Cross posted at Daily Kos
An article by Jonathan Darman on the newsweek/msn websited entitled In Jacko’s Wake discusses the changes that are envisioned by the new CNN president Jonathan Klein. The article goes on to say:

Now Klein says he’s taking steps so that CNN doesn’t have to go wacko for Jacko, or someone like him, again. Seven months into his tenure, Klein is making revolutionary changes at the cable network–scrapping signature broadcasts like “Crossfire” and “Inside Politics,” shaking up his morning-show ensemble and his prime-time producing staff, and creating a new international news show at noon. These are only the first steps in a broad overhaul plan aimed at getting the pioneering and once dominant cable news network out of a seemingly perennial second-place finish, far behind Fox News. His unorthodox, even heretical game plan: serious news that doesn’t put viewers to sleep. “There’s a palpable thirst out there for the broad scope of stories if they’re told in a compelling way,” Klein says.

More below the fold.
The article seems to imply that this plan to show “serious news” doesn’t look very promising. My thoughts were quite the opposite, but I was left with many questions, that maybe some of you can answer. Namely is this for real?

Since the election, and even before it, there’s been a lot of talk on this site about how to combat the MSM and Fox News, could this shake up at CNN play into that at all? I’ve heard there’s been talk of developing a progressive news network to compete with Fox news, is there anyway that CNN could be converted to this cause?

To be honest, I’m not sure what to make of all this, but I’m hoping that our reporters and journalists regain their courage and start to report the truth again. Hopefully these changes at CNN are a sign of that starting to happen.