A standing ovation is deserved by Jeff Zucker of CNN

[Exilednight]

Jeff Zucker, president of CNN, believed in the power of a young woman who was a rape victim while attending Stanford University. He enthusiastically agreed to allow the victims 7000 word, 30 minute statement that was given in court towards her accuser to be read in full on the air without interruption.

Edit: The young woman who made this statement deserves greater credit for making such a powerful statement. I hope this is the kind of woman my girls look up to.

Full story: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5755a509e4b0eb20fa0e83ec

[Skittles]

1. excellent

and that gal - she is very brave indeed - kudo BIG TIME for her too

[Exilednight]

2. I whole heatedly agree.

[sheshe2]

3. Thank you Jeff Zucker.

[Delphinus]

4. Good.

I read it and it was powerful - can't imagine the impact of her spoken words.

[niyad]

5. I was so surprised when I was told about this yesterday. amazing for cnn to do.

[alp227]

6. unfortunately he's allowed CNN to become the Donald Trump Channel

If you turn to CNN any given day chance it's you'll see Trump on screen or text.

[Califonz]

8. If vomit eating contests got higher ratings

then CNN would be All Vomit Eating, All the Time.

Not that there's much difference between a Trump speech and vomit eating.

[Jitter65]

7. YES!! nt

[progressoid]

9. Rec, however,

I would guess it's more the segment producers and Ashleigh Banfield that deserve credit. Zucker wasn't likely very involved.

[pinboy3niner]

10. Yes. CNN: Why Ashleigh Banfield read Stanford rape victim's letter on CNN

by Frank Pallotta
June 6, 2016: 7:23 PM ET

"It was her words."

That's why Ashleigh Banfield, the anchor of CNN's "Legal View," chose to devote most of her broadcast Monday to a letter from the victim of a Stanford rape case. Banfield read the woman's first-person account live on the air.

"This woman has perhaps superseded the work of every documentarian, the work of every politician, the work of every journalist, the work of any advocate who has tried to help people understand what is and what isn't consent," Banfield said in an interview with CNNMoney. "It was her. It was her words that drove me to realize that this needs to be published on a broader scale."

Banfield said that she read the letter while traveling this weekend and was deeply moved by it, calling it "one of the most remarkable and riveting" victim impact statements she has ever read, out of "thousands" she has read.

Banfield said she struggled to figure out how to translate the letter to television, partly due to its sheer length. Starting late Sunday night, Banfield and her producers worked to put together a special edition of her noon hour.

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http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/06/media/ashleigh-banfield-cnn-stanford-letter/

[progressoid]

14. Thanks. That makes more sense.

I'd be surprised if he was involved in the day to day production.

Although if this hadn't gone well, I wouldn't be surprised if he made some calls to some minions under him about it.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

16. Goosebumps...

I am covered in goosebumps after reading that.

Thank you.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

17. After reading it, I noticed the "Paid Content" below the story.

So what were we saying about the effect of sexualized images of women everywhere we look?

The voyeuristic come on appeal to men (as if that's the only audience out there) is incredibly offensive.

To women.

Will offending..and dehumanizing...women matter to more than half the population, one day?

I hope so. We know what happens when you dehumanize a group of people.

Oh, wait---we've known it for generations. Only with regard to race, and other instances that could affect men (GLBT, Disability, etc.).

When women are the subject, and tits 'n ass are at stake, however...then suddenly, public "messages" have nothing to do with anything.

/rant

[TeamPooka]

11. CNN host Ashleigh Banfield read the letter. Jeff Zucker is an idiot.

Zucker does not pick day to day content on the shows.
The individual producers and hosts choose their line-ups.
Zucker is busy putting Bourdain, Kamal and Morgan Spurlock on CNN every waking minute that he can.
Less news more TV is his motto.
Also he's the guy who put Trump on TV with The Apprentice so he gets nothing.
No praise, no credit, except for NBC's ultimate failure with him at the helm.

[NoMoreRepugs]

12. spot on TeamPooka. Zucker deserves zero credit for this.

[TeamPooka]

13. In Hollywood now you say "Don't Zuck it up." when you tell someone not to screw up. nt

[Exilednight]

15. this is one of those rare cases where Zucker had a lot to do with it. He suspended

Paid advertising in lieu of getting an important story out there.

True news sources have stated how big his role in this was. I'm not taking anything away from the anchor, but Zucker deserves a lot of credit for this.