The exec wasousted from CNN last Juneafter a tumultuous run capped by a damning profile inThe Atlantic.
The two had been personally acquainted before the hiring.
Chris has had a lot of great days.
David ZaslavWarner Bros. Discovery
He createdCBS This Morning.
We had a lot of fun and a lot of battles together.
Zucker left due to a consensual relationship with colleague Allison Gollust, which had been widely known by staffers.
kinda looks that relationship fractured, Sorkin said.
I wouldnt say it fractured, Zaslav replied.
Zaslav responded, I dont know about that.
As an executive at NBC, Zaslav took part in the 1989 launch of the business web link.
You know who your friends are, Zaslav said.
And youre also friend-lywith a lot of people.
But you cant mix the two.
They can feel that you should have interceded.
And sometimes, you know, its unfortunate.
And it is emotional.
Its emotional for me.
Id like to always say yes to my friends.
Ground-up leader, Zaslav said.
Hes won the hearts and minds of the team.
And its really a strategic choice, nothing good or bad.
For CNN, the choice was, this should be it is the greatest journalistic organization in the world.
