Last week the BBC, one of the world’s most esteemed news outlets, was rocked by scandal as a report emerged concerning unethical handling of an infamous interview with the late Princess Diana. On our own shores, the once-respected CNN continued to shame itself. Take the recent dismissal of Rick Santorum for ostensibly unseemly remarks and contrast it with the network’s treatment of anchor Chris Cuomo. Cuomo aggressively promoted his beleaguered brother, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, even going so far as to commit the ethical sin of counseling the governor on how to conduct damage control in the wake sexual misconduct allegations. Both networks tacitly supported malfeasance by failing to stop it. And both unwittingly illustrated the insidious issues of bias that plague media today.
CNN’s refusal to discipline the younger Cuomo for participating in strategy calls with his brother raised eyebrows elsewhere in the media. The Washington Post averred: “Now CNN’s Chris Cuomo has a full-blown scandal on his hands” Fox News aptly summarized: “Santorum booted from CNN over 'racist' comment, but keeps scandal-plagued Chris Cuomo.”
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