CNN co-founder blasts new chairman

CNN founding president Reese Schonfeld has expressed dismay at current CNN chairman Walter Isaacson’s recent decision to “reach out” to the Republican Congressional leadership. On his Web site www.meandted.com Schonfeld wrote, “If [Isaacson] thinks courting Republicans is the best way to increase CNN ratings, he’s got another think coming.” Speculating that Isaacson is now trying to woo conservatives who have migrated to rival Fox News, Schonfeld noted, “A professional doesn’t go after the audience that belongs to the other guy. He goes after the audience that the other guy ignores. Isaacson seems to believe that in order to succeed, CNN must compete with Fox News on Fox’s terms and that’s a God forbid.”