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CBS and CNN Could Be Making News Together

Posted by samzenpus on from the making-beautiful-news-together dept.

crimeandpunishment writes "More proof of the profound impact cable, the Internet, and other outlets have had on broadcast news organizations. CBS and CNN, who have danced around the idea of a partnership for years, may be ready to move forward. Both news organizations have a lot at stake. Broadcast network news has a gloomy financial outlook, and CNN's ratings need a jump-start."

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  1. News by Spad · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Maybe CNN could start reporting actual news instead of relying on their viewers to tweet "interesting" information about the latest celebrity breakups so they can read it out on air.

    1. Re:News by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      "And we're back. I'm Anderson Cooper, and this is AC 360. Before the break we asked our viewers what they thought of the Obama administration's response to the oil disaster."

      Pwnface69: Obama is gr8 n I think it we have a black president

      "That's a good point. Good input. Let's bring up an opposing view."

      RedNeckBeck72: oblama blew up the rig himself and acorn for the stopping drilling cus global warming scam

      BushLiedKidsDied: it was bush fault lobbyists and haliburton made backdoor deals

      "Quite a diverse array of opinions we have here. Next up, what is the Achilles' Heel of elephants? The answer may surprise you. Stay tuned."

    2. Re:News by vtcodger · · Score: 5, Interesting

      ***Maybe CNN could start reporting actual news***

      Is there anyone there who knows how to do that? It's a little hard to envision any of the CNN "reporters" pulling a Mika Brzezinski and refusing to read the latest pop-culture garbage.

      http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1556022/Paris-Hilton-script-screwed-up-burnt-and-shredded.html

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