Posted on 06/07/2023 7:01:05 AM PDT by Red Badger
As if things weren't rocky enough for CNN Worldwide CEO Chris Licht, a new report from The Wall Street Journal revealed top on-air talent voiced concerns about the CEO to incoming COO David Leavy.
The Journal, citing anonymous sources close to the matter, reported that Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, and Erin Burnett have all criticized Licht. The report follows a disastrous profile in The Atlantic, a widely-panned town hall with former President Donald Trump, and an ongoing ratings slump.
CNN announced that Leavy would be joining CNN 24 hours before Tim Alberta's Atlantic piece dropped, and though the new COO does not start until June 20, the Journal reports he's already been talking with producers and hosts.
The Journal reported that Licht is seen as more aloof and walled off from the newsroom, which contrasts with the style of his predecessor Jeff Zucker, who was often in the scrum.
Licht joined the network a little over a year ago and has been trying to boost ratings, shake up programming, and bring independent and Republican viewers back to the network.
The changes have not been without their road bumps. The network faced personnel issues with a new morning show helmed by Poppy Harlow, Kaitlan Collins, and Don Lemon. CNN and Lemon parted ways in April. His split with the network followed remarks that former South Carolina governor and GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley "isn't in her prime."
And its highly-publicized CNN Town Hall with Trump — while boosting ratings to 3.3 million on the night itself — led to both internal and external criticism of the network.
Representatives for Cooper, Tapper, and CNN did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The executive producer of "OutFront with Erin Burnett" did not immediately respond to comment.
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This is what happens when you go All Opinion 24-7. Stick to the news.
Should have called it CON...........Cable Opinion Network.................
From Disclose TV:
NOW - CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht is out at the network.
Oh...so employees complaining can bring down the head guy?
It’s nice to know that the sailors are running that ship. Ha Ha.
Chris Licht just got fired.
Got to give CNN credit, they know their audience.
Unfortunately, all that audience wants to hear is “DJT bad, FJB good” . . .
High-profile CNN anchors , ROFL
GloboHomo Anderson Cooper to replace Chris Licht, he would be a good pick to run GloboHomo CNN.
Those POS are on a mission and they’re not going to be distracted or give up their evil utopian agenda. ….destroy America at all cost and now they can literally taste it. A nation without any Christians or conservatives. It’s almost in reach or their delusional evil hands. SO, Do you really think that they’ll give up their socialist communist dreams? I think not. These bastards are evil to the core. And unless the American people rise up and take a stand and fight in this revolution that has been foisted upon us this country is cooked!
Fox or CNN?
The people at CNN are not journalists. They are America hating, globalist propagandists. CNN cannot be reformed. The Network needs to be totally dismantled and reorganized. Put in another classic way. It is necessary to destroy this abomination in order to save it.
Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon have been LICHT
“top on-air talent”
Business Insider now competing with Babylon Bee?
Trump town hall - unforgivable
Fox
Always have....................
CNN.....................
CNN fits. Certainly Not News.
No doubt, they don't want any stinky Republican viewers.
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