Rick Davis, CNN’s vice president of standards and practices, went on the Brian Stelter-hosted program to address his retirement after contributing decades in the media business before asking Stelter to host right-leaning voices.
“I think you need to strive to have more voices on the show from right of center,” Davis announced.
“Responsible voices from right of center on the show,” Davis explained, before adding that “occasionally, when you can, you want to have some newsmakers on who can express to you how they feel about the media, particularly if they feel like the media got it wrong.”
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Stelter did not answer Davis’ statements and rather admired his lengthy career in media.
On the program over the past several years, Stelter has often denounced conservative media outlets as well as President Donald Trump.
Throughout the same episode on Sunday, he defended that Big Tech firms limit the reach of “information pollution,” taking issue with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, attracting backlash from conservatives, who stated his opinion is equivalent to censorship.
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“How can that harm be reduced? Well, Big Tech platforms say they are removing lies about vaccines and stamping out the stop the stealing B.S. and QAnon cult content. Do these private companies have too much power? Many people would say sure,” Stelter said Sunday. “Reducing a liar’s reach is not the same as censoring freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is different from freedom of reach.”
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Weeks ago, Twitter permanently banned Trump’s account, along with other leading conservatives’ accounts. Other platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Snapchat have taken similar actions against conservatives.
CNN did not immediately respond when asked if "Reliable Sources" will practice Davis’ suggestion and book more voices from conservatives.
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In recent years, CNN has formed a reputation as a liberal, anti-Trump network that is a far cry from originator Ted Turner’s just-the-facts approach to news.
Just as Davis made efforts for the network to show a more diverse range of views, CNN parted ways with conservative commentator Matt Lewis, who explained he is no longer with the network as of Monday.
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Lewis was a strong critic of President Trump however, unlike many other GOP or conservative voices on the channel, did not support President Biden in the 2020 election either.
"I'm not going to get into any details. All I will say is that I had a great five year run with them and that I'm also excited about the future," Lewis explained.
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