{"id":32574,"date":"2022-10-20T21:10:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T21:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32574"},"modified":"2022-10-20T21:10:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T21:10:34","slug":"shannon-watts-nose-is-out-of-joint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32574","title":{"rendered":"Shannon Watts&#8217; Nose Is Out Of Joint"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2640,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/deadline.com\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/cnn-guns-in-america-beat-josh-campbell-1235149523&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250212062708\\\/https:\\\/\\\/deadline.com\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/cnn-guns-in-america-beat-josh-campbell-1235149523\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16 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announced yesterday that they were establishing a &#8220;Guns in America&#8221; beat. In somewhat of a surprise, it isn&#8217;t totally filled with gun prohibitionists. That fact has the Shannon Watts and the rest of the gun prohibitionists in a tizzy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/10\/cnn-guns-in-america-beat-josh-campbell-1235149523\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deadline<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/josh-campbell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Campbell<\/a>\u00a0will lead\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>\u2019s new \u201cGuns in America\u201d beat, one of the new initiatives announced earlier this year by CNN chairman and CEO Chris Licht.<\/p><p>Providing reporting and analysis to the beat will be figures from a range of points of view, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/stephen-gutowski\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Gutowski<\/a>, the founder of firearms reporting site (The) Reload;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/jennifer-mascia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Mascia<\/a>\u00a0from The Trace, which covers the impact of gun violence; and Aben\u00e9 Clayton, reporter on the\u00a0<em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>Guardian\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0<em>Guns and Lies in America<\/em>\u00a0project.<\/p><p>CNN said that the team \u201cwill explore who buys and sells guns; who makes and regulates them; and dive into the communities most impacted to help illuminate possible solutions to America\u2019s epidemic of gun violence.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the addition of Stephen Gutowski, a reporter who is not ignorant about firearms, that has her and the rest of her ilk so outraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shannon Watts isn&#39;t taking this news well: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZJRlTiUiAm\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZJRlTiUiAm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yCLTXpyUjO\">pic.twitter.com\/yCLTXpyUjO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rob Romano (@2Aupdates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2Aupdates\/status\/1582773248751566858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> \n\n\n\n<p>(click on the embedded tweet to see the full comments from Shannon Watts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then this array of comments on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/stephen-gutowski-cnn-hire-social-media-reactions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Wrap<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>This sentiment was echoed by many others, with one user saying the hire, who will join the Guns in America beat, \u201ca new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/19\/cnn-announces-guns-in-america-beat-and-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">beat<\/a>\u00a0dedicated to tracking and unpacking all aspects of the complex and divisive issues surrounding guns and gun violence in the country,\u201d according to CNN, was like getting \u201cpaychecks for the price of innocent lives,\u201d considering his approval rating from the NRA. Another user\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/butlerofdogs\/status\/1582796989535686656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0\u201cCNN hires gun nut for gun analysis,\u201d while others insisted Gutowski\u2019s hire would end their CNN viewership. \u201cNo thanks @CNN,\u201d one user\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DRShepardConsul\/status\/1582784389448335360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cI will not be watching ANY of your programs. NONE.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Therein lies the problem for them. They don&#8217;t want to hear anything that challenges their narrative about firearms. It is like they all live on the set of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Truman_Show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Truman Show<\/a><\/strong> and their favorite song is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/songofamerica.net\/song\/home-on-the-range\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Home on the Range<\/a><\/strong> because &#8220;seldom is heard, a discouragin&#8217; word&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have known Stephen for a few years now. I have always found him to be a serious, sober, and fair-minded journalist. Yes he does provide an alternative perspective on firearms issues. Moreover, despite the charge of being &#8220;NRA approved&#8221;, he has never shied away from criticism of the NRA, its leadership, and the board when criticism is due. I think he will acquit himself well even though it will be two against one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thereload.com\/why-im-joining-cnn-as-an-analyst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">He said this on The Reload<\/a><\/strong> to which I&#8217;m a paid subscriber about being an analyst for CNN in addition to continuing his work on The Reload:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I\u2019m excited about the opportunity to work with many solid reporters and reach a new audience. I\u2019ve long criticized how major media outlets have reported on firearms. A severe lack of knowledge about guns, gun owners, gun laws, and even gun politics is endemic throughout the industry.<\/p><p>But I\u2019ve also long been an advocate of engaging with other reporters to help foster a more informed media. I\u2019ve contributed stories to outlets across the political spectrum. I\u2019ve given advice to writers at every one of the top news outlets in the country and even taken many to the range for first-hand experience.<\/p><p>So, I\u2019m glad to get a chance to put that worldview into practice on a greater scale than ever before.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes this whole faux-outrage by Shannon Watts so amusing is that the president of Everytown of which her organization is a part and that of The Trace are one and the same. 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