The president of far-left media watchdog Media Matters for America praised CNN for its shift to what the Washington Post called "more opinionated journalism," saying it had moved away from so-called false equivalence in its reporting. "From that standpoint, many critics on the left see CNN’s shift to a more opinionated journalism as a corrective," the Post's Jeremy Barr wrote. CNN chief media correspondent Brian Stelter, whose "Reliable Sources" newsletter often cites Media Matters, also praised fellow anchors and reporters this week for delivering what he called "first-person monologues" on the air. He took over CNN in 2013, and the network has notably shifted to the left during his tenure. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"One of the things that I’ve tried to encourage is authenticity and being real," Zucker told the Post.

Source: Fox News May 12, 2021 16:52 UTC