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February 2, 2022
Alex Shephard
Jeff Zucker Was the Most Craven TV Executive of the Trump Era
The CNN executive’s commitments to “The Trump Show” wrecked his network—and did lasting damage to the country.
May 26, 2021
Alex Shephard
CNN Fired Rick Santorum and Forgave Chris Cuomo. Ethics Had Nothing to Do With It.
Good luck trying to figure out what the network’s journalistic standards are.
August 30, 2017
Sarah Jones
How Trump Is Creating a Propaganda State
The president is taking conservative media to its evolutionary endpoint. Is there any way to stop him?
July 27, 2017
Clio Chang
Politicon Is the Perfect Media Racket for the Trump Era
Rarely has an event made the connection between politics and entertainment so explicit.
July 6, 2017
Clio Chang
Donald Trump’s hatred of CNN might affect national anti-trust policy.
April 4, 2017
Alex Shephard
Jeff Zucker has turned CNN into a Trump reality show.
November 29, 2012
Rebecca Dana
Jeff Zucker Is Just What CNN Needs: A Theatrical Tyrant
January 26, 2010
Michelle Cottle
The Chin Abides

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