CNN was ripped online Tuesday after a top editor for the left-leaning network announced the creation of a special CNN team dedicated to “covering misinformation.”
“I’m hiring 3 people for a new CNN team dedicated to covering misinformation,” CNN Business Managing Editor Alex Koppelman posted to Twitter.
“What do we mean by covering misinformation? Really it’s about covering reality: The uses, abuses, and distortions of it, the people twisting it, and the effect that has on all of us. We already do a lot of important work on this; we want to do more,” the post read.
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Hello Twitter! Some very exciting MEDIA JOBS to tell you about. I’m hiring 3 people for a new CNN team dedicated to covering misinformation. Thread about the team/jobs starts here. Please feel free to share far and wide, and if you’re interested, reach out or apply at the links.
— Alex Koppelman (@AlexKoppelman) January 18, 2022
Hello Twitter! Some very exciting MEDIA JOBS to tell you about. I’m hiring 3 people for a new CNN team dedicated to covering misinformation. Thread about the team/jobs starts here. Please feel free to share far and wide, and if you’re interested, reach out or apply at the links.
— Alex Koppelman (@AlexKoppelman) January 18, 2022
To cover misinformation, CNN is looking for reporters who want to jump down every rabbit hole and hold liars accountable, Koppelman wrote.
What do we mean by covering misinformation? Really it’s about covering reality: The uses, abuses, and distortions of it, the people twisting it, and the effect that has on all of us. We already do a lot of important work on this; we want to do more.
— Alex Koppelman (@AlexKoppelman) January 18, 2022
“Do you get mad when you see liars taking advantage of people?” he asked. “Do you spend more time on the internet than anyone really should? This might be the job for you!”
The idea that “The Most Trusted Name In News” would cover misinformation was mocked ruthlessly by conservatives and those on the Right.
“Beyond parody,” Buck Sexton said.
Beyond parody https://t.co/bQeLlDswjs
— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) January 18, 2022
“May I suggest they begin with the Charlottesville #FinePeopleHoax, a damnable calumny that CNN has propagated for years 5 years now? My repudiation of their role in spreading that myth led, in fact, to my departure from broadcasting for CNN,” political commentator Steve Cortes wrote.
May I suggest they begin with the Charlottesville #FinePeopleHoax, a damnable calumny that CNN has propagated for years 5 years now?
My repudiation of their role in spreading that myth led, in fact, to my departure from broadcasting for CNN.https://t.co/R6uTc9dJxW https://t.co/GorJfTkx7C
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) January 19, 2022
“This is rather surprising. You don’t normally hear of left-wing networks hiring staff to call out its fellow anchors, reporters and analysts for spreading nonsense. Kudos to CNN for finally looking in a mirror to call out their misinformation and disingenuous takes,” said radio host Jason Rantz.
This is rather surprising. You don’t normally hear of left-wing networks hiring staff to call out its fellow anchors, reporters and analysts for spreading nonsense. Kudos to CNN for finally looking in a mirror to call out their misinformation and disingenuous takes. https://t.co/puqrRbaPHU
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) January 18, 2022
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“Along with NBC, the New Yorker, the Atlantic and NYT, Ground Zero for the insane Trump-is-Putin’s-blackmail-pawn conspiracy theory was CNN. They were led around by CIA to spread the most unhinged conspiracy. Now they really believe they fight, rather than spread, ‘misinformation,'”Glenn Greenwald wrote.
Along with NBC, the New Yorker, the Atlantic and NYT, Ground Zero for the insane Trump-is-Putin’s-blackmail-pawn conspiracy theory was CNN. They were led around by CIA to spread the most unhinged conspiracy. Now they really believe they fight, rather than spread, “misinformation” pic.twitter.com/kGq8xhyrKn
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 18, 2022
