CNN dominates airports

[chuter]

The propaganda machine churns on.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...rtisan-content-to-unsuspecting-travelers.html

"CNN pays airports to leave the network on, and many travel hubs even have agreements in which CNN pays for their TVs and infrastructure."

CNN’s ubiquitous presence in airports -- where it broadcasts from thousands of screens to a captive audience of millions -- is facing new scrutiny after the cable network's hard left turn.

The CNN Airport network dates back to when CNN was known for straightforward news programming -- and has been a fixture at airports since before competitors MSNBC and Fox News even existed. But critics are now asking if busy travelers should be subjected to CNN’s increasingly ideological programming -- at gates, bars, food courts and baggage claims -- which can include on-screen chyrons or subtitles that gleefully mock President Trump. Many travelers have even taken to Twitter and started online petitions to urge airports to change the channel.

Media Research Center Vice President Dan Gainor told Fox News that CNN has become more partisan than MSNBC since Trump moved into the White House and travelers should have the option of not watching the network.

“How are airports justifying the idea of bombarding captive viewers with content many of them oppose? Sadly, almost any outlet is fairer now than CNN,” Gainor said.

But CNN isn’t actually forced on travelers because airports are looking to disseminate liberal doctrine. It’s forced on travelers because of money.


Millions of travelers are forced to watch CNN content at airports across America.

CNN pays airports to leave the network on, and many travel hubs even have agreements in which CNN pays for their TVs and infrastructure. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that airports also receive “up to six minutes each hour to promote the airport or local attractions” as part of the deal.

“CNN Airport covers the costs related to the TVs and related infrastructure, provides programming specifically geared for airports, and pays us for the opportunity to be in our facility,” a representative from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International said, while Miami International’s spokesperson simply pointed us to a document proving that CNN is willing to pay the most.

Long-term contracts typically give CNN the ability to curate content seen by travelers whether they like it or not. The eight-year contract that was signed in 2016 promises Miami International Airport “a maximum annual guarantee of $150,000” that may be adjusted annually to ensure the deal is on par with similar airports.

"Airports feel like a lesser version of hell with dirty seats, overpriced food and propaganda posing as news on CNN," Fox News host Tucker Carlson said last month.

The agreements blur the lines between news and advertising as the network blurs the lines between news and political activism.

Carlson said the agreement to air CNN on unsuspecting travelers made sense when CNN had a "centrist reputation," but now the network "has strayed so far to the left, constantly promoting wacky Russia-related conspiracy theories.”

A CNN Airport media kit says a whopping 323 million people view CNN Airport on an annual basis at the 2,400-plus gates throughout the country that carry the channel.

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CNN Airport is seen by 323 million people a year, according to the network.

“We have received complaints about CNN and the content they air,” a Salt Lake City International Airport spokesperson told Fox News before noting there is a “contract in place.”

CNN Airport is not the exact same feed as the standard CNN, as additional sports and weather segments are added while some graphic video is removed. CNN Airport also goes out of its way to remove any coverage of plane crashes or air disasters that could spook passengers.

The airport version of CNN, which launched back in 1992, airs in roughly 60 of America’s most bustling travel hubs. Trip Savvy recently listed the 25 busiest airports in America and 20 of them are listed as airports participating in CNN Airport. When pitching to advertisers, CNN hypes avid travelers as valued demographic who often rent cars, stay in lavish hotels and make a comfortable salary.

While most airports air CNN as a cash grab, others have selected CNN Airport because they don’t have any other options.

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CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker’s network has been accused of shifting to the left after starting out as a non-partisan organization.

“CNN was the only news provider that responded to the Airport's request for proposal from news organizations. The Airport cannot air another network if one did not respond to the request for proposal,” a Salt Lake City International Airport spokesperson told Fox News.

San Francisco International Airport told Fox News it has informed CNN that the relationship will be terminated next month when the existing contract expires, pointing to improved mobile devices and free airport Wi-Fi that allow travelers to curate their own content as the primary reason.

The increasing calls for CNN

 

[Snake]

This isn't really a surprise.

 

[dennishoddy]

And there is no way to change the channel.
Reminds me of George Orwell’s book 1984 where loudspeakers blared government propaganda that you were forced to listen to.

 

[deerwhacker444]

And there is no way to change the channel.
Reminds me of George Orwell’s book 1984 where loudspeakers blared government propaganda that you were forced to listen to.

Never read the book, but watched the Movie, spot on.

Also feels a lot like THX 1138, except there's no exit..

 

[Dale00]

CNN and MSNBC are the default channels in my exercise facility...which makes no sense. I cannot think of anything more boring to watch while exercising. Just talking heads with the same text going by on the bottom of the screen, over and over.

 

[Fredkrueger100]

It seems like we live in Nazi germany more and more with all the propaganda we have. The MSM doesn’t have news anymore. It is 100% negativity towards freedom.

 

[donner]

i love when people complain about the free market.

how many people actually watch tv at the airport anymore? If you're getting your news from the station you see in an airport then you're already well behind the curve.

Now what is tough is ignoring the louder-than-needed fox news that many doctors around here insist on having in the waiting room. I don't understand why so many placed insist on having a tv playing all the time. Doctors, restaurants, oil change places.

 

[caojyn]

Tv news is for the dark ages

 

[SMS]

We need a government regulation to ensure free access to media in the airport by god!

More Government!!!!

 

[TwoForFlinching]

Could be worse, could be Fox.