Chris Cuomo: Bar "Very Low" for Journalist Conflicts

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[governsleastgovernsbest]

Chris Cuomo of CNN, commenting this morning on the disclosure that Sean Hannity has received some legal advice from Michael Cohen, pontificates:

"If you are on television, and you have an audience, and you represent a news organization, you have a duty to disclose things that sniff of conflict. The conflict bar is very low . . . You're supposed to say things protectively, even if they're not necessary."

Yet Cuomo very rarely mentions that his brother Andrew, Governor of New York, is a potential presidential candidate, ranked in the top ten contenders.

Chris might assume that the whole world is aware of this, but that's not true. In any case, can he really be expected to report fairly on presidential politics when his brother is such a partisan? Would it be better for him to recuse himself, and stick, say, to hurricane reporting?

[governsleastgovernsbest]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Look in the mirror, Chris.

Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.

[Vaquero]

Fredo Cuomo…the weak and stupid Cuomo.

[euram]

I have yet to hear any “journalist” make an up front announcement that they are democrats, that they want Trump removed from office, and that they despise everyone who voted for Trump.

[Political Junkie Too]

Chris, if you cite an "anonymous" source in a news story and then later have that source on your show for another subject, doesn't your "low bar" suggest that you have to reveal that prior communication?

-PJ

[taterjay]

Yeah Cuomo, tell all your lib reporter friends to disclose each day, on air, who they are married to. High level entrenched government bureaucrats primarily.

[clee1]

The major problem with his thesis is that Sean Hannity is NOT a journalist. He’s a stated conservative talk show host.

[LouieFisk]

"Yeah Cuomo, tell all your lib reporter friends to disclose each day, on air, who they are married to."
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Forget that, just a list of who they hang out with would do the trick!

"Most trusted man in America" goes yachting with the least trusted family in America.

[Pirate Ragnar]

Di Minimus

[Iron Munro]

[The Deplorable Miss Lemon]

Listen to Andrew Cuomo speak without a prepared speech and you might not be so quick to call Chris the stupid Cuomo. Not saying he isn’t, but he does have a rival for the top spot.

[sickoflibs]

AHAH, now its clear.

Trump, Russia, Stormy Daniels and Hannity all in collusion.

And Hannity being critical of Comey on FNC is obstruction.

[Made In The USA]

The funny thing is that these leftist ‘journalists’ don’t have to disclose their political leaning - they make it painfully obvious all the time.

[Leep]

Isnt watching Fox News considered a hate crime?

[Rocky]

Mark Levin last night: “CNN is suddenly worried about ethics?”

[Vaquero]

Just parroting Rush who loves to call Chris C, Fredo C.

[Titus-Maximus]

How many lying media phonies admit they send their copy to John Podesta for his OK?

All came out in the emails.

[MAGAthon]

there was a time when every “journalist”/”reporter” who suffered a COMPLETE MELT-DOWN the night Donald Trump won the Presidential election would have been fired.

[Titus-Maximus]

Hannity never paid Cohen, no consideration, no engagement letter, just talk. I am not bowled over.

[The Deplorable Miss Lemon]

LOL, yes and I smile every time he says it because it is so fitting. To be fair, though, the only thing the Cuomo “boys” have going for them in New York is their name. Both are as dumb as box of rocks.