Jeff Zucker compared his firing from CNN to a gunshot wound, according to a New York Times report. AdvertisementJeff Zucker compared his firing from CNN to a gunshot wound, according to a New York Times report — in part a self-inflicted one. "I gave them a gun, and they shot me with it," Zucker reportedly said. AdvertisementZucker was an immensely popular leader at CNN, and his firing was a staggering shock to its newsroom and the media industry. Licht and Zucker met a few months after Zucker's firing, over a lunch in the Hamptons arranged by other media stakeholders, the Times reported.

Source: CNN June 04, 2023 19:09 UTC