Tuesday, May 03, 2005
JK Talks More About JW's Leaving
Source: TV Week It seems the recent announcement of Judy Woodruff leaving CNN in June is still a hot topic. With that said CNN Prez Jon Klein continues to talk about the future of CNN Political coverage.
"We are going to miss her not only as a first-class newswoman but a first-class person. You can't replace a person like that. I'm glad she's going to play at least an occasional role on our air over the next few years."
"What we've done is throw down the challenge to our political producers to come up with a new way of covering politics that matches the many new realities of politics. You know the blogging and the values vote and direct marketing and even fears about personal safety and homeland security have all changed the political landscape 180 degrees, and yet the mainstream media is still covering politics the way it has for the last 30 to 40 years since the Kennedy-Nixon debate. So we've got to come up with new forms. We're going to take our time and make sure that we select the best approach for us," he said.
And when asked about Candy Crowley JK had this to say:
"I love Candy," Mr. Klein said. "Candy's such a great reporter and storyteller. So was Theodore White. So it's good company ..."
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