Monday, September 12, 2005
CNN Producers Coaching Guests?
Well that's what Drudge reports: After weeks of intense Katrina coverage from the main press, LA TIMES guru and former CNN host Michael Kinsley divulges that CNN was coaching guests to artificially enhance emotions!
Kinsley writes:"The TV news networks, which only a few months ago were piously suppressing emotional fireworks by their pundits, are now piously encouraging their news anchors to break out of the emotional straitjackets and express outrage. A Los Angeles Times colleague of mine, appearing on CNN last week to talk about Katrina, was told by a producer to 'get angry.' "
UPDATE: Below is the op-ed piece from the LA Times:
Everybody is having a fine fit about our politicians, governments at every level and "institutions" (current vogue word) for failing us in this crisis and others. The TV news networks, which only a few months ago were piously suppressing emotional fireworks by their pundits, are now piously encouraging their news anchors to break out of the emotional straitjackets and express outrage. A Los Angeles Times colleague of mine, appearing on CNN last week to talk about Katrina, was told by a producer to "get angry." But just Google a phrase like "commission warns," or "urgent steps" or "our children's future" — or simply "crisis" — and you may develop a bit of sympathy for the people who stand accused today of ignoring the warnings about anything in particular. Far from complacent about potential perils, we suffer from peril gridlock.
UPDATE: 4:11pm ET This from the tip box: "Here are some answers; who is Kinsleys' referring to?
Ron Brownstein, long time paid contributor to cnn...comments weekly on lou dobbs as he did and does every friday, ergo can conclude 'the producers' were from lou dobbs program. He also comments for the poltical unit but can't confirm if he appeared on 'the situation room' last week."
Kinsley writes:"The TV news networks, which only a few months ago were piously suppressing emotional fireworks by their pundits, are now piously encouraging their news anchors to break out of the emotional straitjackets and express outrage. A Los Angeles Times colleague of mine, appearing on CNN last week to talk about Katrina, was told by a producer to 'get angry.' "
UPDATE: Below is the op-ed piece from the LA Times:
Everybody is having a fine fit about our politicians, governments at every level and "institutions" (current vogue word) for failing us in this crisis and others. The TV news networks, which only a few months ago were piously suppressing emotional fireworks by their pundits, are now piously encouraging their news anchors to break out of the emotional straitjackets and express outrage. A Los Angeles Times colleague of mine, appearing on CNN last week to talk about Katrina, was told by a producer to "get angry." But just Google a phrase like "commission warns," or "urgent steps" or "our children's future" — or simply "crisis" — and you may develop a bit of sympathy for the people who stand accused today of ignoring the warnings about anything in particular. Far from complacent about potential perils, we suffer from peril gridlock.
UPDATE: 4:11pm ET This from the tip box: "Here are some answers; who is Kinsleys' referring to?
Ron Brownstein, long time paid contributor to cnn...comments weekly on lou dobbs as he did and does every friday, ergo can conclude 'the producers' were from lou dobbs program. He also comments for the poltical unit but can't confirm if he appeared on 'the situation room' last week."
# posted by ATN @ 2:47 PM 
