CNN Newsroom (1989–2024) User Reviews

If at first you don't succeed...then maybe skydiving is just not for you

[Ed-Shullivan · 2/10 · 6 January 2020]

Wow, I have never seen a more bias so-called fabricated news network as the CNN Newsroom. What ever happened to delivering unbiased real news as CNN did some 20-30 years ago? I'll tell you what happened. The so-called CNN newscasters/broadcasters are nothing like a real news cast anymore, but exactly what you would expect from a "fully paid for, sell their souls" scribe of a left wing democratic group who provide the so-called newscasters/broadcasters (their talking heads) a pre-written script of exactly what to say (and more importantly what "NOT" to say) in a ridiculous and unsuccessful attempt to sway their viewers to vote democratic in 2016, and now again in this years upcoming November 2020 election.

Well CNN folks, while making your past five (5) year attempt at skydiving past the U.S. republican president Donald Trump you forgot to pack a parachute and as a result your viewership has bombed miserably and went over to another network (not necessarily FOX) but ANY OTHER network, because your daily dribble is like looking at a bowl of vomit for lunch or dinner. Uggggghhhh

CNN is a fully funded weapon of the democratic party make no mistake about it. Look!!!! There goes another CNN skydiver without a parachute. SPLATTTTT!!!!!!

Co-hosts are painful to watch

[thm99 · 2/10 · 23 January 2019]

Jim Sciutto and especially Poppy Harlow are a train wreck. It's bad enough CNN is my only 24hr news channel I get in HD, but since they paired these two up, this show is unwatchable.

Poppy comes across as a colddddd fish. She clearly is not comfortable with Sciutto coming in to co-host. First they started hosting side-by-side, then they split them up to remote in from different studios. WTF? Clearly there is either a personality conflict or CNN thinks it works better that way. I'm betting its the former. (just noticed today they are back together???)

There is no point reviewing the actual content of the show since they are all the same. Anti-right and pro left. I always thought of myself as a liberal but watching this over the top, foaming at the mouth leftist crap makes me sick. No wonder Trump got elected.

CNN Just Keeps Declining

[bkkaz · 3/10 · 15 September 2022]

Okay, so they've hired some new broom. Christ Licht. And like all new brooms, he seems like he figures he's got to shake everything up to distinguish himself from the last guy. That usually means contrarian decisions even if they don't make sense.

Which brings me here. CNN was gaining some traction, in part because Trump's antics gave them some easy drama to respond to literally day after day and night after night. Even with all that, pundits like Anderson Cooper set a gold standard.

And pundits aren't journalists. They provide commentary on the news, not the news itself. Cooper comes the closest to being more like a balanced reporter and interviewer, but even he obviously has a position. So, no, they're not going to be purely objective. That's not what punditry is about. They're like Fox, if Fox had any integrity at all and didn't want to ruin America.

They also had some good guests every so often. Some of their regulars were good, too, like Jeffrey Toobin and Nia-Malika Henderson. Articulate, thoughtful people.

Now? I don't know what happened. Everything is so low energy. They've jettisoned quite a few of the regulars and replaced them with boring tools, like Elie Honig. I mean, does that smirking, toucan-faced guy have to be on every single program? Seems like he is.

And does every program have to cover the same three or four topics, sometimes with the same guests? I mean, there's a whole world out there to report on. Is CNN saying that only three or four things happen each day?

With this parade of questionable talent and decisions, I don't see CNN's ratings doing well. I don't even know what demographic they're after. Yeah, yeah, I get that it's White males in some form or another, as it so tiresomely always is, but what's the age? Income? IQ?

If CNN keeps up this rudderless approach, it's going to collapse into the level of MSNBC irrelevance. That would just be embarrassing.

UPDATE: It's now more than six months later, and CNN just keeps getting worse. Does every program have to have mumbler John Miller and grinning Andrew McCabe commenting? Who annointed these guys experts on everything. Long-time viewers might also notice CNN pulling away further and further from diversity. Oh, yes, if there's something dealing with, say, a mass shooting in the inner city, you'll see a mostly Black panel. But the rest? Far less diverse than even a year ago. For instance, what happened to the few Asian Americans CNN trotted on for reports and China and the pandemic? It's all just getting worse and worse. I now find myself flipping to other channels and relying on the Internet more.

Crap "News" Network

[thycomradequestion · 1/10 · 17 August 2017]

Just garbage. 90% of their "news" is straight up fake or misleading. They take stuff out of context. They make things seem way different than they actually are. They flat out lie, setup fake protests, and if they actually decide to report something that actually happened they only get the bits an pieces that agree with their rhetoric.

Sensationalism rules

[partridgecj · 1/10 · 13 January 2019]

Anything for ratings should be the motto for the network. While that is part of the business, CNN was at one time focused on reporting the news, which it did fairly well.

At this point it is more about how the on air talent can shock and awe the audience into watching one segment longer.

Zero integrity network

[bvaeurdc · 1/10 · 19 February 2021]

CNN is part of the New York City care home cover up. When is CNN going to provide facts of this death sentencing story of our loved ones? Disgusting.

Network pushes its own narrative. News networks are supposed to be unbiased and present just facts.

Fake News Network

[caidencleveland · 1/10 · 7 May 2022]

Corruption and lies run amok at cnn. No mainstream news is reliable but cnn takes the cake for being blatant in their lies. Cnn is nothing more than a propaganda machine designed to be used against us.

