Dan Abrams: Crafting Balanced News in a World of Extremes - From News Anchor to Winery Owner (Video)

Anchoring the News with PrecisionAbrams imagines the media landscape as a sprawling vineyard rows upon rows of stories waiting to be cultivated A vintner of information Abrams tends to these stories with care and precision as he revealed in our recent Legends ampamp Leadership interviewResponding to my question about political coverage Abrams explained the NewsNation difference quotOn my show unlike on let39s say MSNBC or CNN we don39t focus on every single motion that is made in connection with the Trump cases Every argument that39s being made one way or the other Obviously if there are big events in a case we cover them But I think that there is particularly in the left leaning media a near obsession with everything related to any of the Donald Trump trials and an effort to rile up the audience about how clear the cases are how easy the cases are and you know my goal is sometimes nuance Nuance is a little harder to say that some of the arguments are stronger than others And I think that that39s one of the real dangers of what we39re seeing particularly in cable news today is either it39s about implicating Donald Trump or it39s about trying to make sure that he is exonerated And I don39t have a position either way I actually dig in when it39s relevant but don39t do it every night on my show We don39t obsess all the time about minutia My goal is nuance and perspective which is a little harderquotCrafting a Balanced PerspectiveIn an era where social mediadriven news threatens to overpower traditional journalism Abrams emphasized the importance of providing nuance and context during the hourlong nightly news program while quottailoring our content for social media in a way that will resonatequot Like a winemaker selecting the finest grapes Abrams chooses moments and comments that engage while maintaining journalistic integrity The challenge ensure the bouquet remains rich and balanced even amidst the chaos of social mediaThe Art of TransparencyRonald Reagan once said quotPolitics is like showbizquot and Abrams concurs Yet he believes there39s a way to entertain without compromising integrity quotI39m transparent about my biasesquot he asserted quotI39m not pretending that I don39t have biasesquot he said acknowledging that he39s often accused of having both left and rightleaning biases depending on the story being told He39s proud that several organizations that rate bias in news including Ad Montes and NewsGuard judge NewsNation and Dan Abrams Live as the most balanced and reliable quotI think the fact that I39m being transparent gives audiences a level of assurance that I39m not pretending as so many in the media have for so long I don39t have biases It just happens that my bias tends to be somewhere near the middlequotSelecting the Ripest StoriesExplaining how he and his team at NewsNation prioritize their coverage Abrams pointed out that quotwe don39t have the luxury of just being able to say 39We39re gonna do the latest on Ukraine or Trump or Bob Menendez and just lay out the story and just have a reporter tell me what happened The goal is to think of stories others aren39t covering think of an angle that maybe others aren39t focusing on It39s perspective that becomes really important My legal background allows me to make arguments and I39ll lay out a case with facts and evidence dig in in a way that is about perspective NewsNation strives to bring unique angles to the forefront offering a broader perspective and balanced context to viewersquotThe Quest for Reliable NewsI asked Abrams how the public and advertisers can be convinced to care about reliable and unbiased news Abrams answered with a mixture of pride and pragmatism quotThis cable news startup is already viewed as more credible and factual than the bestknown news operations in the country That39s kind of amazing but it also tells you about the opportunity that NewsNation hasquotI do see that there are two genres that seem to be really working in cable right now Sports and news There are a lot of people watching live events they want to see live on cable That39s sports and news So big picture if I39m an advertiser I would think I39d want to be where those kind of dynamic areas are that aren39t falling off a cliff as a genre the way that some others are And yeah news is news can be very divisive And if this is why advertisers are reluctant to buy news I would think of all the news options NewsNation would probably be the one that would be the least riskyquotThe Vineyard BeyondAbrams a vintner who39s navigated the stormy seas of modern news finds solace in his vineyard venture and the growth of his media empire that includes Mediaitecom which Abrams reports averages 80 million pageviews monthly and WhiskeyRaiderscom quotLong Island in the last 5 to 10 years has grown leaps and bounds in terms of the quality of the winesquot he shared revealing his passion beyond the newsroom His luxury wine venture EvampampEm Vineyards named after his two children reflects his pursuit of excellence and balance in life LawampampCrime Network the legal and truecrime video network and production company headed by Abrams has been acquired by Jellysmack in a reported ninefigure dealIn a world where news can divide Dan Abrams and NewsNation stand as a vineyard of balanced journalism crafting news with precision and transparency in a world of extremes The journey may be challenging but with transparency integrity and a keen eye on the horizon Abrams remains steadfast in his quest for reliable journalism To explore his captivating journey further visit wwwLegendsLeadersorg

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