*CNN anchor Abby Phillip discussed the political leanings of her network during an appearance on The Breakfast Club. As Mediaite reports, she addressed perceptions that CNN primarily promotes a liberal viewpoint while emphasizing the network’s efforts to include a range of voices.
“Well, look, I would say it’s fair to say that CNN, we’re not Fox News. But we’re also not MSNBC. We’re probably center-left, and I think that has a lot to do with our audience. But we-, watch-, when you actually watch CNN, we have Republicans on every hour of the day. Every single one, I’m pretty sure, maybe with very few exceptions, but virtually every hour of the day,” Phillip explained. “So they’re not always on in the context that we put them on, but we as a network have a diversity of viewpoints on the air, more so than our competitors.”
Phillip acknowledged the criticism of “liberal media” but highlighted that extremes exist on both sides. “And so, I mean, Liberal media is a criticism that I think we hear a lot, but there’s also way more liberal media and way more conservative media. And so I don’t-, I don’t know, I don’t put that much stock in it. I think it’s a little bit a reflection of the cable news audience, but I also think that there are extremes on both sides, and we’re not in the extremes.”
The journalist also addressed her decision to feature MAGA guests. “I get a lot of criticism from the left, from people who are like, ‘Why does she have MAGA people on the show?’ And it’s like, well, you should know what they are saying,” Phillip told The Breakfast Club. “Half the country voted for Trump and for Trumpism, and it’s not helpful to be completely unaware of what is happening in those media ecosystems.”
Phillip emphasized the importance of representing all perspectives in today’s political landscape. “This is a time in our political life where we have to really know what’s going on, and we have to know what everybody is saying on all sides of the issue because I don’t think that ignorance has served anybody well,” she said.
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