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CNN President Jeff Zucker: ‘We’re Not Going To Be Shamed’ Into Covering Benghazi
6:02 PM 05/20/2014
CNN President Jeff Zucker declared his network would “not going to be shamed†into covering Benghazi and other stories without “real news value†at an awards dinner Monday.
Capital New York reports that Zucker explained CNN’s post-plane plans during an interview at the Deadline Club’s annual dinner on Monday night.
“I don’t think there’s any question about our commitment to breaking news, as evidenced by all the questions about the plane,†Zucker told The New York Times’ Bill Carter (RELATED: The five most ridiculous aspects of CNN’s missing Malaysian flight coverage).
“So we’re still there whenever that happens,†he continued, “but we’re going to supplement that with some different kind of storytelling.â€
What kind of stories? “Climate change is one of those stories that deserves more attention, that we all talk about,†he explained — though he lamented the fact that “when we do do those stories, there does tend to be a tremendous amount of lack of interest on the audience’s part.â€
But there are some stories Zucker is loathe to touch, like the House select committee on Benghazi scandal.
“We’re not going to be shamed into it by others who have political beliefs that want to try to have temper tantrums to shame other news organizations into covering something,†he explained, taking a not-so-subtle shot at the Republican Party. “If it’s of real news value, we’ll cover it.â€
For all his talk of “real news,†Zucker felt compelled to explain why his network obsessively covered the missing airliner for two months despite possessing almost no new information.
6:02 PM 05/20/2014
CNN President Jeff Zucker declared his network would “not going to be shamed†into covering Benghazi and other stories without “real news value†at an awards dinner Monday.
Capital New York reports that Zucker explained CNN’s post-plane plans during an interview at the Deadline Club’s annual dinner on Monday night.
“I don’t think there’s any question about our commitment to breaking news, as evidenced by all the questions about the plane,†Zucker told The New York Times’ Bill Carter (RELATED: The five most ridiculous aspects of CNN’s missing Malaysian flight coverage).
“So we’re still there whenever that happens,†he continued, “but we’re going to supplement that with some different kind of storytelling.â€
What kind of stories? “Climate change is one of those stories that deserves more attention, that we all talk about,†he explained — though he lamented the fact that “when we do do those stories, there does tend to be a tremendous amount of lack of interest on the audience’s part.â€
But there are some stories Zucker is loathe to touch, like the House select committee on Benghazi scandal.
“We’re not going to be shamed into it by others who have political beliefs that want to try to have temper tantrums to shame other news organizations into covering something,†he explained, taking a not-so-subtle shot at the Republican Party. “If it’s of real news value, we’ll cover it.â€
For all his talk of “real news,†Zucker felt compelled to explain why his network obsessively covered the missing airliner for two months despite possessing almost no new information.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/05/20/cn...#ixzz32RtckA00
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