The Twit tweets: "... starting our own Worldwide Network to show the World the way we really are"

[demmiblue]

While CNN doesn’t do great in the United States based on ratings, outside of the U.S. they have very little competition. Throughout the world, CNN has a powerful voice portraying the United States in an unfair....

....and false way. Something has to be done, including the possibility of the United States starting our own Worldwide Network to show the World the way we really are, GREAT!

Link to tweet

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. Yeah. State TV. Rah.

I mean, he basically has already outsourced that job to Fox News already, so I'm not sure why he wants to go in house now.

Must be that pesky Shepard Smith, I suppose.

[uppityperson]

2. State tv

[JDC]

3. State TV gone global. Great.

His priorities are literally the worst.

[underpants]

4. Hey! Great idea. Let's call it ...mmm... Voice of America

There's no Fox in many countries because it's NOT NEWS

[smirkymonkey]

5. Sorry, asshole. The rest of the world isn't as stupid as your Fox News-addled, brain-damaged

fan club. They aren't going to buy your lies and propaganda the way your mindless base does.

[zipplewrath]

8. Often can't get into countries

Some countries don't accept their broadcasts because they don't meet the proper standards.

[Initech]

17. I don't know, with some countries like Brazil, Poland, and Italy taking a far right turn...

Maybe they'd go along with it.

[Renew Deal]

6. Isn't VOA supposed to do that?

[mwooldri]

21. It is, but VOA doesn't have the penetration CNN does.

CNN is pretty much available worldwide. The chances are that if you take a plane to anywhere in the world and go to a major chain hotel that has some English speaking guests it is highly likely that CNN International will be available on the TV in the room. You might get some others but CNN remains the de facto standard for English language international news.

VOA is unusual when compared to other international broadcasters. They do not have any major domestic operations. Most other international broadcasters do have some domestic output in their home country. Al-Jazeera is an exception to this rule as well, but Qatar is a small country and AJ started out broadcasting to the Arabic speaking world.

Personally I think it would be a good idea to change VOA to a publisher-broadcaster. Another broadcaster (CBS, Disney, Comcast, Fox etc) would produce the programming. It can be done - the UK's Channel 4 News is produced by ITV News. Channel 5 flip flops between ITV and Sky for its news offerings.

[GusBob]

7. Unfair! The favorite word of Trump

and other 3rd graders everywhere

[nolabear]

9. I surfed by Fox last night and they were touting a new streaming network.

It sounded like the crazy of crazies from what I saw. It might bear looking into.

On edit: It’s called Fox Nation and is by 5.99 per month subscription. It’s for “Super fans.” 😬

[demmiblue]

11. That is the first thing I thought of when he posted this.

Lol... super fans. Holy hell! & (with a side of this & )

[nolabear]

12. I know. I hate to be ageist but this must be for the young Nazis.

Let’s hope there aren’t enough to keep it going.

[demmiblue]

15. I think it is the opposite...

Fox News appeals to aging white dudes.

I think the younger ones swarm more to social media/far right racist websites (though the streaming access may suck more of them in).

Either way, I also hope it fails miserably.

[nolabear]

19. Amen to that.

[lunatica]

14. Yup. Squeeze those super fans for every cent they have!

They love their super fans!

[John Fante]

10. Who does Shitbag think is going to pay for this?

[eleny]

24. The House holds the purse strings so I guess they'll be the deciders

[Initech]

13. Oh yeah? We'll start our own network, with blackjack and hookers!

On second thought, forget about the network!

[anarch]

16. dude, you've already got Stormfront....

I just want this asshole to go away.

[struggle4progress]

18. Great Programming!

Gripping reality TV: Which child will be ripped from her family next?
A special report on Bonesaws in Diplomacy!
And our hilarious comedy hour! This week: a rubber bullet for Mom and some tear gas for the toddler!

[hunter]

20. They could call it *TRUTH*

Just as the Soviet Union had Pravda.

[brettdale]

22. Faux News must be P*ssed off

All their viewers will jump ship, and watch trump tv.

[onethatcares]

23. Hitler and Goebells (sp) had something like this

and it turned Germany crazy.

With the reports of the con man reading Hitlers speeches before bedtime, I think he's going for the same.

[JonLP24]

25. Sounds like RT

[Mr. Ected]

26. The world doesn't have a poor opinion of the USA because of CNN

It has a poor opinion of us because there's a Donald Trump in the White House, a Congress full of partisan enablers, policies that threaten our environment and the global economy, human rights violations that tarnish our standing, repeated lies being sold as truths.

The world is well aware of why we are the way we are right now.

[pecosbob]

27. show the World the way we really are...

Okay...let's

[Luz]

28. He's wanted his own station from the beginning. It was his

reason to run. I think he wanted to lose, so he could start his version of fox...only nuttier, but he won. He can't bitch about the admin anymore, but he'll get his station. One way or another.

[liberal N proud]

29. The fascist pig so wants to be a dictator