In Pursuit of Great Stories, CNN Suspends Its Disbelief
"We've been working hard to find provocative, character-driven news stories. We've been emphasizing storytelling," CNN president Jon Klein tells The Washingtonian's Harry Jaffe. Fact-checking? Well, yeah, there was that piece with the Texas activist lady who forcefully insisted that children in same-sex couple homes are 11 times more likely to be abused sexually, with no attempt by the CNN anchor to verify what turned out to be a highly dubious statement. But the lady sure was a provocative character.— GREG BEATO
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