CEO Chris Licht’s Departure Isn’t the Only Change Happening at CNN: Report
A report Wednesday said CNN likely will clean house of many of the staffers hired by CEO Chris Licht, who was shown the door earlier in the day. Licht stepped down after just 14 months on the job amid mounting internal…
A report Wednesday said CNN likely will clean house of many of the staffers hired by CEO Chris Licht, who was shown the door earlier in the day.
Licht stepped down after just 14 months on the job amid mounting internal and external pressure that put him on the outs with CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.
CNN confirmed reporting from earlier in the day in an afternoon report from senior media reporter Oliver Darcy.
“Licht, who became network chief last May after most recently leading ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ to much success, saw his tenure dogged by fierce criticism in the press, often the result of leaks from employees around him who never fully trusted his leadership skills or editorial vision,” Darcy wrote.
“The final death knell was a devastating 15,000-word profile in The Atlantic that published on Friday,” the report said. “The blistering piece, in which author Tim Alberta spoke to more than 100 CNN employees, called into serious question Licht’s ability to lead the organization into the future.”