Today re-education and makeover of CNN to win back the trust of the audience continues – unfortunately. New proposals to save local and regional journalism through philanthropy and tax credits are back in the news. Spoiler alert, it’s a pipe dream. And, the government has had it up to here with china-owned TikTok, everybody else can’t get an enough of it. I’m Bob Garfield, along with Steven Rosenbaum – and this is Future Forward.
CNN Melt Down
David Zaslav Praises CNN Adding More GOP Voices; “Balance Strategy” Is “Important,” Warner Bros Discovery Boss Says
https://deadline.com/2023/02/cnn-gop-david-zaslav-praises-trategy-warner-bros-discovery-1235269314/
CNN boss David Zaslav says network ‘on the right path’ as it invites more GOP guests
https://nypost.com/2023/02/24/cnn-boss-network-on-the-right-path-as-it-invites-more-gop-guests/
“BULLSHIT”: AMID THE DON LEMON DRAMA, SOURCES KNOCK DOWN CNN SALE RUMORS
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/02/sources-knock-down-cnn-sale-rumors
CNN boss Chris Licht on restoring trust and why he deleted his Twitter account
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-01-30/chris-licht-wants-cnn-to-be-news-on-cable-not-cable-news
Don Lemon to return to CNN, undergo ‘formal training’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-don-lemon-cnn-20230221-sjvv57jfwfhjtdkvcww7yefdqm-story.html
Charles Barkley talks possible CNN show amid NBA uncertainty
https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/charles_barkley_talks_possible_cnn_show_amid_nba_uncertainty/s1_13132_38502726
LOCAL NEWS AND PHILANTHROPY
Dozens of journalism groups join coalition to save local news
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/24/local-news-coalition-journalism-groups
Legacy Media Needs to Be Transformed, Not Discarded
https://niemanreports.org/articles/legacy-media-local-news/
The TikTok News Revolution:
News publishers are flocking to TikTok as they continue to search for new audiences
https://digiday.com/media/news-publishers-are-flocking-to-tiktok-as-they-continue-to-search-for-new-audiences/
New Report Shows That Young Users are Increasingly Turning to TikTok for News Content
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/Report-Shows-TikTok-is-Increasingly-Being-Used-for-News-Content/638385/
TikTok Really Is Becoming Gen Z’s Google, and More on How Gen Z Gets Its News
https://morningconsult.com/2023/02/21/tiktok-is-becoming-google-for-gen-z/
About The Author
Steve Rosenbaum