Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha eviscerated media networks, specifically calling out CNN for its coverage of the attempted bombing of a New York City protest.
CNN deleted a X post which said the lives of “two Pennsylvania teenagers” would “drastically change” after throwing homemade bombs at a protest outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s house. The network said in a new post that its original statement “failed to reflect the gravity of the incident.”
Concha described CNN’s coverage as “pathetic.”
“Imagine CNN covering the attack, [host Sean Hannity], of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. It would sound something like this: two Japanese sailors were in the Pacific on an abnormally warm day and stumbled upon the island of Hawaii and the military port of Pearl Harbor when they suddenly and unwittingly engaged in attacks on the U.S. naval operations,” Concha said on Fox News’s Hannity Tuesday. “It’s really no different. I mean, what does CNN even stand for at this point? The Craptastic News Network?”
“I mean, if these IEDs went off, it would be like the Boston bombing from 13 years ago all over again. So there’s no sugarcoating this: These are Islamic extremists who sought to murder Americans they disagreed with right in New York City,” Concha said.
Concha also criticized the New York Times over its original headline that said, “Smoking jars of metal and fuses” were thrown at the protest, which was later adjusted to say homemade bombs were thrown. ABC News also referred to the suspects in this attempted bombing as “activists.”
In a separate Fox News appearance, Concha said CNN needs to “change everything” to regain its integrity, recalling how Indiana University’s football program had “the worst record” before changing its coaching and players and winning the national championship last year. He said CNN will change its leadership “after the sale,” referring to Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN’s parent company.
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“You have to change everything if you want to actually get journalism, in this case, from a CNN or other news outlets,” Concha said Wednesday on Fox & Friends First.
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison said Thursday that his company is planning to keep CNN and CBS News as separate brands. He said both outlets will “absolutely” get to maintain their editorial independence.
