Tag: CNN

American CCP Apologists Call China’s Class Enemies ‘Mutant Social Growths’

Commentary “The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is about to turn 100 but Xi will be the real star,” headlined a June 30 CNN report. Large parts of the celebration, wrote author Ben Westcott, “will focus on Xi, arguably the country’s most powerful leader since Mao, and his vision for the country.” In addition, “the party’s…


CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Tells Viewers She Has Ovarian Cancer, Had ‘Successful Major Surgery to Remove It’

By Gina Salamone From New York Daily News Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international anchor, revealed that she has ovarian cancer and is now undergoing treatment. The 63-year-old journalist, who had been off the air for about a month to treat the disease, broke the news at the start of her TV show Monday. She called…


Judge Rejects CNN’s Motion to Dismiss Dershowitz Defamation Lawsuit

A federal judge this week rejected a motion by CNN to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz. The abridged version CNN presented of remarks Dershowitz made to the Senate during former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial “is not accurate, to the extent that it omitted a crucial qualification:…


CNN Drops Rick Santorum Over Comments About Native Americans

CNN this week dropped former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) as a senior political commentator over remarks he made about Native American culture last month. Santorum, a former two-time presidential candidate, sparked controversy after saying in a political speech on April 23 that “there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture.” American settlers “birthed a…


Poynter Institute Rebukes CNN’s Chris Cuomo for Advising Brother Governor on Damage Control

Poyter’s Tom Jones argued that Chris Cuomo was “deservedly under scrutiny for crossing a journalistic line” following revelations that he took part in advisory calls with Andrew Cuomo and some of his staff members, with Jones calling the situation “a conflict of interest that has been more than a year in the making.”


CNN’s Chris Cuomo Apologizes for Helping Governor Brother With Damage Control

CNN’s Chris Cuomo has apologized for advising his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on containing the fallout from the governor’s sexual harassment allegations scandal. Chris Cuomo addressed the matter in a CNN segment on Thursday, saying he took part in strategy calls with his brother and some of his staff members, while admitting it “was…


CNN Fires Contributor Who Praised Hitler

A CNN contributor who had a history of praising Nazi leader Adolf Hitler saw the broadcaster cut ties with him after his latest missives. Adeel Raja on Sunday posted on Twitter, “The world today needs a Hitler.” He later deleted the post. “Adeel Raja has never been a CNN employee. As a freelancer, his reporting…


James O’Keefe Says He’s Suing CNN for Defamation After Project Veritas Twitter Ban

Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said Sunday that he is filing a defamation lawsuit against CNN after his Twitter account was suspended earlier this month. O’Keefe has already filed a lawsuit against Twitter after its ban of his account, saying  the social media platform falsely accused him of operating fake accounts. Twitter alleged he violated…


Project Veritas Founder James O’Keefe Sues Twitter for Defamation After Permanent Ban

Project Veritas Founder James O’Keefe filed a lawsuit on April 19 alleging that Twitter had defamed him by claiming that he operated fake accounts on the platform. The lawsuit, filed in the Supreme Court of New York in Westchester County, claims that Twitter knowingly defamed O’Keefe in a statement the company issued explaining his permanent…


Twitter Permanently Suspends James O’Keefe, Founder of Project Veritas

The Twitter account of James O’Keefe, the founder of Project Veritas, was suspended Thursday afternoon following a series of recordings the undercover journalism nonprofit had posted as part of an expose on CNN. In response, O’Keefe said he will be suing the social media platform. At the time of the suspension O’Keefe had over 900,000 followers. A…