CNN Boss Chris Licht Warns Anxious Staffers Over “More Changes” After Axing Of ‘Reliable Sources’ And Exit Of Brian Stelter
deadline.comCNN’s chairman and CEO Chris Licht told anxious staffers Friday that more changes are coming to CNN, as he addressed the news of Brian Stelter’s exit following the cancellation of his Sunday show Reliable Sources.According to sources who were present, Licht told CNN employees at Friday’s well-attended editorial meeting, “There will be moves you may not agree with or understand.”He added, “I want to acknowledge to everyone that this is a time of change.
I know that it is unsettling.”Licht also expressed some irritation over some media reports about CNN’s plans, characterizing them as incorrect assumptions.
The exec stressed to staff that those fluid plans are only known by a few in CNN management’s inner circle.Still, the sudden departure of longtime media reporter Stelter and the decades-running Reliable Sources has left both on-air and behind-the-scenes talent at the Warner Bros Discovery-owned cable newser worried about both the direction CNN is going and their own jobs.Jeffrey Toobin Exits CNN After 20 Years As Legal Analyst; 2020 Scandal Tainted Emmy WinnerWarner Bros.
Discovery has been in the midst of trimming costs and laying off staffers following the merger.In a recent town hall meeting, Licht told staffers that the network will not have mandatory layoffs.
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