• Beaver@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    I’m going to look for a non-cnn source on that piece

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        4 months ago

        Thanks for that. Most of cnn’s donations go to republicans.

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          No, their donations are pretty much split 50:50 between republicans and Democrats.

          You also can’t donate to CNN.

          There’s some billionaires like Bezos that gave millions to political commenters directly, under the cover of philanthropic efforts, though.

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              CNN doesn’t donate but as your screenshot shows, it’s parent company Warner Brothers Discovery.

              Here are their tiny political contributions:

              https://wbd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WBD_Political_Contributions_June_30_2023.pdf

              Maybe look into AT&T, but I already did and they watch out it’s 50:50.

              Your screenshot (which I wouldn’t count a source without a link) seems to be wrong and way outdated, since it isn’t called Time Warner since 2018, but I suppose the data is way older.

              https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB942887490446554182

              Nov. 18, 1999 12:07 am ET

              WASHINGTON – Time Warner Inc. said it would no longer make large contributions to political parties, unilaterally surrendering a major weapon that companies, unions and other interests use to lobby lawmakers.

              The entertainment conglomerate is the biggest “soft money” donor so far to publicly forswear the practice. Time Warner and Timothy Boggs, its top lobbyist, donated $471,000 to national party committees in the last election cycle, and a like amount to various st

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              Please don’t post pictures as sources, especially in a political context. In the same way, don’t take picture sources at face value. That’s just asking to fall for disinformation.

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      4 months ago

      CNN is biased, but they don’t outright lie when it comes to things like this.

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          That’s Fair.

          If they’re reporting government officials, they won’t even attempt to fuck it up, though. They need to keep their status as a trusted source for the government. So they keep it neutral and factual. There’s few better sources for this kind of stuff.

          That’s why the Diddy-Classy video was sent to them by the feds.

          Political commentary, yeah forget it, their commenters are in billionaires pockets.