Zucker: Fair to say CNN was ‘a little too liberal’

By Becket Adams

Published May 2, 2016 7:34pm ET

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Zucker: Fair to say CNN was ‘a little too liberal’ — "I think it was a legitimate criticism of CNN that it was a little too liberal," said CNN CEO Jeff Zucker. (Screen shot)

CNN CEO Jeff Zucker conceded in a recent interview that his network has traditionally leaned to the left.

The cable news mogul’s remarks appeared in a Wall Street Journal report detailing the ratings boom that CNN has enjoyed since the start of 2016 presidential election. Zucker mused that there is much more to be gained by playing it down the middle with news coverage, as opposed to skewing to the left or right.

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