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Pamela Brown

News · Chief investigative correspondent; anchor · @PamelaBrownCNN on X

CNN Justice and White House correspondent turned chief investigative correspondent and anchor. Daughter of former Kentucky governor John Y. Brown Jr.

Previously: WJLA-TV

Slant Score · ranked #139 of 175 from most left to most right
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Thin record: fewer than a handful of documented items, so this score is pulled toward the center and could move a lot as evidence is added.

The receipts (2)

Broke with own side · served the right · +2.0 R · Apr 15, 2026

Cited her team's reporting on Rep. Swalwell's misconduct

Responding to Rep. Stefanik, Brown said she and CNN colleagues had reported allegations against Democrat Eric Swalwell before he resigned, while asking why the GOP majority had not acted.

Source: Mediaite →
Correction / walk-back · served the left · +2.0 L · Sep 18, 2017

Co-wrote Manafort-wiretap exclusive later revised

Six months after CNN called Trump's wiretap claim 'baseless,' Brown shared the byline on an exclusive that Manafort had been wiretapped under FISA; CNN revised it after the 2019 inspector general report.

Source: The Propaganda Files →
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