OP, you are very perceptive from across the pond.

you are correct........ CNN does not report the news. nor does Fox News. they are not news stations although they sort of claim to be (not really sure what CNN thinks it is these days)

they are talk shows and both are very biased.

CNN is basically liberal talk radio... i don't that exists much out there. much of talk radio is very conservative........ CNN never talks about anything but CV and trump. they don't even talk biden much.

i hate trump and fox news.... as for CNN, i love anderson cooper. chris cuomo is annoying and grand-standing but ultimately a good guy and tolerable.

as per don lemon, maybe the biggest idiot to ever have a regular news talk spot on TV...... he reminds me of arrogant right wing radio, like rush limbaugh.... completely baiting and arrogant in his delivery

i wish CNN would bring back headline news, or someone else would.. i loved that format. great for background tv... is headline news still a station? or did it change names? i know it changed formats. i think that's where nancy grace, an enormous idiot, is.

i'm glad someone started this thread. i've said for a long time now.

CNN and Fox News are basically combo talk radio (on TV) and op/ed page of newspaper

Hi, im from Holland so no...i havent seen much usa news.
But here is the thing, i can remember watching CNN was fun.
Good quality content and all that...
But now...i checked regulary CNN for the crisis and all.
But the more i watched it...the more i got the feeling its all Trumps fault.
And then there was more Trump and even more Trump.

Then this happened: https://youtu.be/I1YojNLd1lA?t=518

To me its just surreal, that some anchor is injecting his personal view into the country/world...(thats why i started this topic/question)
The whole point is: its not news...its a personal opinion from some joker!?

Anyway...in Holland its absolutely impossible this would/could happen.
Thats why i kinda started to follow this a bit.

And ofcourse the ''fake news'' situation at the presco's. (and twitter lol)

Anyway...maybe for u guys this is all ''normal''...but in Europe this is completely unheard of. (that an anchor expresses his personal opinion trough the videoscope)

Funny thing is i check CNN everyday, and keep coming back for more, but not the news...but for the amazement factor.

Also this: CNN only interview people/(specialists) who share the same view!

Anyway...CNN to me, is more like a political influence channel. (Fox might be as well, but i cant receive it)
I understand all media more or less are politic influencers...but the way CNN does it, so openly and obvious, it's just unbelievable for an European.

Also this: even the biggest anti-Trump fan must work it out after a couple of weeks they are being spoon fed with what they want to hear!

Guess media works different in EU than in USA!?

This statement is just wildly out of touch with reality, they interview Republicans and conservatives all the time

Thats how it striked me as well...and thats ok...but for the largest news network in the world!...really???

Change your avatar

You could very well be right.
But to me they pick a subject which suits them, then pick somebody who suits that subject and share the same view.

Right now (live) they are repairing Joe Biden's ''u r not black'' disaster with some speaker. (some brown senator)

Anyway...it would be great if they interview somebody who disagrees!

Where do 2p2 find these people!?

Just don't watch. You're not missing much

Hi, i cant receive Fox...but it would not at all be surprising they do the same.
I think Trump is the goat (entertainment factor is insane)...but if Fox would just spoon feed me pro Trump stuff 24/7...i would look for a more balanced channel.

Guess u are right...they only sell what sells i guess?

Why do you think CNN is pro-war?
https://youtu.be/rWtwjDhgN3Q
This stuff never gets old btw.

Well...guess they do invite people from the opposing camp after all.
But look what happens!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuBkRIlH-bQ

He goes on monkey tilt...threatening her to shut her down (to ''his'' audience)...which eventually he did in an other video which i cant find right now.

But left or right, blue or red, black or white...CNN is not news...they are influencers imo. And the same might be applicable for Fox. Point is: in EU this is just impossible to occur. (in this fashion)

Not for lack of trying. Droning an Iranian general got us real close.

Obama killed women and children with his drones. Trump ran on an anti war policy (which he has failed to deliver on)

Iran was never going to war over that. They had their little token retaliatory strike, bombing some sand in Iraq and that was that. Save face and move on.

This goes back to what I said earlier perfectly, where your entire argument rests on the false assumption that everything and everyone is equal.

She's lying her ass off in that video clip. You think "news" means he's not allowed to point out that she's lying? You think "news" means CNN is obligated to give her a platform to lie repeatedly, never challenging her?

The only one lying their ass off there is Fredo.

What a clown.

Uncanny valley Barbie: "Trump has never lied to the American people"
joe6pack live fact check: this claim is TRUE

lmao, Trump supporters are like caricatures of themselves

Yeah well, i cant tell if somebody is lying or not.
I was just saying that this is what kind off happens when they invite somebody off the opposing camp.

I can taste u like CNN...hate Trump...and all of that...and thats fine...np.

If u want to go political on me...u will get a run for your money.
Especially when McEnany is concerned...she just destroys CNN on a regular basis.
(my opinion)

Anyway...again...left/blue/black/yellow/right...whatever...the whole point (for me at least) is that as somebody from outside of USA...this form of journalism is extremely weird to watch...bordering to insane/unbelievable.

I dont want to discuss politics...i wanted to discuss CNN.
And if people want to mix in Fox thats fine.

But just let suppose Trump would do something great...would CNN give it the coverage it deserved?
Would Fox cover it if Biden did something great?

Ok...lets just cut this short:
Do you/others/usa/in general think CNN is solid/objective/unbias news or more like an influencing kind of thing!? (thats basically all i wanted to know!)

Trumpflakes really can't handle when news outlets (correctly) criticise their hero. Boo hoo CNN is not kissing Trump's ass, it's so unfair, wah wah wah!

Sounds like a you problem, and maybe you should leave the criticism to those of us who can tell

Im not from the USA...whats your problem?

But ok...since u asked for it...in my opinion McEnany is on top of things all the way.

U dont get it...its about the way journalism/media networks work in your country.
Thats all...

OP, Bloomberg News and CNBC are fair.

If you want to get a sense of what is really happening in the US, those are the two stations I would look to.

Both of those stations focus on economic news, more than political. Makes them more balanced on political view points.

Happy watching!

US media devoid of decent reporting. A bunch of shills. From the nytimes to fox to cnn to whatever. It's preaching to the choir. The choir changes a bit, but not enough.