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This summer delivered some internal drama at CNN, America's once respected cable news network. The outlet's media correspondent Oliver Darcy announced his departure to undertake a solo venture, while the nightly column Reliable Sources would be placed on an indefinite hiatus. Then intrigue set in.
Advertisement The network pariah and Darcy's former mentor Brian Stelter let it be known that he would be making his return to CNN and would be reconstituting the newsletter in a newer format. In his announced return, Stelter declared, "I have changed a lot since I signed off two years ago. I'm returning to CNN in a brand new role as Chief Media Analyst.
It will be different, because I am different." Well, it has been a week since he was back in his old stomping ground, so we will take a look and see if this is actually true or if it's more like when a bar switches its appetizer from standard french fries to curly fries – seemingly different but ultimately the same fare in a different form. Here is some of what Mr.
Stelter has offered up since his return. One of the first things to fall under Brian's purview as a media analyst was, of course, the presidential debate hosted by ABC News. The two moderators - David Muir and Linsey Davis - have been the focus, and so Brian's overall assessment was looked for following that debacle.
Over the years, Stelter has been described as the media Hall Monitor, but in reality he has more often served as the custodian, refusing to be overly critical when it was needed and behaving more in a defensive role. Fulfilling that role meant the harshest thing he had to say about the unacceptable performance of the moderators was that they were in a no-win situation. Really, Brian?! Advertisement My 2¢: Debate moderators are in an impossible position whenever Trump is on the stage.
The same is true for journalists more broadly whenever Trump is the story: You're damned if you fact-check and you're damned if you don't. — Brian Stelter..
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