Chris Cuomo Lectures on Journalistic ‘Standards’ (Yes, Really)

If you missed Chris Cuomo’s show on Thursday night — and you probably did — the embattled host is now actually offering journalistic critiques of others … in this case, Mediaite.

It started when Democratic strategist James Carville innocently and incorrectly suggested that Mediaite was affiliated with the fledgling cable network (WHICH IT IS NOT). Carville, referencing a recent column by Colby Hall — noted the diminishing use of the word “affordability” on Fox News — and said, “It was pointed out on Mediaite, which I think is affiliated with this network.”

Look at his reaction (below) … No, Carville didn’t say anything about CNN with whom Cuomo remains locked in a legal battle or about any of the various people Cuomo is regularly beefing with … but your humble writers and editors here at Mediaite.

Screenshot

“Nope!” he shouted — shriveling his face. “That’s Dan Abrams. He used to work here. Now he’s there. It’s their own thing. Not up to our standard. Not up to the NewsNation standard. That’s for sure.”

For sure! Because Cuomo knows a thing or two about journalistic standards. He was, of course, unceremoniously dumped from CNN in December 2021 for what CNN’s own media reporter, Brian Stelter, called “a serious breach of CNN standards.” An internal investigation concluded Cuomo violated journalistic standards by taking on a close role advising his brother, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, on defending against a series of sexual misconduct allegations.

And Cuomo also drew heat from journalistic watchdogs for regularly yukking it up with his brother during the Covid pandemic, while simultaneously ignoring the accusations against his brother’s administration that they altered data and downplayed the number of Covid deaths in nursing homes.

For whatever reason, our owner — who Cuomo correctly identified as Dan Abrams — remains positive about Cuomo and NewsNation. When asked for a response, he simply said, “Who cares?” and asked us to “give Cuomo a break.” We are happy to do so, but we would also ask that the network’s publicity team — which requests Mediaite coverage on a regular basis for its unknown anchors — give us a break.

After all, we aren’t up to their standards. For sure.

This is an opinion piece. The views expressed in this article are those of just the author.