MetaFilter posts tagged with CNN and news

Reporter Caps

dhammond — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:42:06 -0800

Enjoy over 170,000 screencaps of your favorite cable news personalities at ReporterCaps.com.

The professionalism, reliability and public accountability of a news organization are three of its most valuable assets.

blue_beetle — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:43:21 -0800

iReport.com - "a brand new beta site for uncensored, user-powered news. CNN built the tools, you take it from there. All the stories here are user-generated and instant: CNN does not vet or verify their authenticity or accuracy before they post. The ones with the "On CNN" stamp have been vetted and used in CNN news coverage."

911 redux: would you watch?

CunningLinguist — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:32:22 -0800

On Sept. 11, CNN will replay its coverage from 2001 in real time, online. They will make their little-noticed Pipeline service free for the day.

Snap! Oh no she di'int!

Ricky_gr10 — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 06:18:27 -0800

Anderson Cooper Gives me a Boner (Via).

Independent World Television

btwillig — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:23:09 -0800

Building a Left Wing CNN Toronto documentary film maker Paul Jay has a vision -- to build the first global independent news network. If successful, Independent World Television would be fully funded by its viewers, independent of corporate or government funding and commercial advertising. Here's the pitch: "If half a million people in the entire world contribute just $50, IWTnews will secure the $25 million it needs to fund its first year of broadcasting, in 2007."

Will this model work?

Score one for fake news!

buriednexttoyou — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 17:49:50 -0800

CNN Cans Tucker Carlson of 'Crossfire' - To quote chief executive of CNN Jonathan Klein, "I guess I come down more firmly in the Jon Stewart camp." (via)

How Stupid can you Be?

aacheson — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 12:03:54 -0800

Note to Self: What NOT to do when trying to fake your own kidnapping.....

When Flash meets news cheese.

inksyndicate — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:33:28 -0800

When Flash meets news cheese. The drums come in like Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks." The cop show synth-strings are ratcheted up to the most intense possible level. It's CNN having a war orgasm, in this ad for the Iraq Tracker, which apparently sits on your desktop and provides news as exciting as a coke overdose.

Media Scumbags

a3matrix — Tue, 04 Feb 2003 16:42:44 -0800

CNN Wins Ratings for Shuttle Coverage Despite the absence of chief anchor Aaron Brown, CNN scored a significant ratings victory over rival Fox News Channel on Saturday when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated Reading that immediately reminds me of what I hate about the news media. One can only imagine how they are salivating over the pending Iraq situation.

Lanternjmk — Mon, 25 Feb 2002 11:33:42 -0800

Pay for CNN.com? CNN International President sees subscription fees for online news services likely in the near future. If CNN, MSNBC or any of the major sites start this trend, the Drudge Report may be everyones destination!

verdezza — Fri, 01 Feb 2002 07:53:02 -0800

Al-Jazeera Severs Ties With CNN: Does it strike anyone as particularly rich that Al Jazeera, the Arab television network, decided to sever ties with CNN after CNN broadcast portions of a video showing bin Laden making his least ambiguous statements yet on al Qaeda's alleged involvement in the terrorist attacks of 9/11? [more inside...]

donkeyschlong — Thu, 31 Jan 2002 16:15:11 -0800

Al-Jazeera conducted the exclusive interview with bin Laden on October 21, but declined to air it. Nearly two months later, the network said it did not meet its standards and was not newsworthy.

CNN felt otherwise.

That last sentence is ironic or oblivious or something. Can I hear another zipper sound, please?

mrbula — Wed, 30 Jan 2002 07:07:17 -0800

Fox News overtakes CNN in viewership even though fewer people get Fox News in their households.

lostbyanecho — Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:38:41 -0800

CNN gets Chung. Beefs up roster. Their continued battle with Fox News heats up with their hiring of Connie Chung. All this sounds a lot more exciting than it really is.

EatenByAGrue — Fri, 27 Jul 2001 23:42:05 -0800

Alzheimer’s vaccine looks promising? Yes, this is another news item. I could say I posted this to discuss the ethics of research on animals, or humans for that matter. Or whether pharmaceuticals should be leading the way when it comes to developing vaccines and cures. But honestly, I just wanted an excuse to ask if you think Dale Schenk, the head researcher for the Alzheimer's vaccine, looks more like John Denver or Tim Allen.

davehat — Wed, 11 Jul 2001 20:54:57 -0800

This breaking story brings a new aspect to a complex debate. Reasearchers in a private clinic in the US have created human embryos specifically for the purpose of extracting stem cells. This seems a good platform on which to discuss the wider issue of the interaction between public/private research funding, technology and life. Here's hoping it won't just end up a pro-life/pro-choice bloodbath.

dhartung — Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:00:37 -0800

CNN portalizes? Not exactly, but the portal is clearly the model for their new design, which resembles nothing so much as a tall Yahoo. Headlines, except for the top story, are smaller and scattered about the page in more than one category -- something they've done for some time, but now with magnified effect (I counted six links to Lockerbie stories). Have they forgotten that their mission is delivering news?

Niccola Six — Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:46:09 -0800

That dude that's been doing the Gore vs. Bush graphics for CNN has outdone himself. It looks like Gore is actually trying to bite Bush's head... Egads!

baylink — Sat, 11 Nov 2000 19:11:15 -0800

Bernard Shaw to retire. I guess the election foo-faraw was too much for him. :-)