CNN v. Pazienza [1]

In mid-February 2008, CNN fired Chez Pazienza, a senior producer for the "American Morning" program. According to Pazienza, CNN fired him because of his personal blog, Deus Ex Malcontent [2], and because of his blogging for the Huffington Post [3].

Although Pazienza's blog often contains strong opinions on politics, the news media, and other topics, he did not discuss his job at CNN or identify himself as a CNN employee. Pazienza says that his superiors cited a CNN rule which prohibits employees from writing for a "non-CNN outlet" without first obtaining permission, and that he was fired with no advance warning or severance pay.