Jeff Zucker Quotes
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The cable model is just a better model. Dual revenue stream: advertising-supported and subscription-supported revenues.
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I think that there are three incredible brands in the news and information space. I think ESPN owns sports; I think the Weather Channel owns weather, and I want CNN to own news and information in the global digital video space.
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I have had a unique relationship with Donald Trump. I'm also the one who put him and 'The Apprentice' on the air at NBC. I've known who he is and what he is for a long time.
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I think the era of access journalism as we've known it is over.
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It's a growing trend. Viewers are our customers, but so are advertisers. And advertisers want different ways to reach our viewers.
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Michael Jackson is the ultimate traffic accident. People can't take their eyes off him.
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Chaos is good for CNN.
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You don't need to be partisan. CNN does need to stick to a nonpartisan point of view. That doesn't mean there can't be more passion and excitement.
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When the Paris terror attacks happen, when war breaks out in Ukraine, when unrest happens in Ferguson, people know that CNN is the place to come.
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In the cable news arena, you have two partisan networks looking out for their viewers. I think CNN needs to look out for the rest of us.
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If you love television and you love news, CNN is the perfect place to be.
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The world has changed - we can all get news 24/7 from any device, any outlet... but we want to tell different stories in different ways, and add to the news.
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When people think about CNN today, they think about our television coverage, politics, and Donald Trump. And I get it; I'm not suggesting that's wrong. But I think there is a much bigger story going on at CNN.
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I think the Internet has given rise to voices that want to attack others.
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The perception of Donald Trump in capitals around the world is shaped, in many ways, by CNN. Continuing to have an adversarial relationship with that network is a mistake.
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Just because somebody says you are not trustworthy, that doesn't mean it is so... CNN's brand equity is built over 37 years doing hard work in very dangerous places... those who rely on CNN trust CNN more than ever.
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More traffic means more advertising dollars.
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The beauty of the Internet is that anybody can be a broadcaster now.
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CNN is not and never will abandon our first and fundamental brand equity, which is news and breaking news.
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Would I consider a run for political office? Yes.
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I've said this forever - I've always believed the Today show is more than the sum of its parts.
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I like Donald. I guess I shouldn't call him that. I like President Trump. He's affable. He's funny.
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I don't think Vice and BuzzFeed are legitimate news organizations.
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When an authoritarian regime starts taking down feeds and blocking websites just because we expose the truth... that's an attack on freedom of the press everywhere. When authoritarian regimes around the world start attacking journalists like that, we all have a problem.