“Earlier in the day, the network’s president, Jeff Zucker, announced his surprise resignation after he disclosed a consensual relationship with a colleague. ‘As part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo’s tenure at CNN, I was asked about a consensual relationship with my closest colleague, someone I have worked with for more than 20 years,’ Zucker said in a statement. ‘I acknowledged the relationship evolved in recent years. I was required to disclose it when it began but I didn’t. I was wrong.’
Man, this must’ve been a really weird day for CNN. On the one hand, it’s bad that your boss is resigning under a cloud of scandal. On the other hand, you got the scoop! You may not know this, but he’s the one who made CNN what it is today. He’s the one who pushed it toward entertainment more, and less news.
He’s the one who said, ‘Enough of those international correspondents, let’s just get people fighting on camera!’ Like you remember when CNN would just make us watch Trump’s empty podium for an hour? That was his choice. Zucker often kept Donald Trump on air, even before his election in 2016, because he liked Trump. Because he knew Trump was good for ratings, because Jeff Zucker is the one who gave Trump the job for The Apprentice, and The Apprentice is the only reason that Trump went on to become the president – agh!!!
But the craziest part of the story, was how far the blast radius from former New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s scandals reached. So Andrew Cuomo was such a creep that he took down himself, his brother Chris and the president of CNN. He’s like Ronan Farrow but by accident.” —Trevor Noah
https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2021/12/1001-ways-to-make-america-great-and_10.html
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