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Watch out, Rachel Maddow: CNN sets a premiere date for Kaitlan Collins' primetime show "The Source"
1 year, 5 months ago

Watch out, Rachel Maddow: CNN sets a premiere date for Kaitlan Collins' primetime show "The Source"

Salon  

CNN may be still finding its way after the tumultuous, short-lived reign of its former CEO Chris Licht, but the announced debut of Kaitlan Collins' primetime show "The Source" can be taken as a sign that its schedule is stabilizing. Collins, who has been anchoring CNN's nebulously titled "CNN Primetime" at 9 p.m. in recent weeks, moderated the network's recent …

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CNN chief apologizes to employees for distracting from work
1 year, 6 months ago

CNN chief apologizes to employees for distracting from work

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Chris Licht, the embattled chief executive of CNN, apologized to network employees on Monday for distracting from their work and promised to “fight like hell” to earn their trust amid criticism of his year at the helm. In his Atlantic profile, writer Tim Alberta wrote that Licht had “swaggered” into his new job, telling employees their hostility …

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CNN’s Amanpour criticizes network’s decision to hold Trump town hall
1 year, 7 months ago

CNN’s Amanpour criticizes network’s decision to hold Trump town hall

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Veteran correspondent Christiane Amanpour became the most prominent CNN journalist to publicly criticize her network for airing last week’s town hall with former President Donald Trump. CNN Chairman Chris Licht has defended the town hall as newsworthy and important, and Amanpour said she had a “robust discussion” with him about it. “Maybe live is not always right.” …

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CNN’s Kaitlan Collins headed to prime time after Trump town hall
1 year, 7 months ago

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins headed to prime time after Trump town hall

LA Times  

Fresh off of moderating a widely panned town hall with former President Trump, Kaitlan Collins is moving up to prime time at CNN. The “CNN This Morning” co-host and former White House correspondent will take over the 9 p.m. Eastern hour for the cable news network on a full time basis starting this fall. Collins’ profile got a major boost …

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CNN boss defends having MAGA audience cheer Trump on during town hall
1 year, 7 months ago

CNN boss defends having MAGA audience cheer Trump on during town hall

Raw Story  

CNN boss Chris Licht on Thursday morning was defiant in the face of criticism from even some of his own reporters over the network's falsehood-filled town hall with former President Donald Trump on Wednesday. As reported by media journalist Brian Stelter, Licht held a conference call with CNN's staff on Thursday morning in which he defended the decision to pack …

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'Spectacle of lies': CNN called out by its own media reporter for Trump town hall
1 year, 7 months ago

'Spectacle of lies': CNN called out by its own media reporter for Trump town hall

Raw Story  

Critics have piled on CNN for its decision to give former President Donald Trump a forum to spout lies about a wide variety of topics, and now the network is getting called out by its own senior media reporter. CNN's Oliver Darcy writes in his latest newsletter that "it's hard to see how America was served by the spectacle of …

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Donald Trump’s CNN Town Hall Was a Disaster
1 year, 7 months ago

Donald Trump’s CNN Town Hall Was a Disaster

Slate  

In the years since Donald Trump first descended the escalator at his eponymous tower to rail against Mexicans while launching his campaign for president, he has shown himself to be a liar, a sociopath, a bigot, and a demagogue. He also happens to be the leading candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and that fact was all it took …

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The new CNN chief trying to shake off channel's post-Trump hangover
2 years, 3 months ago

The new CNN chief trying to shake off channel's post-Trump hangover

The Telegraph  

In a note to staff, he said CNN should act as a "truth-teller, focused on informing, not alarming our viewers". The big question is whether Licht's tilt away from opinion will prove a miscalculation that could cede further ground to Fox News, or revive the channel’s fortunes. Fox, the right-leaning opinionated news network that championed Donald Trump's presidency, secured an …

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CNN's Jake Tapper tells Biden to INVITE Trump to Queen's funeral
2 years, 3 months ago

CNN's Jake Tapper tells Biden to INVITE Trump to Queen's funeral

Daily Mail  

CNN's Jake Tapper suggested on his show 'The Lead' Friday that it would be 'clever' for President Biden to invite his predecessor Donald Trump to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral - as many wonder if the once-woke network is 'pulling to the political right.' CNN's Jake Tapper suggested on his show 'The Lead' Friday that it would be 'clever' for President …

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CNN management intent on changing perception of the network
2 years, 3 months ago

CNN management intent on changing perception of the network

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — It was the kind of story that media reporter Brian Stelter would normally sink his teeth into — if only it didn’t involve him. “CNN has to figure out what it wants to be,” said Carol Costello, a former anchor there and now a journalism instructor at Loyola Marymount University. Although Licht hasn’t commented publicly on Stelter’s …

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Brian Stelter leaving CNN as network cancels ‘Reliable Sources’ show
2 years, 4 months ago

Brian Stelter leaving CNN as network cancels ‘Reliable Sources’ show

Hindustan Times  

CNN's recent rejig by newly appointed CEO Chris Licht aimed at making the channel less confrontational has resulted in cancelling its 30-year-old show, ‘Reliable Sources’, with its host Brian Stelter leaving the network. "Telling the story behind the story, how the news gets made" reads the description of the show on CNN's website. Moreover, the network's chairman and CEO Licht …

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Brian Stelter is out at CNN as his media criticism show ‘Reliable Sources’ is canceled
2 years, 4 months ago

Brian Stelter is out at CNN as his media criticism show ‘Reliable Sources’ is canceled

LA Times  

Brian Stelter attends the 2022 Time 100 Gala at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on June 8, 2022 in New York City. In the first major on-air personnel move under CNN chief Chris Licht, the network is parting ways with senior media correspondent Brian Stelter and canceling his Sunday program “Reliable Sources.” Stelter confirmed his departure in …

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