John Murphy

I think the cancellation of the first news program with Ms Harlow and co-anchor is a very disappointing event and to replace it with the walkabout three is even more regrettable. The program lacks ‘gravitas’ in both the content and presentation. Many of the items are not news but a rehash of old stuff already presented several time over several days. I’ve given it every chance since the changes were made but have chosen not to return. Morning Joe is not any better except it does have useful contributions from commentators which gives some relief to the very peculiar effort of the married couple who host this show. Just is the purpose of the wife in the show baffles me. I think to return to the radio news programs and of course BBC world service which is the master of the art of the presentation of real world news. The isolation of the USA would be broken down if it were to take lessons from the BBC. Nb how many minutes are dedicated to a pilots chair slipping on an aircraft cause the pilot to bump into the controls and cause a loss in altitude. Is this what CNN calls news?

Female (voices) have taken over this morning show - they speak so quickly that the diction is unclear. A token appearance of the statistician is hardly a balance. Lemon needs to be replaced. I am switching to a different news program in the a.m.