The cloud of criticism regarding CNN’s Chris Cuomo’s decision to advise his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), who is in the middle of a series of sexual harassment allegations against him, continues to hang over the network.
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, CNN President Jeff Zucker stated that the anchor “made a mistake” when deciding to aide the New York governor to tackle his accusations.
“I am not surprised that Chris had conversations with his brother,” Mr. Zucker said. “Who wouldn’t? But he did cross the line by doing it with his brother’s aides present.”
The Journal reports that Zucker said he did not believe it would be helpful to suspend Chris Cuomo from his show, claiming that such a decision would be “punishment for the sake of punishing.”
Nonetheless, Zucker did speak with CNN’s staff stating “there are not special rules for Chris,” before continuing to say “he is human and these are very unique circumstances.”
During a press conference, the New Post relayed the comments by New York Gov., revealing that he talks to journalists about certain situations all the time.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
