Fox News and CNN are 2 of America’s biggest news sources — but they couldn’t be more different. Here’s how they’ve changed in the past decade.
It’s been a big decade for CNN and Fox News.
CNN was launched in the 1980s. It made “news the star,” and steered clear of politic bias. After defining itself with on-the-scene reporting during the Gulf War, for a long time, CNN was the nation’s news “emergency room.” People tuned in for breaking coverage of terrorist attacks or election results.
But as American media became more politically aligned, it wasn’t enough. Coming into the 2010s, CNN was struggling. In 2013, former NBC head, Jeff Zucker was hired to run the network. Despite providing more political commentary, by October 2019, CNN settled into third place in viewer ratings, falling behind Fox News and MSNBC for the 10th quarter in a row.
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