Liberal CNN has remained suspiciously quiet as outgoing anchor Brooke Baldwin accused the network of gender inequality. The network, which has raised eyebrows in the past for having fewer female anchors than competitors has been tight-lipped over Baldwin’s accusations.
Fox News reports:
“The most influential anchors on our network, the highest-paid, are men. My bosses, my executives, are men. The person who oversees CNN Dayside is a man, and my executive producer for 10 years is a man. So I’ve been surrounded by a lot of men,” Baldwin said on the Ms. Magazine podcast.
Fox News also asked six women from CNN’s media relations department for a comment on the matter, but did not immediately receive a response. CNN’s “Reliable Sources” media newsletter didn’t mention Baldwin’s comments in its Wednesday edition, either, despite the remarks being picked up by several prominent publications, including People magazine.
Baldwin announced in February she would soon leave CNN after 13 years. Her exit was foreshadowed last fall after she sent cryptic messages on Instagram that suggested she was being forced off the air in favor of Tapper.
“As the election gears up, the political maestro @jaketapper will hold down my hour and his for the coming weeks. Wish I was with you, but I’ll see ya on [TV] on the flip side of the election,” Baldwin wrote back in October.
When Baldwin was asked why she was taking time off at such a pivotal moment she said, “it’s not my choice.”
Critics on Twitter have also noticed CNN’s lack of women in primetime positions.
https://twitter.com/RealCindy9/status/1379974528873414657
Brooke Baldwin was subjected to too many “dudes” at CNN.
CNN is obviously a misogynistic network, according to leftists who say this can be the only explanation.
Will @brianstelter, @jaketapper, @ChrisCuomo, @donlemon step aside for a female host?https://t.co/0ItgyMas9k
— Will Ricciardella (@WillRicci) April 7, 2021
@CNN I use to watch CNN a lot. All the women with their own news show are in the early hours of the day. Since Jake Tapper became a news anchor he is every where. Nothing more boring then Tapper, the great men.
— JMI (@JMI91363942) April 8, 2021