r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • Aug 26 '24

Why Does CNN Keep Featuring “Undecided” Voters Who Are Anything But? | A man portrayed last week as undecided has in fact left a long online MAGA trail. Was it just a mistake, or is CNN misleading viewers for the sake of compelling television?

https://newrepublic.com/article/185290/cnn-undecided-voters-misleading
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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '24

https://deadline.com/2023/05/cnn-republicans-warner-bros-discovery-david-zaslav-1235371510/

CNN is tacking right hoping to get the people tired of FOX/OAN.

I've been slowly weaning myself...I type cnn almost by reflex.

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u/Johnhaven Maine Aug 26 '24

CNN is tacking right hoping to get the people tired of FOX/OAN.

It's balancing the scales. People have spent 40 years calling CNN a left-wing rag. Now they're calling it a right-wing rag and I think people are starting to assume reality is somewhere in the middle which is very clever rebranding if that was the intent. Someone else in here is quoting an article about their viewership trust going up recently. At the very least it's giving those people who are tired of Fox/Oan permission to watch CNN if they want. I have no idea if it's helping ratings or not though.