We at CNN are Very Sad about Herman Cain’s Passing but also Very Elated: Transcript of behind-the-scenes discussion

Jennie Young
3 min readAug 4, 2020

News Director: [enters green room to the sound of whooping, hollering, and high-fiving, and clears his throat. The room quiets.]

News Director: Okay, everyone, now that the news is out, I want to talk about our collective tone in delivering it to the American public…

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Jennie Young

Professor and humor writer in Green Bay. McSweeney’s, The Independent, HuffPost, Ms. Mag, Education Week, Inside Higher Ed, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist, others.