NEW YORK: Chris Licht, the embattled head of CNN, has stepped down 'effective immediately,' the network's parent company Warner Brothers Discovery announced Wednesday (Jun 7), as the global news outlet struggles to reverse a ratings decline. After joining CNN last year, Licht came under fire for editorial
NEW YORK: Chris Licht, the embattled head of CNN, has stepped down"effective immediately," the network's parent company Warner Brothers Discovery announced Wednesday , as the global news outlet struggles to reverse a ratings decline.
During Licht's tenure, CNN saw ratings diminish even as it tried to position itself in the middle between the hard-right Fox News and the progressive MSNBC. But following last week's publication of a lengthy article in the Atlantic that chronicled numerous interviews with Licht, including in gym workout sessions, his delicate position appeared untenable.Under the plan announced Wednesday, CNN will undertake an active search for a replacement. In the interim, the network will be led by executive vice presidents Amy Entelis, Virginia Moseley and Eric Sherling, as well as Chief Operating Officer David Leavy.
Appealing to more Republican viewers has also been a priority for Zaslav, who touted the network's greater ability to attract the party's lawmakers for on-air interviews.But the problems with this approach became evident at the May 10 town hall with Trump at which the ex-president frequently spoke over Collins, promoted his false narrative that the 2020 election was stolen from him and said he would pardon many of those convicted over the violent January 6 siege of the US Capitol.
Before CNN, Licht had worked as a showrunner for CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and MSNBC's Morning Joe, hosted by former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough.But there were also a number of high-profile departures, including of media reporter Brian Stelter and veteran political journalist John Harwood, who were two of the screen personalities most vocal in calling out Trump.
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