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Watch: CNN Founder Slams His Own Channel, Says It’s Becoming Too Political
Swarajya Staff
Oct 03, 2018, 09:59 AM | Updated 09:59 AM IST
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CNN founder, in an interview to CBS, remarked that his channel had been too political and they should take a more neutral stance, The Daily Wire has reported.
"I think they're stickin' with politics a little too much. They’d do better to have — a more balanced — agenda,” Turner said.
âI think they're stickin' with politics a little too much, theyâd do better to have - a more balanced - agenda."
— CBS Sunday Morning ð (@CBSSunday) September 28, 2018
CNN founder and television visionary, Ted Turner, opens up to Ted Koppel on his thoughts today about the cable network he founded 38 years ago https://t.co/38xQpJ29za pic.twitter.com/pXVvHEs9Zg
Turner also revealed through the interview that he was dealing with Lewy Body Dementia which causes fatigue and loss of memory. “It's a mild case of what people have as Alzheimer's. It's similar to that. But not nearly as bad. Alzheimer's is fatal. Thank goodness I don't have that. But, I also have got... I can't remember the name of it,” Turner said during his interview.
CNN has been under fire of US President Donald Trump for peddling “fake news”. He has also refused to take questions from the channel during his press conferences in recent times.
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