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CNN names Mark Thompson, former BBC and New York Times executive, as its new leader
1 year, 3 months ago

CNN names Mark Thompson, former BBC and New York Times executive, as its new leader

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A former chief executive of the BBC and The New York Times who says he sees opportunity in times of disruption was chosen Wednesday to lead CNN, which has burned through two leaders and bled viewers over the past two years. Mark Thompson was appointed as CNN’s new chair and CEO by the network’s parent company, Warner …

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CNN ousts CEO Chris Licht after a brief, tumultuous tenure
1 year, 6 months ago

CNN ousts CEO Chris Licht after a brief, tumultuous tenure

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The chief executive CNN pushed out of a job on Wednesday faced mounting problems in his first year leading the struggling network: viewership and profits were declining, programming blunders were growing and the network’s journalists were losing confidence by the day. “This really caps a tumultuous year for CNN that has seen shrinking profits, programming mistakes and …

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CNN Chairman Chris Licht apologizes to staff as questions grow about his future
1 year, 6 months ago

CNN Chairman Chris Licht apologizes to staff as questions grow about his future

LA Times  

Former television producer Chris Licht, shown here at an event in Los Angeles in 2022, faces an uncertain future as CNN chairman. The story — “Inside the Meltdown at CNN” — also stated what many inside CNN say privately: that Licht has been an isolated leader primarily concerned with Warner Bros. The drumbeats that Licht’s days may be numbered were …

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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 names Kaitlan Collins to fill prime-time vacancy in Chris Cuomo’s old slot
1 year, 7 months ago

CNN names Kaitlan Collins to fill prime-time vacancy in Chris Cuomo’s old slot

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — CNN said Kaitlan Collins will host a new hourlong show at the center of the prime-time lineup, filling a slot left vacant since the firing of Chris Cuomo and as the network’s ratings are at a low ebb. “She is a smart and gifted journalist who we’ve all seen hold lawmakers and newsmakers accountable,” CNN Chairman Chris …

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CNN’s Don Lemon tweets another apology, returns to work
1 year, 10 months ago

CNN’s Don Lemon tweets another apology, returns to work

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — CNN anchor Don Lemon tweeted an apology to viewers for his remarks about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley shortly before returning to work on Wednesday, then stuck to the news. He made no mention of his comments last week that Haley was not in “her prime,” during “CNN This Morning,” instead reporting on stories like President Joe …

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CNN chief Chris Licht tells staff to brace for budget cuts
2 years, 1 month ago

CNN chief Chris Licht tells staff to brace for budget cuts

LA Times  

Chris Licht attends the Hollywood Reporter’s 2019 Most Powerful People in Media cocktail reception in New York. Discovery announced it will incur more than $1 billion in downsizing costs, CNN chief Chris Licht told staff at the news network to prepare for cutbacks. Licht’s memo did not go into the specifics regarding the cuts, but said his senior staff “will …

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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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Colbert gives sendoff as his producer gets ready to lead CNN
2 years, 9 months ago

Colbert gives sendoff as his producer gets ready to lead CNN

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As his executive producer, Chris Licht, prepares to take over as the new chief of CNN, Stephen Colbert joked late Monday that its name will now stand for Colbert News Network. Prior to joining Colbert, Licht had been executive producer of the “CBS This Morning” news show and, before that, helped develop and produced “Morning Joe” with …

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