Jeff Zucker
CNN chief Jeff Zucker keeps his network on a breaking news course in the wake of Irma
CNN “New Day” anchor Chris Cuomo admits that standing outside in a storm as powerful as Hurricane Irma requires some rationalization.
“It’s arguably a stupid thing to do,” he said this week on the phone from Naples, Fla., where he and his crew spent several nights living out of a minivan while reporting for the cable network. “But we do it for a reason.”
Cuomo was among the anchors and correspondents willing to take the risks necessary to inform the public and emergency responders about the conditions and spread the word on the needs of the victims (CNN had an army of 140 people working on the story). He went a step further by sharing his satellite phone with residents who...
Related "Jeff Zucker" Articles
CNN chief Jeff Zucker keeps his network on a breaking news course in the wake of Irma
CNN “New Day” anchor Chris Cuomo admits that standing outside in a storm as powerful as Hurricane Irma requires some rationalization.
“It’s arguably a stupid thing to do,” he said this week on the phone from Naples, Fla., where he and his crew spent...
Trump's controversial remarks to Boy Scouts follow invitation from AT&T's Stephenson
AT&T Chairman and Chief Executive Randall Stephenson found himself in uncomfortable territory after President Trump’s appearance before thousands of Boy Scouts on Monday turned into a political rally with Trump boisterously bashing his rivals.
...
Trump can thank the 'fake media' for his presidency
Of all the disputes about “fake news,” none is more richly ironic than President Trump’s attacks on CNN.
After all, the current head of CNN Worldwide, Jeff Zucker, helped design “The Apprentice” to make household words out of “Donald Trump” and “you’re...
How CNN's retracted story made it a rallying cry in Trump’s campaign against 'fake news'
Despite the retraction of an article and the resignation of three veteran journalists, CNN is finding itself exactly where it doesn’t want to be: a rallying cry in President Trump’s campaign against fake news.
The cable news network took swift action...
Fox News no longer advertises itself as 'fair and balanced'
Fox News Channel quietly dropped its trademark “fair and balanced” slogan last year.
The change was made in August, a month after the departure of Fox News founding chairman Roger Ailes, who was ousted in connection with sexual harassment...
Samantha Bee celebrates (some of) the press at 'Not The White House Correspondents' Dinner'
Comedian and late night host Samantha Bee on Saturday skewered President Trump — and the 24/7 broadcast news media who cover him — at the “Not The White House Correspondents' Dinner.”
The event, held a stone’s throw from the White House at DAR...
W. Kamau Bell returns to CNN to throw 'Shades'
The flash of faces across the CNN promo spot is instantly recognizable, a swirl of anchors and reporters ubiquitous in these news-obsessed times.
The last one, however, is not the like the others. It belongs to W. Kamau Bell, a stand-up comic whose...
Trump's attacks on CNN aren't hurting it one bit
President Trump keeps calling CNN fake news, but his administration’s positive effect on the cable news network’s business is real.
CNN President Jeff Zucker said Thursday that the recent ratings lift fueled by viewer fascination with the early days of...
'Pray for Arnold': Trump keeps trashing 'Apprentice' ratings, but are they really that bad?
During the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning, President Donald Trump took time to request prayers for an old friend: Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Trump was introduced at the breakfast by Mark Burnett, producer and creator of “The Apprentice,” the...
President Trump will be a boon and a challenge for the cable news business
Cable news networks had reason to feel bittersweet about the end of 2016 as Donald Trump’s historic campaign for the White House drove their ratings to record levels. But in the days leading up to his inauguration as the 45th president of the United...
TV news executives are not seeing a bidding war for Fox News star Megyn Kelly
Megyn Kelly’s bestselling memoir is called “Settle for More,” but the star anchor may have to settle for less money if she decides to leave the Fox News Channel.
Kelly is said to have not made up her mind about staying with Fox News beyond the end of...
Even elite campaign aides still aren't sure why Donald Trump succeeded
Baffled at times and often bitter, more than two dozen of the country’s top political operatives grappled with questions that have dominated American politics for 18 months: What explains Donald Trump’s astonishing political success and what, if anything,...
Using political flacks as news analysts erodes faith in journalism. TV directors: Build that wall!
Donna Brazile has been a powerful force in Democratic politics for years. She worked on the presidential campaigns of Jesse Jackson, Walter Mondale and Richard Gephardt, and she ran Al Gore’s 2000 campaign. She’s a partisan, a strategist, an operative — a...
AT&T says it plans to keep top Time Warner managers
Most media mergers end with the old regime getting shoved out the door. But AT&T’s top executive says he plans to keep in place much of Time Warner’s management team.
AT&T unveiled its blockbuster $85.4-billion acquisition of Time Warner this...
'Far worse' comments by Trump? Pressure grows on TV execs to release unedited 'Apprentice' tapes
Mark Burnett, the prolific producer behind “The Apprentice,” “Survivor” and “Shark Tank,” is discovering what it means to be on the harsher side of reality.
Within hours of the leak of a 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape with Republican presidential nominee...
CEO Shane Smith rocks out at Vice Media's advertiser presentation
If there were a Grammy category for best rock vocal performance by a chief executive, Vice Media's Shane Smith would win it walking away.
Smith delivered an unexpectedly rousing performance of Sham 69's "If the Kids Are United" at his youth-oriented...
Town halls are the new cable news hit of the 2016 campaign
Donald Trump turned the Republican presidential debates into high-rated TV spectacles. But the fate of his quest for the nomination may be decided by a far more intimate televised forum.
The "town hall" — in which a candidate typically has a one-on-one...
Published in Los Angeles Times on April 02, 2016 — Print headline: "TV town halls a winning format - The programs have proved popular with cable news networks and viewers."
CNN's practice for the GOP debate was a lot more contentious than the real thing
In the political debate business, you hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
On a beautiful sunshine-filled Florida day before the 12th Republican presidential primary debate on Thursday night, CNN's political team, producers, executives and...
Published in Los Angeles Times on March 12, 2016 — Print headline: "CNN's `all in' political plan - The network polishes its team's performance for debate nights."