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AZProgressive

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14. I was too young to see coverage of the Gulf War

Reply to FadedMullet (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2025, 06:31 PM

May 23

but I do remember for 9/11 and prior to that CNN was a go-to source for reporting without all the bias and editorializing. I think the idea back then was you shouldn't be able to tell if the news anchor is a Republican or a Democrat like Walter Cronkite.

Sometime after Fox News the other networks went downhill. I did watch CNN more than MSNBC during Trump's first term but they seemed more liberal or progressive back then instead of doing this shifting to the right.

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Is my recollection wrong that way back when, during the first Gulf War, CNN was the go-to, accurate news source..... [View all] FadedMullet May 23 OP

CNN had a lot of very honorable anchors/reporters then--first and foremost the late Bernard Shaw... hlthe2b May 23 #1

That man is responsible for on of my B.A.s JustAnotherGen May 23 #20

It was actually Iraq's oil lapfog_1 May 23 #2

Yes, I remember the young lady as part of a months long campaign to build up support for the invasion. The Kuwaiti.... FadedMullet May 23 #5

I think CNN, under Ted Turner was the first stillcool May 23 #3

I don't know about that, but WhiteTara May 23 #4

Fred Francis knew his stuff. John1956PA May 23 #6

Arthur Kent was the stud. Boomerproud May 23 #13

I think "Shock and Awe" debuted with the 2003 invasion of Iraq. John1956PA May 23 #16

Yes. Reporters like Peter Arnett were right in the middle of it Ocelot II May 23 #7

I don't see Christiane's work much these days, but she's still one of the best journalists out there. ificandream May 23 #9

CNN "Fox news lite"? Not really ... ificandream May 23 #8

Gotta agree with how it used to be Maeve May 23 #10

Yep, it's a global phenomenon fujiyamasan May 23 #11

Back then it was the three networks and CNN. rsdsharp May 23 #12

I was too young to see coverage of the Gulf War AZProgressive May 23 #14

Iwould come home every day during the week and turn on CNN Headline News and Greybnk48 May 23 #15

Headline News used to be amazing ITAL May 23 #18

A lot changes in 30+ years KentuckyWoman May 23 #17

Bernard Shaw JustAnotherGen May 23 #19