So far, that effort has manifested itself in firing on-air personalities such as Chris Cuomo and Brian Stelter and the demotion of Don Lemon from prime time to an early morning slot.
October 22, 2022
Gun control advocates are not pleased, to put the matter mildly. According to the Blaze, CNN has taken its ideological rebalancing further by hiring Stephen Gutowski as an analyst. Gutowski is the founding editor of a 2nd Amendment supporting website called Reload.
October 22, 2022
Gutowski announced his new gig, “CNN is paying me for my insight and analysis. That’s exactly what I plan to give them without fear or favor. Nobody has tried to tell me what to say or implied I ought to change my approach, which is good because I would have declined to move forward had that been the case.”
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According to the Wrap, CNN explained the new hire as someone who will join the “Guns in America Beat” that will be “dedicated to tracking and unpacking all aspects of the complex and divisive issues surrounding guns and gun violence in the country.”
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Shannon Watts, the founder of a gun control group called “Moms Demand,” was not pleased. She tweeted, “Guns are now the leading cause of death among children and teens. Gun violence is spiking. Most of Americans - including gun owners - support commonsense gun safety measures. Instead of starting there, CNN will pay a gun lobby ally to regurgitate dangerous misinformation.”
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Other people reacted with even greater passion. One critic stated, “Every time someone murders schoolchildren with an AR, cnn & you can take a little credit. Never forget it, boy.”
Someone else added, “Gee, why am I not convinced that a guy running a site called ‘reload’ is going to bring a serious approach to assault weapons. Major fail @CNN major fail. You’ll never get fox viewers that loathe you and now you’ve lost independents and liberals.”
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Not everyone responded negatively. Matt Manda tweeted, “Excellent news, @StephenGutowski No one better to bring serious, sober and informative #2A reporting to a large audience and network in dire need of it. Congrats!”
CNN also hired Jennifer Mascia of The Trace. Mascia has previously covered gun violence for the New York Times.
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