CNN President Jeff Zucker Attacks Fox News as 'State-Run TV'

[DonViejo]

by Matthew Balan | 3:54 pm, May 1st, 2017

CNN president Jeff Zucker took aim at his network’s competitors in a Friday interview with New Yorker magazine’s weekly radio program. Zucker labeled Fox News “state-run TV” and contended that MSNBC “has become the opposition” to President Donald Trump.

He also predictably placed CNN as being in the center, asserting that the network was “seeing the truth.”

New Yorker editor David Remnick prompted Zucker for his take on the politics on the major cable news outlets. The CNN president, who once claimed that his network was “truly fair and balanced” in August 2016, replied with shots at Fox News and MSNBC.

After some hesitance, he said, “Certainly in prime time and in the morning, Fox is state-run TV, and is extolling the line out of the White House. MSNBC has become the opposition. And I think CNN is seeking the truth.”

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[Wellstone ruled]

1. I will and others will

believe that when it happens Mr. Zucker. Got a long way to go my man.

[greymattermom]

2. Good to have that as a goal

and truth will always be there to remind them.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Remember,Zucker was at NBC

when Trump's Apprentice first Aired. Not holding my breath with this Guy.

[underpants]

3. No no no Rush says all media is state run.

STFU Zucker. Trumpnis your creation going back to making The Apprentice when you were at NBC and endlessly giving him free advertising at CNN.

[still_one]

4. Zucker, perhaps you should look at your own garbage. CNN was the network who asked the question

"Are Jews really human"?

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a50906/are-jews-people-was-a-real/

Here was the NYTimes assessment of CNN and Zucker:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/magazine/cnn-had-a-problem-donald-trump-solved-it.html?_r=0

and just so people are aware:

It was Zucker who, as president of NBC Entertainment, broadcast “The Apprentice”

[Skittles]

6. if MSNBC is the opposition

hiring rightwing hacks from Fox does not seem like a good idea

[msongs]

7. if only it was the opposition... nt

[Boomerproud]

8. Really Jeffy? CNN always plays the "the other side does it too" card

and 99% of the time, that narrative is FALSE. It's called FALSE EQUIVALENCY-look it up. Also, if you really believe FAUX is wrong (true)-quit trying to be like them!