Breaking News Alert: CNN is making big changes.
CNN is reportedly laying off about 200 workers – which is 6% of all their employees. These people are losing their jobs because more people are getting news on phones and computers instead of TV.
CNN says they’ll spend $70 million to hire 100 new workers who know about digital news, but will this help them report news more fairly? Doubtful.
In the past, families waited to watch the news together on TV every night. Now, most people just look at their phones to learn what’s happening in the world – in real time.
CNN’s leader, Mark Thompson, wrote a message saying they need to focus on putting news where people are looking for it—on the internet. “We want to move CNN to the places where viewers are going,” he said.
In simple words, they want to start spending more money on apps and websites than TV shows.
This is about more than just watching news on different screens. It changes who makes the news and what stories we see.
CNN and other “mainstream” outlets often tell only one side of stories and support left-leaning political views.
For people who want fair news that isn’t controlled by big companies, this change could be good. Smaller news companies might get more attention online and might tell both sides of stories better than CNN, et. al., do.
Indeed, CNN isn’t the only news company making these changes. NBC is also firing workers and moving online. This shows that all news companies are trying to keep up with how people get information today.
Some people think moving news online is exactly what needs to happen. They say old TV news was too slow for people who want updates right away.
But with news everywhere on our phones and computers, we need to be smart about finding honest stories.
This article was written with the assistance of AI. Please verify information and consult additional sources as needed.
