CNN Head Jeff Zucker Takes Flamethrower to Fox News: ‘Pure Propaganda Machine,’ Not a News Channel
Jeff Zucker says Fox News is state run TV, a propaganda machine, worse than TASS. Do you think he is shy on opinions? #FTFutureNews pic.twitter.com/iZxyVCQfCV
— Ken Fisher (@KennethLFisher) March 22, 2018
CNN President Jeff Zucker went off on Fox News at a talk on Thursday, slamming the rival network as a “propaganda machine,” that “does an incredible disservice to this country.”
Speaking at the Financial Times Future of News event before a room packed with media reporters, Zucker went on a tear against the network.
“It is really state-run TV, it is a pure propaganda machine, and does an incredible disservice to this country,” Zucker said, according to Daily Beast reporter Max Tani:
Zucker goes off on Fox, says what’s happening there “is somewhat shocking”: “It is really state-run TV, it is a pure propaganda machine, and does an incredible disservice to this country.”
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) March 22, 2018
Zucker reportedly said the network has undergone “shocking” change since the departure of its late chief Roger Ailes, before comparing Fox News to Russian propaganda:
Zucker on Fox News, compares the network Russia propaganda: “It has just turned itself over to state-run TV, and TASS has nothing on them. “
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) March 22, 2018
CNN’s Brian Stelter reported that Zucker backed Col. Ralph Peters — the Fox News analyst who resigned this month with a scathing email to colleagues slamming the network as propaganda — saying that he “spoke the truth.”
@ #FTFutureNews, some of Jeff Zucker’s strongest words about Fox News to date: “It’s a pure propaganda machine” that “does an incredible disservice to the country.” Adds: “I think Ralph Peters spoke the truth.” pic.twitter.com/FohXCWM9oP
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 22, 2018
“There are a handful of good journalists there, but I think they are lost in what is a complete propaganda machine,” he added. “And the idea that they are a news channel is not the case at all.”
Zucker on Fox: “There are a handful of good journalists there, but I think they are lost in a compete propaganda machine. And the idea that they are a news channel is not the case at all.”
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) March 22, 2018
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