Listen to the tone of all these leads:
> AP: “Aaron Brown, once one of CNN’s most prominent anchors, is leaving the network after a shakeup that gives his prime-time slot to rising star Anderson Cooper and expands it to two hours.”
> NYT: “CNN yesterday ousted its longtime prime-time anchor, Aaron Brown, in favor of Anderson Cooper, who received extensive media attention over his coverage of Hurricane Katrina.”
> AJC: “CNN is again revamping a big swath of its program lineup, including prime time.”
> USAT: “Aaron Brown, the cerebral anchor once touted as the “voice of CNN,” whom the network recently termed the “ice” to Anderson Cooper’s “fire,” has been sent packing after four years on the air.”
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