07-11-2022, 05:00 PM
(07-11-2022, 01:50 PM)Omnipresent Wrote: On way CNN US can save money is to cut the number of talking head pundits they use on shows.
I remember watching one show before the 2016 election and there were 8 pundits sat around a table and hardly anyone could get a word in.
One could argue that quality reporting costs more. Just pay some lower-costing pundits and tada you can easily fill airtime with controversial and clickbaity personalities. It's been pretty successfully done in France with CNEWS. Would make for a terrible channel to watch though.
There seems to be an inherent paradox though.
Ratings are said to have taken a backseat and quality reporting prioritized over talking heads yet now cuts need to be made to the news service, because advertisers aren't going to be attracted by quality reporting, only ratings.