CNN's Klein is Delusional

CNN has admitted not reporting stories critical of Saddam Hussein for fear they would lose access, falsely reported the "Tailwind" story and along the way have basically fallen on their face countless times.

But don't worry says President Jonathan Klein, the news network is "the last man standing in terms of covering the news. We love that.”

Uh, Mr. Klein, have you by chance looked at the ratings? You're close to being caught by the lowly MSNBC with their stable of hacks such as Olbermann and Chris Matthews who shouldn't even be on TV let alone have a show on every weeknight.

This is the most priceless part of his interview with Campbell Brown:

Throughout the afternoon, Mr. Klein spoke of TV viewers not in terms of the usual demographic distinctions, but rather in terms of four distinct archetypes, which, he said, a recent internal CNN study had analyzed at length. He told the staffers that they should not worry about attracting “couch potatoes” who turn on the TV and stick with whatever happens to be on, and “thrill-seekers,” who tune in looking for the ultimate car chase or building demolition. Instead, he encouraged the newsroom to do a better job of attracting “inquiring minds” (viewers looking to ruminate in depth on current events) and “social connectors” (people looking for stories to yap about with their buddies).

“The one thing [the latter two types of viewers] have in common is a desire to hear a wide range of opinions,” said Mr. Klein.

Oh yeah, CNN has a wide range of opinions. They range from completely liberal to moderate liberal (but CNN Headline News does employ Glenn Beck as their token rightie). But hey, to those in the Atlanta offices, that is a wide range.

Note he doesn't even mention Fox News, which has soundly kicked CNN's ass for years. Just ignore that 300 pound gorilla Mr. Klein, he'll go away.