{"id":33678,"date":"2022-06-02T15:40:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T15:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cnn-cutting-back-on-over-hyping-everything-as-breaking-news\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T15:40:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T15:40:59","slug":"cnn-cutting-back-on-over-hyping-everything-as-breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cnn-cutting-back-on-over-hyping-everything-as-breaking-news\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN cutting back on over-hyping everything as &#8220;breaking news&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>CNN&#8217;s new boss Chris Licht says that beginning today, CNN has added a &#8220;Breaking News&#8221; guideline to its stylebook, to address overuse of the breaking news banner across its network and cable news writ-large. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>Licht and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav have made it a priority to dial back on partisan programming at CNN in favor of traditional journalism.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;We are truth-tellers, focused on informing, not alarming our viewers,&#8221; he said in the note obtained by Axios. <\/li>\n<li>&#8220;You&#8217;ve already seen far less of the &#8216;Breaking News&#8217; banner across our programming.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong> Licht said he agrees with complaints from &#8220;people both inside and outside the organization&#8221; that the network overuses the &#8220;Breaking News&#8221; banner.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;It has become such a fixture on every channel and network that its impact has become lost on the audience.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>To address the issue, CNN bureau chief Sam Feist has led a team in building out &#8220;Breaking News&#8221; guidelines for CNN&#8217;s stylebook, per the note. <\/li>\n<li>&#8220;It certainly will need tweaks, so we are open to feedback, but this is a great starting point to try to make\u201c Breaking News \u201dmean something BIG is happening,&#8221; Licht wrote. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The big picture: <\/strong>Zaslav and mentor and investor John Malone have been public about their push to bring CNN back towards hard news coverage, and away from progressive commentary. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noting that the network is focused on &#8220;informing&#8221; and the truth, he said, &#8220;The tenor of our voice holistically has to reflect that.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;[W]e must be vital, relevant, and respected &#8211; and how we show up for our audiences, in every story, in every part of the country, and around the world, matters. &#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN&#8217;s new boss Chris Licht says that beginning today, CNN has added a &#8220;Breaking News&#8221; guideline to its stylebook, to address overuse of the breaking news banner across its network and cable news writ-large. Why it matters: Licht and Warner Bros. 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