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1. CNN's Gollust Discussed Interview Topics With Gov. Cuomo, Probe Found
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 04:03 AM
Feb 2022
CNN Executive Was Ousted After Discussing Interview Topics With Governor (New York Times)

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It was a newsworthy topic, but its path onto viewers’ screens would turn out to be controversial — and highly consequential for the future of one of the world’s most powerful news networks.

Before the interview, Governor Cuomo had told a senior CNN executive, Allison Gollust, about subjects that he’d like to be asked about on air, according to several people familiar with the matter. Ms. Gollust, CNN’s longtime chief of communications and marketing and a former top aide of the governor, passed along the topics to CNN producers and then reported back to the governor.

“Done,” she wrote.

On Tuesday, Ms. Gollust was forced to resign from CNN after an internal investigation found a trove of written communications between her and Governor Cuomo, including messages about the March 2020 appearance, the people said. Jeff Zucker, who at the time was CNN’s president, was aware of many of the communications between Ms. Gollust and the governor, the people said.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/18/business/media/allison-gollust-cnn-cuomo.html

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