New CNN boss announces coming eliminations, bad news for network’s partisan hosts
March 1, 2022 | Chris Donaldson
A new era at CNN is set to begin after the ouster of longtime head Jeff Zucker, who stepped down last month, and the naming of his replacement could signal an overhaul at the network which has struggled to draw viewers since former President Donald J. Trump departed from the White House.
On Monday, initial reports of the new boss were confirmed when it was announced veteran producer Chris Licht had been tabbed by Discovery CEO David Zaslav to replace the scandal-drenched Zucker who during his nine years at the helm, managed to trash what was once one of the most highly renowned news operations in the nation as well as a globally recognizable brand.
Under Zucker, the self-proclaimed “most trusted name in news” degenerated into a stew of sensationalism, fake news, conspiracy-mongering, and race-baiting that alienated viewers to the extent that its lineup is regularly pummeled by competitors who didn’t turn their studios into a clown show.
“CNN will dial down the prime-time partisanship and double down on the network’s news-gathering muscle, top sources tell me,” reported Mike Allen of Axios on what can be expected when it comes to the future at the network which could see a return to the glory days of actual news reporting and a departure from the angry and judgmental hyper-partisanship that became the dominant fare under Zucker.
In his letter to CNN staff, Licht reportedly wrote, “I look forward to getting to know all of you and hearing your candid thoughts and feedback. Our viewers demand the truth from us, and I want to learn the truth from you. Together, we will double-down on what’s working well and quickly eliminate what’s not.”
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