Andrew Callaghan Explains Why CNN Runs News Based on Fear, Panic, and Outrage
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Andrew Callaghan began his journalism career in an unlikely place.
The self-described troubled kid worked as a doorman while interviewing drunk tourists in a series he called Quarter Confessions. The clips were an Instagram smash, and soon Callaghan and his friends were hitting the road in an RV for a web series they called All Gas No Brakes. The mission? Travel across the country and expose the weirder corners of American society, from furries to QAnon diehards.
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Callaghan’s interview style—deadpan and droll—masked a dedication to craft that only the most serious journalists possess, which became apparent when he and his partners launched the YouTube show Channel 5, where one could find Callaghan interviewing a gangster rapper one moment and seeking shelter in war-torn Ukraine the next.
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Callaghans’ oeuvre is on display in the new HBO documentary This Place Rules, a cross-country exploration of an America eating itself.
Callaghan was on CNN’s This Morning Monday where he said that CNN, like all American news companies, “competes for views by running constant 24hr news cycles based upon fear, division, outrage & panic, probably like to sell ads.”
To which co-host Don Lemon responded, “I don’t agree with what you’re saying.”
Andrew Callaghan on CNN: “Even CNN competes for views by running constant 24hr news cycles based upon fear, division, outrage & panic, probably like to sell ads.”
Don Lemon: “I don’t agree with what you’re saying.” pic.twitter.com/JpZoxeeTD4
— Brennan Murphy (@brenonade) December 19, 2022
The HBO Original This Place Rules debuts Friday, December 30 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
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