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CNN Is Cosplaying as YouTube
Last week, CNN tried something new.
Jake Tapper ditched his studio and anchored The Lead from his office — campaign posters on the wall, big podcast mic on the desk, guests crammed onto a couch. Anderson Cooper broadcast AC360 from the middle of the newsroom, jacket off, sleeves rolled up, speaking into an oversized desk microphone.
The message CNN was apparently trying to send: we’re just like those cool indie podcasters you’ve been watching.
The internet responded with mockery. And frankly, it was deserved.
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