Coronavirus Update
coronavirus update, EX-CNN PUNDIT STEVE CORTES: DON LEMON IS ‘DESTROYING TRUST IN MEDIA’ BY PRETENDING TO BE NONPARTISAN If Trump used an executive order to deploy resources for research that cured coronavirus, CNN would publish editorials on his 'authoritarian tendencies in addressing public health,' radio show host Buck Sexton tweeted. Some even compared the article to satire. Literally thought this was a Babylon Bee headline when I first saw it, Daily Caller editor Peter Hasson said about the popular conservative satirical website.
coronavirus update - CNN ACCUSED BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS OF LACKING DIVERSITY CNN is trying to put @TheBabylonBee out of business by making the network impossible to parody, Federalist co-founder Sean Davis similarly tweeted. You guys are the reason people can’t distinguish between satire and reality anymore, conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey told the anti-Trump network. Perhaps the biggest criticism came from former CNN commentator Steve Cortes, who pointed out the network's lack of diversity on-air.
coronavirus update, DON LEMON'S ASSAULT ACCUSER SAYS CNN ANCHOR A 'LIAR AND HYPOCRITE' WITH #METOO COVERAGE And what exactly does race have to do with fighting a deadly virus? Also, as long as @CNN wants to play quota games: why does the network have a grand total of 1 minority anchor across all the weekday shows? And, not one Hispanic? Colorless News Network? Cortes reacted. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Last year, CNN took heat from the NAACP over a lack of minorities in executive positions.
coronavirus update - “It is vital that news organizations reflect the diversity of our country, which includes people of color in key decision-making roles which are responsible for shaping news coverage and providing nuanced perspectives, especially around issues directly impacting Black America,” the NAACP said in a statement. “CNN’s lack of black representation in leadership roles is troubling and another example of the media industry’s reluctance to address an issue that continues to plague newsrooms across the country.”
coronavirus update - The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) also expressed concerns. A 2018 study by TheWrap indicated that CNN had “significantly fewer women serving in visible on-air roles than either Fox News or MSNBC.” Fox News’ Brian Flood contributed to this report.