This Was CNN, Kent Heckenlively
This Was CNN, Kent Heckenlively
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This Was CNN
How Sex, Lies, and Spies Undid the World's Worst News Network

Author: Kent Heckenlively, Cary Poarch, James O'Keefe

Narrator: Chris Abell

Unabridged: 5 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/07/2023

Synopsis

A CNN insider reveals what he saw behind the scenes at the cable news giant and the investigation that revealed even more shocking secrets.Cary Poarch started working at CNN in the summer of 2017 as a die-hard Bernie Sanders supporter. But on his first location shoot during the Charlottesville riots, he quickly became disillusioned with how the network created the “fine people” hoax.This began a political odyssey as he documented numerous incidents of outright bias, eventually leading him to contact James O’Keefe of Project Veritas. For months, Cary Poarch documented CNN’s rampant political bias for Project Veritas, and saw how the network was dividing the country. When the story was released by Project Veritas, it was seen by millions.This audiobook continues his investigation and uncovers even more shocking information about the behavior of network personnel, CNN’s ties to the Biden White House, CNN’s creation of a terrifying digital warfare capacity, and the possible penetration of CNN by our own intelligence agencies.Cary partnered with two-time New York Times bestselling author, Kent Heckenlively, and together they uncovered even more shocking secrets about “the most trusted name in news.

About Kent Heckenlively

Kent Heckenlively is an attorney, science teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. During his time at Saint Mary’s College, Heckenlively worked for US Senator Pete Wilson, and was the school’s Rhodes Scholar candidate. At Golden Gate University Law School, he was a writer and editor of the school’s law review, and spent his summers working for the US Attorney’s Office in San Francisco. Kent and his wife, Linda, live in Northern California and have two children, Jacqueline and Ben.

About Cary Poarch

Cary Poarch spent a combined thirteen years (Active duty and Reserves) in the US Navy in the Civil Engineer Corps as a construction electrician (SeaBees). Upon discharging from the Navy, he took a satellite uplink technician contractor position at CNN’s Washington, DC, bureau. After being fired for his Project Veritas story release in October 2019, he and his family moved to Florida, where they still reside. Cary is now an investigative journalist for Project Veritas.

About James O'Keefe

James O'Keefe is an award-winning journalist and the author of the New York Times bestseller Breakthrough. He is the founder and President of Project Veritas and Project Veritas Action, non-profit organizations dedicated to investigating corruption, dishonesty, waste and fraud in both public and private institutions. O'Keefe's investigations have led directly to the passage of new legislation, federal and state investigations, congressional inquiries, the defunding of taxpayer-funded groups, resignations, firings, restrainings and arrests.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steven on February 27, 2024

A PURPORTED UNDERCOVER ‘WHISTLEBLOWER’ MAKES VARIOUS ALLEGATIONS Then-Project Veritas President James O’Keefe III (he was removed in February 2023 for financial improprieties) wrote in the Foreword to this 2022 book, “Whistleblowers who come to Project Veritas are no longer part of the organization t......more

Goodreads review by Alex on June 10, 2023

A look at the once great cable TV news channel CNN and its rapid decline since Ted Turner lost control. What was once the premier place that told truth to power has now been infiltrated by CIA and other intelligence assets as indicated by the author and promotes agendas like hatred of Trump, Covidism......more

Goodreads review by Tim on December 10, 2023

I’m not a conspiracy theorist … and yet I’m not naive either. News is no longer news and cannot be trusted, but who is behind this shift and bias? Project Veritas has done some research and their findings are concerning. CNN, FoxNews, MSNBC … they’re all alike. They’re skewed and dishonest. The caus......more

Goodreads review by Robert on February 28, 2023

I picked this up at the library not knowing what to expect. Once I started I realized I had heard all this before. It is not an uninteresting story. But I just found it boring. In my view CNN is (or at least was) extremely biased. If you want to generalize so is Fox News though I feel they are more......more

Goodreads review by David on February 16, 2023

I desperately wanted to like this book because I hate CNN, which is a far-left, liberal propaganda network that pretends to be a fair and impartial arbiter of news, and I love Project Veritas. Unfortunately, the book is boring, repetitive, and not at all provocative. It also spins some wild conspira......more

Quotes

“Heckenlively and Poarch do a deep dive into the cable news giant, revealing an obvious and hysterical bias against conservatives…An important book!” Eric Metaxas, #1 New York Times bestselling author

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