CNN has cut some staffers from its audio team, in what the network said was a change in strategy at the division.A CNN spokesperson said, “Audio is an important growth area for the company.
Over the last several years we’ve learned a lot about the topics and productions that most resonate with our audiences. As a result, we’ve refined our strategy to focus our resources more specifically in those areas.”Business Insider reported that eight people were affected, and they were sales and editorial positions.
A network source said that “a small number of changes” but that it was “a relatively small group.”CNN’s audio division has produced a number of podcasts, including a recently launched series in which Anderson Cooper explores loss and grief.
Other podcasts are hosted by on-air personalities including Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Harry Enten, as well as The Axe Files with David Axelrod.
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