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CNN Paid Dobbs $8M to Leave

Bosses objected to reporting on immigration, 'birther' movement

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 16, 2009 10:30 AM CST

(Newser) – CNN was so outraged over Lou Dobbs’ conservative reporting that they paid him $8 million just to leave, an anonymous source tells the New York Post. “They wanted him out,” the source says. Dobbs still had a year and a half left on his $12 million contract, but CNN boss Jonathan Klein objected to the show he was doing, particularly his stories about the “birther” movement and illegal immigration.

Klein believed Dobbs’ show was hurting CNN’s image as the neutral alternative to right-leaning Fox and left-leaning MSNBC. “Neutrality is not part of my being,” Dobbs said yesterday. Some speculate that Dobbs may wind up at Fox News, but unnamed TV insiders tell the Post—which, of course, is also owned by News Corp—that it’s highly unlikely.

CNN business news anchor Lou Dobbs addresses the media in this  April 10, 2001 file photo, in New York.
CNN business news anchor Lou Dobbs addresses the media in this April 10, 2001 file photo, in New York.   (AP Photo/DMI, Sylvain Gaboury,File)
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janeyre
Feb 28, 2010 4:41 AM CST
I stopped viewing Lou months ago. I thought he would have a heart attack. He kept screaming and getting louder and angry. Nothing Independent about Lou. He is Ultra-Conservative. He should go to Fox. I hope, he does get something for his heart though...
cornelison
Nov 19, 2009 4:23 AM CST
He's on Jon Stewart & the interview revealed that Lou signed one of those contracts that says that he cannot say bad things about CNN. Some of those contracts use terminology such as, "without prejudice." If it works for the employee, take the money & sign the contract!!
cornelison
Nov 17, 2009 10:04 AM CST
At AIG it would be called a bonus.

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