Untrustworthy

[gratescott · 1/10 · 14 November 2020]

If you don't like listening to a lot of political propaganda of misinformation disguised as news then forget cnn, and turn to NewsMax! These people are obviously paid by some evil demented person hiding in a lair that makes them say the completely opposite untrue and totally ridiculous things they say!! I've never seen anything that I trust coming from cnn!!

PROTECTING HILLARY

[jones-55439 · 1/10 · 12 June 2023]

Today Dana and Andrew McCabe defended Hillary's email problem. They intentionally omitted that; 1) Hillary wiped her server clean while it was under congressional subpoena, 2) Hillary destroyed evidence such as blackberries with hammers. 3) Bleached her computer drive. Is this not destruction of evidence? Why has Dana Bash and Andrew McCabe allowed these facts to slide??? Why???

So very unfortunate. Obviously Dana is a far left democrat. Andrew a fired FBI agent.as he lied three times under oath.

CNN has turned into a total joke. A true biased political newsroom. Ovbiouslt far left, very opinionated.

CNN is doomed unless they take all control away from its anchors 9Dana Bash, Jake Tapper, Wolf, Kate, Katlin, Jon, John, ......all of them and replace them with fair, unbiased reporters.

CNN started 24-hour news, now after so many layoffs, firings, it still is run by its reporters and anchors How sad.

John Vause and Isha Sesay are an excellent team (with Troy Slaten at times)

[safenoe · 8/10 · 14 June 2017]

I like CNN newsroom and John Vause and Isha Sesay are a fantastic team with chemistry to match, and they broadcast from the LA branch. Hopefully they can continue as co-presenters for ages to come.

Also Rosemary Church is a long-standing presenter, who is worth her weight in gold with CNN definitely.

Sometimes Troy Slaten, a LA lawyer, will appear as a commentator and it's a great to see him because he starred in one of my favorite all- time TV series ever, Parker Lewis Can't Lose. It's great to see a child actor no falling off the wagon if you know what I mean.

Jimmy Costa has clearly given up

[scottfurletti · 1/10 · 23 November 2021]

This once respected news anchor has fallen prey and these turbulent and tumultuous times into becoming an opinion pusher. Rather than stick to news and facts with a lien to the left, this guy has gone all in while his rating is continued to plummet like a led Zeppelin on just trying to battle with Fox News. He regularly calls out Fox News anchors and plays clips out of order and out of context and an attempt to try and win a ratings war. He should focus on what got him to where he is if he wants to win a readings war rather than stoop to a low level. I don't think there's time or a chance for this guy to come back. He seems to range and unhinged at this point and I think it's time for him to be put out to pasture at CNBC or get his own podcast.

Mis-Infotanment is not the news

[mherrity · 2/10 · 12 November 2021]

CNN news is sinking into the great media abyss. According to reports all 3 major opinion networks lost vast amount of viewers in 2021 , myself included.

Fox News (down 34%, although still tops in cable), MSNBC (-28%) and CNN (-38%) .The People Freedom Truck Convoy is circling the Capital as I type. I checked youtube to see what CNN had to say. Plenty of CNN video of Canada's Freedom convoy but not one word about the US Peoples Convoy

When networks place a blackout on a topic it doesn't mean the subject is insignificant or propaganda . It means the government is afraid of you and the networks are kowtowing. CNN ican lock out coverage of the Convoy and I can continue lockout CNN without being less informed.

CNN Articles about Hinduism

[venkusethu · 2/10 · 11 July 2022]

Both CNN and BBC writes articles to show BJP government is based towards minorities. Believe it or not you are writing about most tolerant nation on earth - Tolerance is 90% from majority Hindu population no matter what you guys write. In the process of identifying us with dangerous religious views, you take liberty of supporting people who depict our God/Goddess disrespectfully. Hindu gods accept whatever is offered to them with devotion (the word you CNN would like to manipulate as Bhakthi) but even those rural people do not put a lot beedi on mouth of Kaali or make her hold whatever LGBT flag you want to hold. If Manimekalai has become educated why should she manipulate the rural habit of praying with suruttu and attack from rural areas of Tamilnadu or elsewhere? What is your real intention of showing Hindu customs are barbaric? Why does western world want to link this to religious freedom? Really? Hurting ones sentiments is religious freedom? And BBC and CNN should include comments section to express public views. If not stop publishing controversial articles as you do not have the guts to get everyones view.

Too Opinionated Democrat Progressive, Jewish

[patchia-52596 · 1/10 · 2 May 2023]

CNN News ratings plummeting again by 61% Favors democrat/progressive and Jewish opinions.

Too many Jewish Anchors/hosts/analysts. All great, but now starting to profess a united Jewish slant. Recently when George Soros was said to have contributed money to elect NYC DA Alvin Bragg, the anchors and hosts all said this was anti-Semitic. Why? I am a news user and would object if any station was mostly Italia, or African or Spanish. Of course, I'll be called an antisemite myself, even though not true.

New addition like Harry Enten is great. Old steady anchors like Wolf are great. Jewish domination will eventually be rejected Same if it were mostly Arabic/East Indian or any other nationality

CNN needs to change or they'll fail. Sinking fast.

Speech classes required

[josiesgal · 1/10 · 23 June 2023]

I cannot listen to the people on CNN? They cannot speak, every other noise from their mouth is "umm", or "Uhh". They need to think quietly before they speak. It's very annoying. The worst part is that they are probably reading what they have to say, no thought required. Unless of course that is the way it is printed. I would rather watch th d e local news, at least they can read without stumbling over words. I would like to watch CNN for news, but all the good people are gone. So please for all of the people that can speak properly, get people that can speak without thinking out loud. I did not graduate high school and speak better than they do.