re: #63 freetoken

As I pointed out earlier this morning, looking at the cable ratings numbers it’s pretty clear CNN was going for the Fox audience, and after O’Reilly signed off CNN picked up quite a few people for the second hour of the “debate”.

I don’t have stats to back myself up but I would guess that CNN’s core audience (people who still watch tv) are older and more conservative. It’s the reason for the softballs and trying their hardest not to offend the right. It’s the reason the media as a whole are more conservative, probably. Once they figure out a way to make money that doesn’t involve physical paper/magazine subscriptions or tv broadcasts they will come around. They’re fighting for that shrinking pool of eyes who still consume old media. It’s about the bottom line.