Thread by @rolandsmartin

I'm confused as to why @brianstelter and all of these journalIsts at @CNN are acting so damn confused. I know a Black woman who was fired by CNN for violating company social media policy. Jeff Zucker violated company policy on relationships. This ain't hard. 1/5

https://twitter.com/jeremymbarr/status/1490788604880248845

Didn't Jeff Zucker fire three @CNN employees who violated the company's COVID protocols? How can the CEO hold people accountable but he not have to follow the same company rules? These @CNN folks need to wake up in the real world. 2/5

Hey @brianstelter, in 2010 @CNN fired @MediaJonKlein as president/U.S. it was a shock to us. Jon was very supportive of me. I could meet with him at any time. Many of us were saddened, but we kept it going. We didn't need to be picked up off the mat. We WENT BACK TO WORK. 3/5

These @CNN folks who are just bewildered by Jeff Zucker's firing need to get a grip. @McDonalds fired CEO Steve Easterbrook for having a consensual, non-physical relationship with an employee. They gave him a $105M severance package. Then they found out he slept with two 4/5

Other women. He was forced to give the $105M back. I would ask @brianstelter if @CHN covered his firing? If so, why are @CNN employees so shocked and called this the death penalty? Other CEOs have been fired for the same thing. Get a grip. 5/5