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CNN Reviews Summary

The feedback regarding CNN reveals a predominantly negative sentiment, with customers expressing significant dissatisfaction over perceived bias and lack of balanced reporting. Many reviewers feel that the network favors certain political perspectives, which undermines its credibility. Concerns are raised about the quality of interviews and fact-checking, leading viewers to seek news from alternative sources. While some maintain trust in CNN compared to other outlets, the overall impression is of a decline in journalistic integrity, prompting a notable number of former viewers to disengage from the channel entirely.

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New Jersey
1 review
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Bias Liberal Crap
March 21, 2016

The only reason i watch CNN is to watch the election results because i like to keep up on my boy Donald Trump. However, the network itself puts a twist on almost everything to make it out to be a race and or social issue. Oh, Donald Trump said that we shouldn't be allowing mass herds of illegal immigrants with no background checks or records into the United States. CNN- "Could Donald Trump be anymore racist?". Donald Trump calls for a shutdown of Muslims entering the US because their culture is violent and treats women horribly. CNN- "Islamaphobia sweeps the nation as Donald Trump calls for a shutdown of all Muslims entering the US". You disgust me Globalist scum.

Date of experience: March 21, 2016
Colorado
2 reviews
11 helpful votes
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CNN has gotten to be the worst news reporting agency there is, I don't even call them journalists, they have become so biased. In my opinion, the ESTABLISHMENT has them bought and paid for. They are so anti-Trump it makes me sick. They repeatedly show the same videos and scenes over and over again, trying to make one think Trump is responsible for all the whole mess. CNN should be held accountable for all the protestors and violence. They promote it by repeatedly showing the same film and making comments about expecting protestors to show up at rallies. They not only fuel the fire, but are constantly fanning it, urging people to violence. Anderson is the only one I would give any credit to, the rest of them stink with their own biased opinions. They are the ones who prosper from all the negative reporting, probably the only thing that keeps them from going belly up. They are as dishonest as the Establishment and the Clintons, who it seems, most apparently, keep them funded. Can't blame Trump for quitting the debates with these mongers running the show. I've never heard the same questions repeatedly asked over and over again. Talk about beating a dead horse, they have that down pat.

Date of experience: March 20, 2016
Illinois
2 reviews
14 helpful votes
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Hey Guys... when are you going to report about those innocent Christians who are sent to jail or killed by the sharia irrational law because they were accused of blasphemy? Ess. Shahzad Masih, 16, was accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad during an argument with a member of an Islamist extremist party.

Date of experience: March 17, 2016
Kentucky
1 review
4 helpful votes
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CNN is on an all day crucifixion of Donald Trump! They have made an all-out effort to belittle him by putting their own spin on how horrible he is. I can no longer watch their "Witch
Hunt". Anderson Cooper is the only impartial commentator that station employs. How does he stand working with so many biased people? I will not watch this's channel again!

Date of experience: March 15, 2016
Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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CNN Website Bites
March 12, 2016

Not only does it load slow but the whole appearance is irritation... they have blocked out more of the screen with more ads... it feels if I have just a sliver of my screen to see the news... and I must be getting old because I could care less about always having a video... I would prefer some written detailed news reports instead of mindless visuals... whichare often accompanied with a micky mouse news article that is primarily a written transcription of the mindless "journalist" in the video. Furthermore, CNN has become less news and more entertainment... and even writes there real news stories as if it was entertainment... I will defend CNN against those morons who accuse CNN of being a liberal bastion... it is not... it is a capitalist bastion that just wants you to click open their article... so CNN will cover anything that will get you to read it... this is different from the pure propaganda news station Foxs News... In brief, thank god there is BBC on line... onle can still find detailed real news there... and can even read it!

Date of experience: March 12, 2016
Utah
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I can't believe that your reports are so biased. Bernie sanders won Michigan and all you could do was cover Trump. Unbelievable.

Date of experience: March 10, 2016
South Carolina
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Too bias
March 7, 2016

Literally every article is pro-Hillary, they are bought out and completely one-sided. They are almost as bad as Fox News.

Date of experience: March 7, 2016
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Simply Disgusting!
March 3, 2016

Over a few years, I have read CNN journalism and perspectives. Today, at last, I'm submitting a review. I want nothing more of CNN! Such a Liberal, crap-spreading organization! CNN is a biased, ill-intended, disgusting organization which drives itself to ruination of America as we know it. It's an uncontrolled virus bent on destroying anything in its path. Goodbye CNN... I'll never again support you with my viewership or readership. You mislead so many with your views which are masqueraded as news.

Date of experience: March 2, 2016
New Jersey
1 review
4 helpful votes
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The website is unreadable. You have to fight against videos and ads playing aloud, ads flying across the screen, over your text, and a sliver of the screen with the actual article you want to read. Absolutely horrible UX and treats their readers as clickbait. Depressing, unusable website.

Date of experience: March 1, 2016
Texas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Trump vs KKK
March 1, 2016

David Duke has stated by video that he never endorsed Trump. It's all over the web. Why are you continuing to lie about it? I will never watch CNN again and will ensure many others don't either.

Date of experience: February 29, 2016
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I am writing this on the morning after the GOP debate in Texas. All the other news sites that I follow beginning at 6am were reporting on the performances of the candidates high points, and missteps. CNN's headline was " What to look for in the GOP debate". This means that there was no effort to update the site since before the debate began at 8pm the night before. It wasn't until 7 am that the report was changed to results and opinions. Is this the best you can do? Also, I get news alerts throughout the day on my IPad from CNN, FOX, and Headline News, and the alerts from CNN are consistently the last to come in.
I do like your format with all stories introduced on the same page and the content is usually quite good.

