Headline News

Can CNN Compete With Headline News?

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.22.2012

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Reese Schonfeld

I launched both CNN and Headline News, and I never believed the days would come when more people watched our tabloid version rather than what was supposed to be the quality product.

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HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell Is Still an Addict and Has "Issues" With John Edwards

Tanya Young Williams | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, Issues, Cnn, Tanya Young Williams, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Conrad Murray, Hln, Addict Nation, Casey Anthony, Obesity, Lesbian, Vegan, Show, John Edwards, Alcoholic, Environmentalist, Black Voices, Addiction, Headline News, Huffington Post, Rielle Hunter, Entertainment News
Tanya Young Williams

Velez-Mitchell's balanced, yet, "no-holds bar" style attracts a loyal audience. She has an obsession for, and an addiction to making a real and measurable impact in the world. She is addicted to the notion that she can always do more.

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For CNN, April Is the Cruelest Month Again

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Headline News Ratings, FoxNews Ratings, Msnbc, MSNBC Ratings, Cnn, Cable News Ratings, CNN Ratings, Time Magazine, Time Warner, Cable News, Arab Spring, Foxnews, Headline News, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

CNN ought to do whatever it can to cut April out of the calendar. Last year was bad enough, but this year CNN's audience shrunk by 21% over the total day and 16% in primetime.

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MJ Death Trial: This Is It for Conrad Murray

Tanya Young Williams | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, Randy Phillips, Black Voices, Blanket Jackson, Propofol, Basketball Wives La, Hln, Headline News, Michael Jackson Trial, Ktla, Involuntary Manslaughter, Paris Jackson, Ed Chernoff, Tanya Williams, Tanya Young Williams, Conrad Murray, Prince Jackson, Verdict, Judge Pastor, This Is It, Basketball Wives, Katherine Jackson, Aeg, Flanagan, Carolwood, Black Voices News
Tanya Young Williams

After seeing Michael Jackson's handwritten affirmations on his bedroom mirror and reading his children's message to him on a chalkboard in the kitchen, I am moved beyond words. I can no longer just write these articles as one who is not emotionally affected by this trial. I am angry.

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HLN Thriving With Laser Focus On Court Cases

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 12.10.2011

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NEW YORK — On a busy day of news, the slurred voice of Michael Jackson from beyond the grave is as valuable as "Thriller" for the HLN television...

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Casey Anthony Wins Again: The Triumph of Sleaze

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: OJ Simpson Trial, OJ Simpson, FoxNews Ratings, Headline News Ratings, Msnbc, MSNBC Ratings, Cnn, Casey Anthony Trial, Cable News Ratings, CNN Ratings, Cable News, Casey Anthony, Headline News, Foxnews, Sleaze, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

Not only was Casey Anthony found not guilty, but she also won more total day viewers than FoxNews, MSNBC and CNN.

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June Ratings: Give Them What They Want and They'll Watch It

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Headline News Ratings, Msnbc, Afghanistan, Nancy Grace, Casey Anthony Trial, Headline News, Democrats, FoxNews Ratings, Libya, H.L. Mencken, Cnn, CNN Ratings, Cable News Ratings, Harry Cohn, Casey Anthony, Cable News, Foxnews, Republicans, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

It was Harry Cohn, boss of Columbia Pictures, who said "give the people what they want, and they'll come out for it." Now they can stay in and watch it. And what they watched in June is the Casey Anthony trial.

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Actress Slams 'Glee' AGAIN In Homophobic TV Rant

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kurt Blaine Glee, Glee, Glee Gay Kiss, Chris Colfer Glee, Entertainment, Chris Colfer, Headline News, Victoria Jackson Obama, Tv, Victoria Jackson Glee, Showbiz Tonight, Television, Victoria Jackson, Cnn, Homophobia, Entertainment News, Saturday Night Life, Victoria Jackson Gay, Video, Entertainment News

Victoria Jackson, the former "Saturday Night Live" star and now tea party activist, made an appearance on Headline News' "Showbiz Tonight" on Monday t...

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CNN Triumphs (At Least in Most Demographic Categories)

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reese Schonfeld

Last week's news numbers are the most substantial proof I can present that when major news breaks, occasional (non-regular) news viewers still turn to CNN to get the facts.

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February Ratings: A Good Month for CNN

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Headline News Ratings, FoxNews Ratings, Msnbc, Elliot Spitzer, Kathleen Parker, Ken Jautz, MSNBC Ratings, Cnn, CNN Ratings, Cable News Ratings, Middle East, Cable News, Northern Africa, Foxnews, Headline News, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

CNN continues to lag behind FoxNews and MSNBC in total viewers. But in February, thanks to the upheaval in Northern Africa, CNN was the only one of th...

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Cable News Ratings: January Snapshot

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Headline News Ratings, Egypt Protests, FoxNews Ratings, Msnbc, Egypt, Cnn, Cable News Ratings, Keith Olbermann, Headline News, Cable News, MSNBC Ratings, Keith Olbermann MSNBC, Foxnews, CNN Ratings, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

FoxNews continues to dominate news viewing in total audience and all demographics except 18-34 year olds, where MSNBC leads. According to Cynopsis, a...

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2010 and a Happy New Year Message to CNN

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Headline News Ratings, Cable News War, FoxNews Ratings, Msnbc, Sean Hannity, Cnn, Christmas, Cable News Ratings, Cable News, MSNBC Ratings, Headline News, Foxnews, CNN Ratings, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

It is the duty of a free press to reject lies and report the truth. If CNN took that as its mission, it might get a hell of a lot more viewers next year.

