Watch Out, Fox, Here Comes TNN
They were once the most trusted name in news. They brought you breaking stories for years and helped keep you informed on daily events from around the world.
But then they gave Trump a 90-minute platform to boost his presidential campaign. They kept the cameras rolling when he and his supporters laughed about sexual assault. They barely fact-checked him after he spouted The Big Lie and promised to pardon insurrectionists.
Last week, Trump claimed them for himself. CNN became the Trump News Network.
What does the rise of TNN tell us? It proves that the mainstream media is once again in with Trump. They’re ready to trade our democracy for ratings. And just like Fox News, that makes them Brand Unsafe to every advertiser in the country.
Today, CNN is having its meeting with advertisers looking to sponsor the network. So we’re teaching them the same lesson they heard at Fox.
-The Lincoln Project