We all knew this. Now we finally have a scumbag who admits it
@CNN Director Reveals the Truth Behind CNN's COVID-19 Death Toll Counter #FearPorn #Ratings⬇️ #ProjectVeritas @brianstelter @jaketapper pjmedia.com/news-and-polit…
@CNN Director Reveals the Truth Behind CNN's COVID-19 Death Toll Counter #FearPorn #Ratings⬇️ #ProjectVeritas @brianstelter @jaketapper pjmedia.com/news-and-polit…
“COVID? Gangbusters with ratings, right? Which is why we [CNN] constantly have the [COVID-19] death toll on the side, which I have a major problem with – with how we’re tallying how many people die every day,” Chester says in the video.
He explains a perverse incentive regarding the numbers. “Like, why isn’t it high enough, you know, today? Like, it would make our point better if it was higher. And I’m like, what am I f***ing rallying for? That’s a problem that we’re doing that.”
The director explains that CNN is capitalizing on fear. “It’s fear. Fear really drives numbers [when it comes to TV ratings] … Fear is the thing that keeps you tuned in.”
Chester says that he has gotten CNN to take the death toll counter down, but then the “bat phone” rang and CNN President Jeff Zucker demanded the network restore the death toll.
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