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CNN senior legal analyst [[Jeffrey Toobin]] exposed himself to the audience on a Zoom teleconference with ''[[The New Yorker]]'' and WYNC radio. Toobin alleged, “I believed I was not visible on Zoom. I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I thought I had muted the Zoom video."<ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/epdgm4/new-yorker-suspends-jeffrey-toobin-for-zoom-dick-incident</ref> After being placed on leave in 2020, Toobin began staging a comeback in early 2021 by inching out a victory in the Liberal Hack Tournament, beating off a challenge from last years champion Brian Stelter.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/03/21/toobin-begins-epic-comeback-from-zoom-masturbation-scandal-stroking-it-in-first-round-of-liberal-hack-tournament-1047831/</ref> Within months Toobin was back on air.<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-cnn-goes-soft-on-toobin-reinstates-disgraced-pundit-after-zoom-masturbation-incident/</ref>
CNN senior legal analyst [[Jeffrey Toobin]] exposed himself to the audience on a Zoom teleconference with ''[[The New Yorker]]'' and WYNC radio. Toobin alleged, “I believed I was not visible on Zoom. I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I thought I had muted the Zoom video."<ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/epdgm4/new-yorker-suspends-jeffrey-toobin-for-zoom-dick-incident</ref> After being placed on leave in 2020, Toobin began staging a comeback in early 2021 by inching out a victory in the Liberal Hack Tournament, beating off a challenge from last years champion Brian Stelter.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/03/21/toobin-begins-epic-comeback-from-zoom-masturbation-scandal-stroking-it-in-first-round-of-liberal-hack-tournament-1047831/</ref> Within months Toobin was back on air.<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-cnn-goes-soft-on-toobin-reinstates-disgraced-pundit-after-zoom-masturbation-incident/</ref>
The ratings of Stelter’s “Reliable Sources” have been dismal in the aftermath of the Trump era, with the weekend host largely focused on criticizing conservative media and the former president instead of scrutinizing the current administration.<ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/report-new-cnn-boss-rips-cancer-brian-stelters-failing-show/</ref>
In August 2019, a video of CNN anchor [[Chris Cuomo]] went viral after a member of the public called him "fredo" and he badly handled the situation and threatened violence.<ref>[https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/08/13/fredo-cnn-chris-cuomo-rant/ ‘Fredo-Gate’ Blows Up In Social Media After CNN Chris Cuomo’s Rant Over Heckler’s Comment]</ref><ref>[https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/08/13/fredo-cnn-chris-cuomo-rant/ ‘Fredo-Gate’ Blows Up In Social Media After CNN Chris Cuomo’s Rant Over Heckler’s Comment]</ref> The incident made headlines in several newspapers.
In August 2019, a video of CNN anchor [[Chris Cuomo]] went viral after a member of the public called him "fredo" and he badly handled the situation and threatened violence.<ref>[https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/08/13/fredo-cnn-chris-cuomo-rant/ ‘Fredo-Gate’ Blows Up In Social Media After CNN Chris Cuomo’s Rant Over Heckler’s Comment]</ref><ref>[https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/08/13/fredo-cnn-chris-cuomo-rant/ ‘Fredo-Gate’ Blows Up In Social Media After CNN Chris Cuomo’s Rant Over Heckler’s Comment]</ref> The incident made headlines in several newspapers.