CNN Set To Undergo Major Change Back To Hard News, Top Hosts Facing The Exit
he partisan hosts at CNN could be in for a rude awakening very soon as the network is headed back towards a hard-news stance.
That is the report from journalist Jon Nicosia, the former head of Mediaite, who said that executives at Discovery, which is merging with CNN, want to steer away from the hosts expressing a partisan viewpoint.
“SOURCE: John Malone, Discovery’s board member will ‘play a huge role in the new organization’s plans to return @CNN to its news channel roots and dismantle the partisan organization Zucker shifted it into’ They continue: ‘This will mean a large realignment of staff,’” he said in a tweet.
“SOURCE UPDATE: ‘Malone is using CNN’s coverage of Ukraine as an example of the news network he wants back. Excellent journalists, covering events without partisan peacocking,’” he said.
This week he updated the story with more news from his source who said they expect hosts to be shown the door by the end of Spring.
“SOURCE: This ‘realignment’ will start with @CNN Anchors. One (who was very close with Zucker) and will have a hard time transitioning away from opinion will ‘be out by the end of Spring,’” he said.
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MEPs tell Brussels to punish errant member states by cutting off EU cash
The European Commission must immediately trigger the ‘rule of law conditionality mechanism’ to stop member states that violate rule of law from receiving EU funds.
MEPs said it was long overdue that the Commission take swift action and notify in writing the member states that are failing to comply with the rule of law that their access to EU funds will be revoked.
The budget conditionality regulation entered into force on 1 January 2021, but the Commission has so far failed to apply it.
On 11 March 2021, Poland and Hungary challenged the regulation in the EU Court of Justice. The Court ruled on 16 February, dismissing both appeals.
The budget conditionality regulation aims to protect EU funds from being misused by national governments that breach the rule of law.
In a resolution adopted on Thursday by 478 votes for to 155 against and 29 abstentions, MEPs welcomed the European Court of Justice’s recent judgment dismissing the actions by Hungary and Poland against the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation, as well as the Court’s conclusions that the regulation is in line with EU law and its powers as regards rule of law.
A majority MEPs said they want to send a clear message to ‘rebel member states’ that the rules must be obeyed and that it was “high time” the Commission takes serious action on these issues.
MEPs stressed that this denial of EU funds should take place regardless of electoral timetables in member states and it should also apply to the NextGenerationEU funds.
The ‘rule of law conditionality mechanism’ will work on the basis of the Commission identifying that rule of law has been breached and propose to trigger the mechanism. The Council will then have one month to vote on the proposed measures, or three months in exceptional cases, by a qualified majority.
More at: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/ewropej/115555/meps_tell_brussels_to_punish_errant_member_states_by_cutting_off_eu_cash#.YioL05Yo9dg