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Conservative Groups Protest CNN’s Biased Coverage

<p>Nearly 30 people showed up at CNN&rsquo&semi;s headquarters in Atlanta this weekend to protest the network&rsquo&semi;s biased coverage of President Donald Trump&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Protestors carried signs that said &ldquo&semi;CNN &equals; Criminal News Network&rdquo&semi; and &ldquo&semi;Beware fake news&period;&rdquo&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This is the second such demonstration to be held in recent months on CNN&rsquo&semi;s doorstep&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to event organizers&comma; the protest was not necessarily in support of Trump but aimed to call attention to CNN&rsquo&semi;s biased coverage of Trump&rsquo&semi;s policies and the Russia investigation&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&ldquo&semi;We&rsquo&semi;re here to tell CNN no more fake news&comma;&rdquo&semi; said Melanie Morgan of the Media Equality Project&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Media Equality Project&comma; which was formed by two former talk show hosts to fight criticism of conservative figures&comma; said in a recent press release that the purpose of the protest was to speak out against CNN&rsquo&semi;s &ldquo&semi;obsessive focus with conspiracy theories that have been debunked and stories based on discredited sources&period;&rdquo&semi;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&ldquo&semi;We&rsquo&semi;re going to keep on holding them accountable&comma;&rdquo&semi; said Debbie Dooley&comma; co-founder of Main Street Patriots&comma; a Tea Party activist group&nbsp&semi;that helped organize the event&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Editor&&num;8217&semi;s note&colon;<&sol;strong> Perhaps this is the next phase in the downfall of certain dishonest liberal media outlets&period; Wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t we like to see more of this&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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