Jeff Zucker’s CNN Ousting: Why Workplace Equity Matters
variety.comClaudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefHow could Jeff Zucker let himself self-destruct like that?It’s now been reported extensively just how many of his loyalists at CNN are outraged that WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar abruptly forced the charismatic leader out of his post last week for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with his “closest colleague,” chief marketing officer Allison Gollust.
After all, his supporters argue, this was a consensual relationship between two single adults, so therefore what was the actual harm?
True enough, but unfortunately the harm done was done by Zucker himself, and it ultimately led to his undoing at CNN when an enemy seized an opportunity to bring him down over it.
Media outlets are speculating whether there might have been extenuating circumstances that have yet to surface publicly. In any case, I would submit that Zucker’s defenders might think about directing some of their rancor and disappointment at the man himself, who you think would have known better than thinking he could get away with not disclosing a romantic relationship with an underling and ignoring company policy in the era when power dynamics and equity in the workplace are now paramount.
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