Mediagazer: Criticizing CNN: Goodbye to that (Jay Rosen/Pressthink)

5:30 PM ET, July 9, 2013

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Jay Rosen / Pressthink:

Criticizing CNN: Goodbye to that — I used to say: I criticize because I care. But I no longer do. … As of today, I have retired from criticism of CNN for falling short of some sort of journalistic standard that news providers should maintain. That activity no longer makes sense.

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