Zucker - Destroying American democracy as a ratings stunt? Been there, done that.

[kpete]

Some quick thoughts this on the passing of a media Gollum.

First of all, the mystery shouldn't be why did Jeff Zucker's career die; it's why was it still alive to start with? This is the man who probably holds the record of screwing up in more ways and not just in more jobs, but in more different kinds of jobs than probably anyone in media history.

Running a movie studio into the ground? Check!

Destroying American democracy as a ratings stunt? Been there, done that.

Providing shelter to all manner of men accused of misconduct? Covered!

His career was the equivalent of a patient stricken with cancer, a heart attack and Ebola, who had also fallen out of an airplane. And then showed up for work the next morning.


MORE:
https://theankler.com/p/zuckenfreude

“Zucker, as much as any other person in the world, created and burnished the Trump persona — first as a reality-TV star who morphed into a worldwide celebrity, then as a candidate for president who was given large amounts of free publicity.”

Tiana Lowe: “Back when Donald Trump was a washed-up businessman, tarnished by a decade of bankruptcies, it was Jeff Zucker, then the president of NBC Entertainment, who decided to resurrect him from the ash heap of history and reinvent him.”
https://politicalwire.com/2022/02/03/jeff-zuckers-true-legacy/

[Budi]

1. Thanks for the OP & link. All this hell because of a ratings stunt

"Running a movie studio into the ground? Check!

Destroying American democracy as a ratings stunt? Been there, done that.

Providing shelter to all manner of men accused of misconduct? Covered!"