“Jeff Has Shown He Does Believe in Second Chances”: Will CNN’s Suspension of Chris Cuomo Stick?

On Tuesday afternoon, CNN chief Jeff Zucker was hosting one of his recurring meetings with his 15 direct reports. There was even a special guest at this one, Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who will be the top executive responsible for CNN as early as mid-2022, assuming federal regulators clear Discovery’s merger with WarnerMedia. But Zaslav’s presence (first reported by The Wall Street Journal) was hardly the most notable occurrence at the network’s Hudson Yards headquarters. He just happened to be there on a day when CNN was dealing with a Category 5 crisis involving one of its biggest stars. That… Read Full Article