Ya know for $10 million a year this year, you’d think that he would traet colleagues with respect.
Mr. Lemon hasn’t been a “journalist” in ages. His BA in broadcast journalism should have taught him that FACTs (Fast, Accurate, Concise, True) are different from his own private political opinions. My degree in journalism sure as hell taught ME that. Now holding a master’s it’s even more shockingly apparent to me how far he deviated from journalism and into plain old personal opinion.
Mr. Licht at CNN made it pretty darn clear that CNN was to go back to fact based news and pivot away from some guy and his opinion. His opinion is worth not more, not one tiny bit less than my own or anyone else’s. His objectivism or lack thereof was a searchlight in your face within 10 minutes of watching him.
I work with female journalists every day and respect the hell out of them. The allegations against him for disrespecting colleagues would be enough for anyone in my news organization to be shown the door. This and the DNC’s talking points that were either the outline or the actual script for his broadcasts were untenable for the new old direction of CNN which is—get this—NEWS.
As a reporter my own political views were not heard. I reported facts and whenever possible the opposite side.
Perhaps he’ll remember that wherever he lands next.
And Lemon in recent years has been employed as a commentator — you know, the editorial department, not “reporter.”