Cenk Uygur
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Climate Change Is Sooo Boring, Says CNN's Jeff Zucker
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May 22, 2014
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7:09Now Playing"CNN chief Jeff Zucker has an explanation for why his network doesn't cover climate change that much: the audience isn't interested.
Capital New York watched New York Times reporter Bill Carter quiz Zucker on Monday at an event for the Deadline Club. Carter pointed out that the network has received quite a bit of criticism for its climate coverage, which has often been found to be either paltry or problematic.
Zucker candidly said that climate change "deserves more attention," but that he was merely following the ratings."* The Young Turks hosts John Iadarola (TYT University), Dave Rubin (The Rubin Report) and Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) break it down.
*Read more here from Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
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