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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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CNN boss Chris Licht on restoring trust and why he deleted his Twitter account
1 year, 10 months ago

CNN boss Chris Licht on restoring trust and why he deleted his Twitter account

LA Times  

Slumping ratings, cost-cutting, show cancellations and — comedy? Discovery last year and the parent company’s chief executive, David Zaslav, picked veteran news and late-night TV producer Chris Licht to run the network that created the cable news business nearly 43 years ago. He’s announced an upcoming revamp of CNN’s daytime lineup, moving it away from the traditional behind-the-desk news reading …

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'He's kowtowing to bosses': CNN's Jake Tapper accused of trying to 'kiss-up' to new CEO Chris Licht
2 years, 3 months ago

'He's kowtowing to bosses': CNN's Jake Tapper accused of trying to 'kiss-up' to new CEO Chris Licht

Daily Mail  

CNN's Jake Tapper has been accused of 'kowtowing to the new bosses' and deliberately steering his program to the right, in a bid to win over CEO Chris Licht. Jake Tapper, CNN's lead Washington anchor, will take over the 9pm slot from Chris Cuomo, who was forced from the network in December Since taking the helm, Chris Licht, who headed …

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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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