Sources tell VICE it’s because he exposed himself during a Zoom call last week between members of the New Yorker and WNYC radio. The New Yorker has suspended reporter Jeffrey Toobin.
Toobin has called it "an embarrassingly stupid mistake." - The New York Times October 19, 2020 I have no animus at all toward CNN," he added.The New Yorker has suspended the staff writer Jeffrey Toobin and is investigating an incident in which he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom call among employees of the magazine and WNYC radio. "If they don't like what I'm saying or what I'm doing, they have the right to fire me. In a May appearance on Fox News, he said "CNN has the right to fire me." "But candidly, that - there isn't much Native American culture in American culture." "I mean, yes, we have Native Americans," Santorum said. Santorum came under fire from Native American groups after delivering an April speech in which he said that the United States "birthed a nation from nothing. Toobin's comeback also comes shortly after CNN fired another high-profile contributor, former GOP Sen. The broader reckoning within the industry has also drawn criticism of a double standard, with high-profile journalists seeing relatively little discipline for perceived ethical breaches, while some younger employees have faced termination for offenses that are more ambiguous. His return to the news network comes at a time when both print and broadcast media are grappling with how to address inappropriate employee comments and behavior, especially in cases of actions not directly related to work. Toobin said that he has used the past months to try to become a better person, noting that he had been volunteering at a food bank, working on a book about the Oklahoma City bombing, and going to therapy.
"I thought this punishment was excessive, but that's why they don't ask the criminal to be the judge in his own case," Toobin said.
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