jazeera when it comes to social TV. The Stream was 1st to this now CNN is sending a message that they do intend to battle Al Jazeera on the new news frontier. Let's see who wins the battle to attract the new viewers to cable news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-19082177385868455612014-04-11T09:36:17.880-04:002014-04-11T09:36:17.880-04:00CNN is becoming more like Discovery. This all abou...CNN is becoming more like Discovery. This all about money. The web has just edged out broadcast TV in advertising. Earlier CNN announced some digital content they will be investing in. With PC sales diving, it has to be mobile ads that is bringing in the millions. It's not just about TV anymore. We are at the point where media companies have to release content for TV, web & mobile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540471114822045290.post-36672027904168400712014-04-11T09:26:30.574-04:002014-04-11T09:26:30.574-04:00Congrats to Kate Bolduan... pregnant with first ch...Congrats to Kate Bolduan... pregnant with first child!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com