skillzdadirecta Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Chris Licht Is Out at CNN - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM Mr. Licht had a turbulent tenure that lasted slightly more than a year. Quote Chris Licht, the former television producer who oversaw a brief and chaotic tenure as the chairman of CNN, is out at the network, according to a person briefed on the decision. Mr. Licht’s 13-month run at CNN was marked by one controversy after another, culminating in his exit earlier this week. He got off to a bumpy start even before he had officially started when he oversaw the shuttering of the pricey CNN+ streaming service at the request of its network’s new owners, who were skeptical about a stand-alone digital product. The cuts resulted in scores of layoffs. Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN’s parent company, did not respond to a request for comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 I can't wait to find out who Zaslav will select as his replacement. Oh nevermind - I really don't care all that much at all 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 There was an atlantic article a week ago that came out on him that wasn't pretty, and speculation was that it was going to lead to him getting axed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted June 7, 2023 Author Share Posted June 7, 2023 Honestly sounds like he was both in over his head AND a corporate toadie who did pretty much what he was told by the owners. Not a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 26 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said: There was an atlantic article a week ago that came out on him that wasn't pretty, and speculation was that it was going to lead to him getting axed. The article itself: Inside the Meltdown at CNN - The Atlantic WWW.THEATLANTIC.COM CEO Chris Licht felt he was on a mission to restore the network’s reputation for serious journalism. How did it all go wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazatron Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Succession Season 5, down goes Wambsgans 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 TIL that Ted Turner is still alive: CNN Founder Ted Turner Is 'Really Unhappy' With Turmoil at the Network, Biographer Says He's 'Very Disillusioned' WWW.THEWRAP.COM "When I look at CNN today, I cry for Ted Turner because he's really unhappy," Turner biographer Porter Bibb told Fox News Digital Also, it's amazing to me that Licht was the producer and (I think) show runner for The Late Show with Steven Colbert prior to his tenure at CNN. Colbert even had a send-off episode for him lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 CNN has lost so much of its audience in recent months and I don’t see many returning. Who would trust their anchors again after they’ve shown they’re more beholden to a paycheck than journalistic integrity? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 4 hours ago, Kamusha said: CNN has lost so much of its audience in recent months and I don’t see many returning. Who would trust their anchors again after they’ve shown they’re more beholden to a paycheck than journalistic integrity? Are you suggesting there isn't a mass audience for getting lectured by a Vanderbilt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 8 hours ago, Kamusha said: CNN has lost so much of its audience in recent months and I don’t see many returning. Who would trust their anchors again after they’ve shown they’re more beholden to a paycheck than journalistic integrity? Their credibilty as a "just the facts" news channel is literally the ONE thing they had going for them. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 39 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Their credibilty as a "just the facts" news channel is literally the ONE thing they had going for them. I should clarify that I mean perceived credibility. CNN is corporate owned and I already had many issues but someone like Anderson Cooper was someone that was trusted by many. In divided times most people were okay with Cooper and now he won’t be viewed the same ever again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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