Jon Klein gets a lot of press. I think we can all agree on that. Jon Friedman‘s column is one of the first honest explanations why:
| Still, his candor can be astonishing. Network presidents, for example, aren’t supposed to criticize their channel’s failures, such as CNN’s much-loathed cacophony known as “Crossfire.” When Klein pointed out it was no longer on the air, I blurted out: “Thank God.” Klein nodded and muttered, “That’s how I felt.” A little later in the interview, he said proudly of CNN: “We make a lot of money” and called the network “a very profitable business.” Then he turned to [CNN spokesperson Christa] Robinson and asked (sheepishly, of course), “Can I say that?” What can I say? The man is an interviewer’s dream. |
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