CNN’s Klein: On Bloggers, Fox News, & Anchors With Emotion

In a long LA Times story, CNN prez Jonathan Klein embraces bloggers and compliments FNC. Some of the best quotes:

> Klein on bloggers: “Y’know, it’s something we ought to embrace and investigate and shine a light on and wrap our arms around and welcome. Cuz it ain’t going away. It’s all part of this wave of democratization … that began really with CNN.”

> Klein on Fox News Channel: “They’re excellent television producers. They are interesting. They’re exciting. You wanna watch ’em, y’know? And we are in the process of getting more interesting and exciting and intelligent ourselves.”

> Klein on the Internet: “For too long, CNN was a place where, come prime time, we kept on doing the same thing we’ve been doing all day. Keep giving you the headlines. And that was fine when we were the only game in town. Now there’s kind of another outlet for people to get their headlines on demand, and it’s no longer cable news. It’s the Internet.”

> Klein on human anchors: “It’s OK to be yourself and to show that you’re having fun or that you really care or that you’re really angry or that you’re really curious. You don’t have to be just a solid block of ice in front of the camera.”