{"id":437486,"date":"2022-04-25T18:29:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T15:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chris-wallace-breaks-silence-on-cnn-collapse\/"},"modified":"2022-04-25T18:29:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T15:29:01","slug":"chris-wallace-breaks-silence-on-cnn-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chris-wallace-breaks-silence-on-cnn-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"#Chris Wallace breaks silence on CNN+ collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e3e2de9f0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e3e2de9f0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chris-wallace-breaks-silence-on-cnn-collapse\/#%E2%80%9CChris_Wallace_breaks_silence_on_CNN_collapse%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Chris Wallace breaks silence on CNN+ collapse&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CChris_Wallace_breaks_silence_on_CNN_collapse%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Chris Wallace breaks silence on CNN+ collapse&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> anchor Chris Wallace broke his silence about the abrupt collapse of the CNN+ streaming service \u2013 revealing his future role at the left-leaning network is unclear once the platform is shuttered.<\/p>\n<p>Wallace\u2019s interview show, \u201cWho\u2019s Talking to Chris Wallace?\u201d is one of several programs that will cease airing when CNN+ officially shuts down on Saturday \u2013 roughly one month after the doomed service debuted to great internal fanfare.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his future <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gTM5-L5FrHM\">during a live-streamed event<\/a> hosted by the Common Ground Committee on Sunday night, Wallace acknowledged that he doesn\u2019t yet have any news to share.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am going to be fine. I\u2019m in good shape, whether it\u2019s at CNN or someplace else. Frankly, what I\u2019m mostly concerned about right now \u2013 and very \u2013 is my team and hundreds of other people.\u201d Wallace said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-wallace-getty-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chris Wallace\" class=\"wp-image-22024635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-wallace-getty-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-wallace-getty-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-wallace-getty-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chris Wallace hosted a short-lived interview show on CNN+.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Washington Post via Getty Im<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere were 300 people, I think, that had jobs at CNN+. Some of them had left CNN to go to streaming, some of them had left other places, moved across the country, and so I think you\u2019re seeing a lot of the anchors at CNN+ doing everything they can to protect the people that were working on their team,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-wallace-getty-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chris Wallace\" class=\"wp-image-22024637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-wallace-getty-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-wallace-getty-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-wallace-getty-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chris Wallace joined CNN after nearly two decades at Fox News.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Warner Bros. Discovery laid off roughly 300 junior CNN+ staffers as part of cost-cutting measures after the $5.99 per-month service produced dismal results at launch. Wallace was one of the most prominent journalists attached to the service, which he joined after 18 years at Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>While former top brass such as ousted ex-president Jeff Zucker and Warner<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> CEO Jason Kilar felt the news streaming service\u2019s launch was part of a necessary \u201cwave of the future,\u201d Wallace said his new bosses have \u201ccome to the conclusion that having a narrow, niche product like a news streaming service doesn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have absolutely no idea which is right and which is wrong, but the Discovery people are in charge and so they\u2019ve made the decision,\u201d Wallace added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-wallace-getty-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chris Wallace\" class=\"wp-image-22024633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-wallace-getty-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-wallace-getty-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/chris-wallace-getty-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chris Wallace is expected to be reassigned within Warner Bros. Discovery\u2019s media empire.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Washington Post via Getty Im<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Zucker\u2019s replacement, newly installed CNN President Chris Licht reportedly described it as \u201ca uniquely sh-tty situation\u201d during a meeting with 400 employees at the network\u2019s New York offices last week.<\/p>\n<p>As The Post reported last week, insiders felt CNN had \u201coverspent on talent\u201d to support the streaming platform \u2013 including giving Wallace a $9 million per year deal.<\/p>\n<p>Wallace and other top talent impacted by the decision to shutter CNN+ are expected to be reassigned within the network or the broader Warner Bros. Discovery media conglomerate.<\/p>\n<p>Wallace has been floated as a potential replacement for ex-anchor Chris Cuomo in CNN\u2019s 9 p.m. time slot.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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