CNN insiders demand network fire media reporter Brian Stelter for not exposing Jeff Zucker affair, report says
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy CNN insiders are reportedly calling on their network to fire its chief media reporter, Brian Stelter, for not exposing the "open secret" relationship between Jeff Zucker and Allison Gollust. Mr Stelter, anchor of CNN’s Reliable Sources show, either chose to ignore what "everyone knew" or that he failed at his job, according to two anonymous "CNN insiders". Mr Stelter said on Friday’s episode of the Reliable Sources podcast that "it came as a shock" when Mr Zucker announced he was resigning. Mr Stelter said the sudden ouster of Mr Zucker made it feel like he had died, while his colleague Oliver Darcy added that "the punishment doesn’t fit the crime".