CNN’s move to the ‘center’ is more bad news for news the country can really use.
Eric Alterman
Eric Alterman is a CUNY Distinguished Professor of English at Brooklyn College, an award-winning journalist, and the author of 12 books, most recently We Are Not One: A History of America’s Fight Over Israel (Basic Books, November 2022). Previously, he wrote The Nation’s “Liberal Media” column for 25 years. Follow him on Twitter @eric_alterman
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