Article: Republican Debate Fiasco Exposes CNN

Is CNN capable and professional enough to host presidential debates? After last week's CNN/YouTube debate fiasco, even Tim Rutten, a media writer for the left-leaning Los Angeles Times, was giving CNN a big fat "F" for failure: "In fact, this most recent debacle masquerading as a presidential debate raises serious questions about whether CNN is ethically or professionally suitable" to host debates. CNN had the opportunity to perform a journalistic swan dive. Instead, it produced an enormous belly flop. It's far worse when you realize this mess of a production was the highest-rated primary presidential debate in history.

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