Chris Cuomo Travels to Israel for NewsNation: ‘That’s The Job’
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Like many U.S. journalists trying to get to Israel to cover reaction to attacks in the country by terrorists, Chris Cuomo faced a difficult journey.
But that’s his problem, he says, not one for his viewers. “It doesn’t matter to the audience” where he had to land and how many flights he had to take, Cuomo notes after making an appearance Tuesday on Nexstar Media’s NewsNation, where he anchors a weekday primetime show. “This is the job: the ability to be a witness to history and the ability to first-hand assess these situations is very important and allows the NewsNation audience to understand what is happening.” The trip to Israel is Cuomo’s second journey abroad for NewsNation; he previously flew to Ukraine to give viewers a direct account of Russia’s invasion of that country.
He also tries to travel when he can to U.S. places of interest, such as East Palestine, Ohio, where the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals has created upheaval.
He recently completed a year on the air at the upstart cable-news outlet, which seeks to give viewers less of the opinionated sizzle they get from partisan outlets and more steak — in the form of facts and direct conversations with newsmakers.
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