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misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 05:51 PM Aug 2016

Media Matters launches petition calling on CNN to cut ties with Lewandowski

Michael Calderone ✔ @mlcalderone

Media Matters launches petition calling on CNN to cut ties with Lewandowski:
http://mm4a.org/2bgBgz6

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"Despite all this, there is a bigger problem: Lewandowski is likely barred from criticizing Trump. We know that other Trump employees had a non-disparagement clause in their contracts – with penalties upwards of $10 million for breaking it. There is every reason to believe that Lewandowski had one as well. And yet, to date, neither CNN nor Lewandowski has confirmed or denied whether he had such a clause in his contract with Trump.

CNN might have been able to work around one of these problems. But when you add it all up, Corey Lewandowski’s continuing employment means that CNN is abandoning any attempts to be a ethical news network. This is a journalism catastrophe.

CNN is better off without Corey Lewandowski. While it is understandable that you want your news channel to be inclusive of different points of view, in this instance you have a better choice: Cut ties with Corey Lewandowski. Now.
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Media Matters launches petition calling on CNN to cut ties with Lewandowski (Original Post) misterhighwasted Aug 2016 OP
Ok. Contracts mean nothing? yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #1
He's getting paid by the Trump campaign too mcar Aug 2016 #2
I thought they fired him yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #3
He most certainly is getting paid. Kingofalldems Aug 2016 #4
I normally don't sign these but I did on this one kimbutgar Aug 2016 #5
Is that type of contract legal? LiberalFighter Aug 2016 #6
 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
1. Ok. Contracts mean nothing?
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 05:53 PM
Aug 2016

He's getting 500K for six month contract. Media matters willing to cough up 4 million for CNN buy out?

mcar

(42,307 posts)
2. He's getting paid by the Trump campaign too
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 05:55 PM
Aug 2016

CNN has been completely negligent. I don't really care about their contract.

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