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BumRushDaShow

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7. I miss Ted Turner

Reply to Oopsie Daisy (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 23, 2025, 08:52 AM

Jan 23

I remember his basic remote broadcasting operation was to have 2 employees, a car, and a sat phone, stationed in each of a number of countries around the world. I remember cruising down the Nile River in Egypt on the way from Luxor to Aswan back in 1992, where there was a TV in the cruise boat's lounge that was tuned to CNN International.

Now it's a bloated mess with a RW loon agenda.

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CNN Reportedly Set To Lay Off Hundreds of Employees as Trump-Era Restructuring Begins [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 23 OP

... littlemissmartypants Jan 23 #1

B b but you so throughly kissed trump's ass . Fullduplexxx Jan 23 #2

The truth dies behind paywalls. Mawspam2 Jan 23 #3

re: "cuts...will not affect CNN's recognizable names and anchors" -- Oh well. (n/t) thesquanderer Jan 23 #4

We are just getting rid of the people Miguelito Loveless Jan 23 #13

re: "CNN plans to...expand its digital subscriptions." - Because that worked so well last time. thesquanderer Jan 23 #5

Does it matter any more? Should we be concerned about the fate of the entity that * Oopsie Daisy Jan 23 #6

I miss Ted Turner BumRushDaShow Jan 23 #7

CNN can do whatever it wants. johnnyfins Jan 23 #8

CNN already tried to become Fox Lite, and Fox and Newsmax have the market already for lies and distortions. Lonestarblue Jan 23 #9

I fully expect DENVERPOPS Jan 23 #14

Oh my...I need to get your $3.99 per month subscription so I can watch Bengus81 Jan 23 #10

One conspiracy theorist can replace 10 reporters. hay rick Jan 23 #11

cowardly news network poozwah Jan 23 #12

First nowforever Jan 23 #15

It is a smart move. When your business model is Bluetus Jan 23 #16

Ugh... Mike Nelson Jan 23 #17

It would be a plus if CNN laid off Pototan Jan 24 #18