Ted Koppel Speaking Truths
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Koppel said Trump “has been wonderful” for cable news ratings.
“Your boss acknowledged as much months ago during the campaign,” he told Brian Stelter, host of Reliable Sources on CNN, referencing Jeff Zucker.
“If ratings are up, that means what?” Stelter said to Koppel.
“Oh, the ratings are up – it means you can’t do without Donald Trump. You would be lost without Donald Trump,” Koppel replied. “CNN’s ratings would be in the toilet without Donald Trump.”
Stelter replied, “You know that’s not true. You’re playing for laughs.”
Koppel asked, “What were the ratings before Trump and what are the ratings now?”
Stelter responded, “I would say we might be up 20, we might be up 30 percent, we might be up 40 percent. If we go back down 40 percent, that’s OK, too.”
Moderator Marvin Kalb jumped in, saying, “Well, it might not be OK.”
Stelter replied, “Of course it is. I reject the premise that these networks are making so much money off of Trump and thus we benefit from it.”
Koppel said CNN and MSNBC focus on Trump and related news almost all day and they are missing other important stories.
“Is there a moment of the day when they are not focusing on Donald Trump or some intimately related subject? It is, essentially, all I know, every once in a while. You know, if the number of people who died in Indonesia gets up to 1,000 they will give it a mention or two.”
Koppel said Trump “has been wonderful” for cable news ratings.
“Your boss acknowledged as much months ago during the campaign,” he told Brian Stelter, host of Reliable Sources on CNN, referencing Jeff Zucker.
“If ratings are up, that means what?” Stelter said to Koppel.
“Oh, the ratings are up – it means you can’t do without Donald Trump. You would be lost without Donald Trump,” Koppel replied. “CNN’s ratings would be in the toilet without Donald Trump.”
Stelter replied, “You know that’s not true. You’re playing for laughs.”
Koppel asked, “What were the ratings before Trump and what are the ratings now?”
Stelter responded, “I would say we might be up 20, we might be up 30 percent, we might be up 40 percent. If we go back down 40 percent, that’s OK, too.”
Moderator Marvin Kalb jumped in, saying, “Well, it might not be OK.”
Stelter replied, “Of course it is. I reject the premise that these networks are making so much money off of Trump and thus we benefit from it.”
Koppel said CNN and MSNBC focus on Trump and related news almost all day and they are missing other important stories.
“Is there a moment of the day when they are not focusing on Donald Trump or some intimately related subject? It is, essentially, all I know, every once in a while. You know, if the number of people who died in Indonesia gets up to 1,000 they will give it a mention or two.”
Her credibility is about 1,000 x that of Ms Blasey Ford.
Why do you hate women?
Oh wait, you’re a white guy who’s probably done your own share of sexual abuse and that’s why ridicule this woman....just trying to protect your own kind.
Odd response for someone who demeans a victim of abuse when they themselves have had some serious accusations leveled against them in the past.
