Chris Cuomo counseled Andrew Cuomo to plow through his sexual harassment scandal. Does CNN care?

On the topic of possibly suspending Cuomo, Zucker argued that such a measure would have been “punishment for the sake of punishing.” Yes, correct. Suspensions, as this blog has argued again and again, are a weak and counterproductive response to newsroom problems. They sever the disciplined journalist from discussions with management at precisely the moment when they’re most crucial. Instead of fixing problems, suspensions merely send messages, mainly to outside critics who want to see evidence of disciplinary action, and saddle employees who didn’t screw up with additional work. And in the case of well-paid cable news anchors, they amount to a lavish vacation.