Who Knew It Could Get Worse
CNN breaks up 'Capital Gang' (Netscape News)
The political roundtable -- featuring Robert Novak, Mark Shields and others -- has been on the air for 16 years. But like Novak's other show, "Crossfire," it has reached the end of the road as CNN attempts to retool itself in content and ratings under the leadership of CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein. Its last show will be Saturday.
In its place is an expanded version of "On The Story," a one-hour weekend show originally launched to provide the news channel's female correspondents with a platform to talk about the major stories of the week.
"On The Story" will now expand, adding chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour and others on a rotating basis. CNN said the new rotating cast will include male correspondents and reporters from throughout the world, who will talk about global hotspots.
It will also include "never-before-seen raw footage, reporter diaries and questions from viewers," according to CNN. It will be done before a studio audience at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where "Crossfire" had been telecast.
CNN's answer to getting killed in the ratings by Fox News is to ditch one of the best-sourced conservative writers in the business, boost Christiane Amanpour's profile, and include more diaries from female journalists?
Good gawd. They're out of their minds.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 06/24/05 23:31 | Media Matters | Technorati
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They ditched 'Crossfire' too, which once upon a time was a pretty good show.
Posted by Rhoda Exploda @ 13:37 on 06/25/05
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