More changes at Jeff Zucker’s CNN. Longtime contributor Roland Martin confirmed via Twitter today that April 6 will be his last day at the cable news network. “Last day at @cnn is April 6,” Martin tweeted Tuesday morning. Zucker hand in Martin’s exit was not far away. “New boss wants his own peeps,” Marin responded to one of his social media followers about his departure. Although Martin has been at CNN since 2007, his exit doesn’t come as a great surprise. He was suspended last year for what CNN called “regrettable and offensive” tweets that were seen as homophobic by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. The political contributor has been seen less and less on the network since last year’s Presidential election.
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When he says “new boss wants his own peeps” he means only white people right?
What makes you say that? It could be true, actually, though since Martin did mention any such thing…
I meant to write “didn’t mention any such thing.”
Please consider an Edit button in future.
I wasn’t trying to make a dig at Roland Martin, it was more meant for Zucker, sorry if it didn’t come across this way. First he basically fires Soledad O’Brian (yeah I know she’s supposed to be doing some docs, but we’ll see if that ever happens) and now Roland. I think CNN now might be whiter than Fox News.
Please consider an Edit button.
Anyway, I wrote originally that there wasn’t anything in Martin’s statement to lead someone to such a conclusion (that Zucker released him for reasons of skin color) so why did thekid.
Probably because all the commentators and pundits who’ve been let go in this “Zucker-lution”, have been people of color (Donna Brazille, Soledad O’Brien, Roland Martin).
These are things that white people don’t notice (and then obliviously wonder where the all the racism or prejudice is) but black people do.
Oh well, as long as they have a few token minority faces left (Suzanne Malvaux and Don Lemon) I guess they can’t be accused of anything.
Really? U have to go there?
When it’s their only reason for getting up in the morning, how can they not go there?
Who are the “they” that you are referring to?
this will be the only smart decision Zucker will make.
Good riddance. This guy sees racism everywhere, always a victim of something or someone.
I’m sure a cushy job at the DNC or the White House awaits. He’s been a very a loyal soldier.
Right.
Because anyone who defends the president, (even when there’s good reason to do so) is a “loyal soldier”.
And anyone who doesn’t is a racist – what’s your point?
Martin’s problem is not so much the “racism” but his lack of original thoughts and the frequent illiteracy of his articles. His off-handed knock against gay people exposed his own lack of self-awareness as it pertains to respecting minorities.
Roland Gone?! Won’t be watching CNN
Now CNN’s viewership can safely fit inside an elevator.
CNN = Caucasian News Network.
Don Lemon, TJ Holmes and Fredricka Whitfield are Caucasions? Since when? Has someone alerted them?
Martin will continue his active Twitter feed, which spams “TOUCHDOWN TEXAS A&M!!!!” approximately 50 times per week.
Martin always brings the truth and some can not handle that. CNN out.
Never cared for him…AT ALL!