Veteran journalist Ted Koppel on Monday night said CNN's ratings "would be in the toilet" if it weren't for President Donald Trump, noting how the president has been good for ratings and made the network a lot of money.
Koppel, who served as the anchor for ABC's "Nightline" for 25 years and was a broadcast journalist for ABC another 20 years before that, participated in a panel discussion at the National Press Club, where he spoke of the media's coverage of Trump.
"I think that we've left out a key word. Everybody here keeps talking about ideology and politics. Money, money, money. Donald Trump has been very very good for baseball," said Koppel, referring to the news industry.
"He has been wonderful for the industry. Your boss acknowledged as much a number of months ago during the campaign," Koppel said in reference to CNN president Jeff Zucker.
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5 comments:
CNNs ratings are still in the toilet
Dave T: How could CNN be in the toilet when they never left the toilet in the first place?
Watch the video. It's hilarious watching the host's head nearly explode as he vehemently argued with one of the greatest journalist our country ever saw. Koppel has no dog in the fight anymore, so that person is usually right.
The Clintons News Network obviously still does.
They are and always will be in the toilets
They went from the tank to the bowl, then to a dirty bowl.
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