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(DIR) Post #AVaVpsDaCGhEcBRC76 by mattblaze@federate.social
2023-05-12T19:00:13Z
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If this is true, that prime-time Trump infomercial was an even more shameful act of journalistic malpractice on CNN's part than was previously understood.Allowing audience members to applaud, but not boo or express disapproval, doesn't report the story, it materially alters it. It creates the false impression that Trump and his odious policies and behavior are more popular than they are.https://www.mediaite.com/politics/republican-at-trump-town-hall-says-many-in-audience-were-disgusted-or-bewildered-by-ex-president/(HT @lauren)
(DIR) Post #AVaXGKY5aPb1xrD0Rk by AT1ST@mstdn.ca
2023-05-12T19:18:36Z
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@mattblaze @lauren I'm disappointed that nobody *did* just loudly and visibly boo during the initial showing as a result, or whenever they were live.Sure, you're likely to be interrupted and taken off set, but if your other option is to watch Trump, I don't see why that wasn't a better outcome.
(DIR) Post #AVaXGLKIhAA2NNlVaq by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-05-12T19:19:44Z
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@AT1ST @mattblaze There's a lot of pressure to conform when you're on live TV. Trust me on this one.
(DIR) Post #AVaXYDOWvLtkzMGX0y by mattblaze@federate.social
2023-05-12T19:20:11Z
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@AT1ST @lauren The risk there is you look like a lone kook, and when you're removed, it sends a clear message for the rest of the audience to toe the line.
(DIR) Post #AVaXYEJxTpprrT8OWm by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-05-12T19:23:07Z
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@mattblaze @AT1ST Yep.
(DIR) Post #AVaXbsaQELI3byZjZA by AT1ST@mstdn.ca
2023-05-12T19:23:32Z
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@lauren @mattblaze Sure - but are you saying *none* of the audience decided to break the trend?At worst, they just do a re-take, which probably means they don't visibly appear on tv like that, but they could have made it harder for the T.V. crew. At the minimum, make fascism unprofitable.
(DIR) Post #AVaXkZjFiBcNjRqtf6 by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-05-12T19:25:20Z
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@AT1ST @mattblaze It was live so retakes were not an option. It was a quite small audience, which actually makes the pressure to conform even higher.
(DIR) Post #AVauHf4T4J5AqexPxg by michelestclair@mastodon.world
2023-05-12T23:36:35Z
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@mattblaze @lauren Did you see Anderson Cooper’s disappointing comments? I like him, but he managed to make me feel a little insulted!
(DIR) Post #AVauHfise3POrzrgx6 by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-05-12T23:37:50Z
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@michelestclair @mattblaze As I noted earlier today, it was humiliating both to him and CNN.
(DIR) Post #AVauNPOeG6knyL8YqG by dibi58@this.mouse.rocks
2023-05-12T23:38:56Z
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@mattblaze @lauren looked like a mussolini show to the masses ...🤣
(DIR) Post #AVaunyfbjdwEtsjrRA by dibi58@this.mouse.rocks
2023-05-12T23:43:50Z
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@mattblaze @lauren he had no dissent either in his primetime show:https://youtu.be/Wnl2IPQujmY
(DIR) Post #AVb46w2SdrilpRXhom by kegill@mastodon.social
2023-05-12T23:00:25Z
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@mattblazeMatt, I have not seen any denials. And it’s the sort of thing someone would do if the goal was strictly entertainment. 🤬
(DIR) Post #AVb46yjmblYyCNpKca by mattblaze@federate.social
2023-05-12T23:01:47Z
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@kegill Yes, very telling that no one has even tried to deny this.
(DIR) Post #AVb470bLg60Lyntcki by kegill@mastodon.social
2023-05-12T23:16:22Z
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@mattblaze No shame, there. I’ve never been an Anderson Cooper fan, but I’m stunned at his monologue. What is Chris Licht holding over his head?
(DIR) Post #AVb471pD82gfm5OCzw by PerryM@newsie.social
2023-05-13T01:10:15Z
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@kegill @mattblaze Matt, I would point to his $15 Million dollar annual salary except as the son of Gloria Vanderbilt his net worth is at least 20 times that. So frankly, maybe it's more EGO, notoriety and fame as a CNN anchor. I am more curious about Wolf Blitzer, who as a descendant of Holocaust survivors is much more likely to reject the "new" CNN. I have been predicting that he will be the next to go.
(DIR) Post #AVcG4EzZ6vxCLnd70i by mafeesh@socel.net
2023-05-13T06:42:10Z
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@mattblaze @lauren Because Twumpy Dumpy cwies when people are mean to him.
(DIR) Post #AVcG4Fr5tulv1ofrRg by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-05-13T15:16:30Z
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I agree that Anderson Cooper's on-air "explanation" for the disgraceful and dishonest CNN Town Hall had the feel of a hostage video. This seems even more the case when we consider that the head of now fascist-friendly CNN reportedly ripped into the CNN reporter who wrote a piece critical of the Town Hall. In a fascist-friendly organization like CNN today, there is no longer any room for dissent. Fascism is as fascism does. It's time to start discussing CNN's owner Warner Bros Discovery in this context, because they're the ones dictating CNN's leadership now.
(DIR) Post #AVcGr4eKLw9MSmyuIa by Lazarou@mastodon.social
2023-05-13T15:25:23Z
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@lauren Reminds me of what's happened to the #BBC, any critics are pushed out and the rest think about their careers.
(DIR) Post #AVcHAbu8w3M96Wh8a0 by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-05-13T15:28:59Z
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@Lazarou I assume that both Anderson and Wolf are keeping their CVs up to date, so to speak.