Campbell Brown, political pundit and anchor on CNN, has been anchoring Election 2008 on CNN since February and the show was renamed after her this month: "Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull"--right before the election in order to ensure a smooth transition when the election is over. The show was meant to be called No Bias, No Bullshit but the network wouldn't approve. And viewers are definitely tuning in. The show is meant to be a completely objective take on politics and as Brown noted on Monday night's Daily Show, is not as liberal as “Countdown With Keith Olbermann” on MSNBC, and not as conservative as “The O’Reilly Factor” on Fox News.
Brown said of the show, "You're not going to see me ever be partisan." But that doesn't mean you won't see her take a stand. While the show presents the news objectively Brown also gives her own analysis of the news- for example, she gave a tough interview to the republican spokesperson that the campaign felt attacked the party, and is now questioning Obama's campaign finances.
The trouble is, most viewers feel that the show is definitely on the liberal side, but more importantly the analysis that Brown gives causes the show to blur the line between a hard news show and an editorial news show. Journalists are supposed to analyze the news though, and because she is critical of both parties (though Republicans may have more to criticize?) I think the show definitely gives a different opinion on politics, both during and after this election.
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