Date of experience: February 26, 2016
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I turn on HD news to get a quick update on the news. I am soo sick of hearing ROBINS opinions. And now she is posing for the camera I'm not going there anymore except on weekends.

Date of experience: February 25, 2016
Ohio
1 review
4 helpful votes
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The videos associated with EACH news story has to be a commercial that loads slowly and is annoying. CNN needs to put their advertisements somewhere else instead of before every video. And often, the video associated with the headline has nothing to do with each other.

Date of experience: February 14, 2016
Hawaii
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Your website is just the worst and I will not be watching it any longer and I will tell as many as I can about my trails and tribulations with your website. Why is it that all "ad's" on your site run 100% without any time issues or Lag at all, but that what I am trying to watch takes minutes to download, no matter what speed my internet conection is running at! Just pure crap! I am down with you and your site, best of luck to you!

Date of experience: December 28, 2015
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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No Reservations Borneo
December 27, 2015

Despicable is all I can say about this episode. I really enjoy this show and and experiencing all the cultures if only by TV, however, displaying the slaughter of a pig on TV in the barbaric manner it was displayed shows the lack of taste, dignity and respect CNN has for anyone or anything. It's all about the ratings and honestly it was this one scene in this one episode that made me all respect for CNN. I am not a vegan or vegetarian, however, I respect all life, human or not, and believe that even animals, raised for consumption, have the right to die painlessly and with dignity. You crossed the line CNN. Absolutely disgusting.

Date of experience: December 26, 2015
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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CNN TRUMPS 24/7 outlet
December 22, 2015

I used to watch CNN as did people from around the world for it's well rounded coverage. Since it has become the DONALD TRUMP 24/7 station I have chosen to watch other news stations. SO, SO, SO disappointed in you guys!

Date of experience: December 21, 2015
Georgia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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YOUR NEWS STATION IS NOTHING MORE THAN SENSATIONALISM AND DISHONESTY. YOUR INTERVIEWERS ARE BIASED, YOUR TACTICS ARE SUBLIMINAL. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW THIS YET THERE IS NO FORUM WHERE WE, THE PEOPLE, CAN SCRUTINIZE YOU AS YOU SCRUTINIZE OUR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
THE GOP DEBATE WAS DISGRACEFUL: "COULD YOU KILL WOMEN AND CHILDREN...?" THE AUDIENCE BOOED YOU. PERHAPS YOU NEED TO APOLOGIZE. YOU ARE OFFENDING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.

Date of experience: December 20, 2015
Colorado
7 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Morning witchhunt
December 14, 2015

I have always loved Fareed Zacarias, until this morning. CNN is on such a witchhunt for Donald Trump, it's no wonder everyone i know is sick of your biased reporting HA! Reporting has nothing to do with it. You round up everyone you ever knew to bash him and maybe find one person supporting him. I was undecided, but leaning toward him - i have decided for him as well as 4 of my friends that called me after his show and said he pushed them into Trumps camp as well. How disgusting that Fareed would spend his entire show villafiing him & the people in his camp. You guys even try to talk people out of being for him. I'm done with cnn and will take as many folks with me as i can. Believe it or not, we are intelligent successful business women and we will be voting for mr. Trump. LJD

Date of experience: December 13, 2015
Colorado
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Goodbye CNN
December 8, 2015

I am appalled at how inept, biased, and disgracefully low quality CNN has become. I began watching CNN when it first began. Now, at the end of 2015, it has deteriorated to such a low point, with moronic commentators seemingly fresh out of kindergarten, that my time of watching CNN has come to a end. For me, it no longer exists.

Date of experience: December 7, 2015
Montana
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I used to think CNN was great when it was 24 hour news. Now it is the absolute worst. They no longer report, they comment and are nothing more than a mouthpiece for the government and the liberal left. They are EXTREMELY biased. I was a life long liberal democrat until mid way through Obama's first term. His failures and arrogance and CNN bowing to him turned me into a Libertarian and then a Republican. And by the way I'm voting for Trump because if you actually listen to him he's very smart, committed and extremely capable, an outsider with means who won't owe special interests anything. I can see why the establishment and mainstream media and politicians are afraid of Trump and dis him every chance they get. Because he will fire them all if. I've bet on him winning and was convinced since he first announced. America get ready, because he will win. Gloria Borger and Donna Brazil are so wrong on Trump (constantly railing against him) it's almost comical. Just look at the polls, and take them for what they are... accurate. Trump has led since he announced and he will win the nomination and decimate Hilllary Ben Ghazi Sever Worst Sec. Of State ever Clinton in the general election CNN get back to basics of 24 hour in the field non biased REPORTING of the news. You are certainly not going to influence this election. The liberal out of touch left will be losing everywhere so just accept it. I can't imagine how disappointed Ted Turner is in the current CNN. I often wonder how CNN in good conscious can put spokespeople from the administration on their broadcasts to spout their brainwashing pablum. I also wonder how many of their Pudits like Fran Townsend are nothing more shills for and the CIA FBI NSA etc. Are they on the payroll? If so they should have to say that up front. And Jeb... stop spending millions, drop out you have noooooo chance. Can't everyone else just see that from the first debate? Hello, someone tell him please. Ok I feel better now... lol got it off my chest. Ok Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper are pretty good, I'll give them that.

Date of experience: December 7, 2015