According to a report from Mediaite’s Caleb Howe, CNN has started sending potential guests a questionnaire form asking several interesting questions.
Howe posted screenshots of the form, noting there are questions about political ideology, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, and more.
The idea behind the questions, Howe posits, is for guest bookers at the network identify guests who would fit a certain topic.
A CNN spokesman told Mediaite they have been using the form for over a year and is “strictly voluntary”.
CNN has come under fire from both sides of the political aisle recently for their planned move back towards a strictly news reporting outlet. Conservative commentors like Rich Zeoli and Jason Rantz have poked fun at the network, while liberal podcast Keith Olbermann has repeatedly taken shots at new CNN President and CEO Chris Licht by saying he thought Licht “ate paste” when the pair worked together at MSNBC.
