A CNN executive emphasized the distinction between reality shows, which on entertainment channels lean toward competitions like “Survivor” and celebrity slice-of-life series like “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” and nonfiction programs, which are routine on news channels.
Other news networks do offer packaged nonfiction programs on the weekends. MSNBC has long relied on “Lockup,” a prison documentary series. And Fox News has presented the military history series “War Stories With Oliver North.”
CNN is clearly seeking new directions for its programs. Its ratings have recently hit 20-year lows and Jim Walton announced in July that he was stepping down as president, saying, “CNN needs new thinking.”
A CNN executive emphasized the distinction between reality shows, which on entertainment channels lean toward competitions like “Survivor” and celebrity slice-of-life series like “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” and nonfiction programs, which are routine on news channels.
ReplyDeleteOther news networks do offer packaged nonfiction programs on the weekends. MSNBC has long relied on “Lockup,” a prison documentary series. And Fox News has presented the military history series “War Stories With Oliver North.”
CNN is clearly seeking new directions for its programs. Its ratings have recently hit 20-year lows and Jim Walton announced in July that he was stepping down as president, saying, “CNN needs new thinking.”