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November Cable News Ratings: Parker/Spitzer Isn't Working

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Headline News Ratings, FoxNews Ratings, Msnbc, Parker Spitzer, Cnn, MSNBC Ratings, Ken Jautz, Cable News Ratings, CNN Ratings, Headline News, Cable News, Foxnews, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

Fewer viewers tuned into cable news this November than last November, despite Parker/Spitzer and the fact that 2010 was an election year and 2009 was...

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Predicting Election Results by Viewer Preference

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Election Predictions, FoxNews Ratings, Elections, Msnbc, Nielsen, Nancy Grace, Cnn, Elections 2010, Cable News Ratings, Cable News, Headline News, MSNBC Ratings, Democrats, Foxnews, CNN Ratings, Republicans, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

In every election of the past decade I have predicted the results based on Nielsen's cable news viewing numbers. So far, I have always gotten it right. And, if that happens again next Tuesday, the Democrats are in for a disaster.

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Third Quarter Cable News: Bad News for All Networks, But Hope for a Better CNN

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Headline News Ratings, FoxNews Ratings, Msnbc, Cnn, Jon Klein, JIm Walton, Digital Newsgathering, MSNBC Ratings, Headline News, BP Oil Spill, Foxnews, CNN Ratings, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

Could it be that the decline in news viewers is symptomatic of a general and genuine disgust by news viewers who are just fed up with the kind of news being fed to them?

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CNN: The Axe Has Dropped, But Will the Ratings Rise?

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Variety, Time Warner, Ken Jautz, Rick Kaplan, Jon Klein, Hurricane Katrina, Headline News, Tom Johnson, Eason Jordan, Cbs, CNN Ratings, Fox News, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

CNN has been rotting for the past twenty years, and it's not going to be fixed in a matter of months. But maybe with a new president in the driver's seat, the station will at least have a chance to take off in a new direction.

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Cable News Ratings and Race

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Black Panthers, FoxNews Ratings, Msnbc, Fareed Zakaria GPS, Nielsen, Cnn, Cable News Ratings, Shirley Sherrod, Brian Stelter, Headline News, MSNBC Ratings, Cable News, Fareed Zakaria, Huffington Post, Foxnews, CNN Ratings, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

By now most of you must know that there's little new, merely a continuation of second quarter trends. All four of the networks are losing viewers, CNN losing by far the most and MSNBC, by a nose, the least.

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Cable News Blues

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reese Schonfeld

When bad news comes, many viewers avert their eyes, and the second quarter of 2010 was full of bad news.

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CNN Ratings: April is the Cruelest Month

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Headline News Ratings, FoxNews Ratings, Frank Loesser, Msnbc, Greta Van Susteren, Anderson Cooper, Keith Olbermann, MSNBC Ratings, Chris Matthews, Campbell Brown, Late Night Shows, Larry King, Sean Hannity, Rachel Maddow, Cnn, Cable News Ratings, Bill O'Reilly, Foxnews, CNN Ratings, Headline News, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

I think CNN is at risk of becoming a bad joke.

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Cable News Ratings, Democrats May Yet Have a Chance

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reese Schonfeld

Last week, the three other news networks had larger audiences in total viewing, prime-time viewing and every demographic category than did FoxNews.

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Ratings at CNN: Decay and Dismay

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Headline News Ratings, FoxNews Ratings, Msnbc, George Stephanopoulos, Katie Couric, Olympics, Cnn, Christiane Amanpour, Larry King, Cnn International, MSNBC Ratings, Headline News, Foxnews, CNN Ratings, Campbell Brown, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

Until recently, the erosion of CNN's audience might have been attributed to the lure of Olympic competition. But now CNN trails every other news network in every Nielsen demographic category.

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CNN: Cooper and Gupta Exiled to Haiti

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Headline News Ratings, FoxNews Ratings, Msnbc, Anderson Cooper, MSNBC Ratings, Headline News, OJ Simpson, cnn.com, Haiti Earthquake, Cnn, Haiti, Haiti News Coverage, Foxnews, OJ Simpson Trial, CNN Ratings, Sanjay Gupta, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

Despite all this history, CNN's leaders have decided that the best way to solve their rating problems is to send Cooper and Gupta back to Haiti, even though a lot of the action there has ended.

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It Was 20 Years Ago, SNN Taught the Band to Play

Ed Berliner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Berliner

Do you remember where you were on February 1, 1990? I do, and so do many others who were part of sports broadcast history, when on that day the first 24/7 sports network launched.

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Earthquake in the Ratings

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Headline News Ratings, FoxNews Ratings, Msnbc, Haiti Earthquake, Cnn, Cable News Ratings, Headline News, MSNBC Ratings, Cable News, Foxnews, CNN Ratings, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

MSNBC continues to neglect fast breaking major news stories because it relies on coverage provided by NBC News, which has been cut back severely for the usual financial reasons.

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Food Shines, News Declines

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cable News Networks, CNN Headline News, Nielsen Ratings, Nielsen, Food Network, Hln, Cnn, Cable News Ratings, Headline News, Foxnews, Newspapers, Media, Fox News Ratings, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

In the October ratings, the Food Network had more viewers under 55 than any of the news networks, including Fox, which finished behind Food in every single advertising demographic category.

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