{"id":440830,"date":"2022-05-02T19:49:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T16:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-cnn-boss-chris-licht-to-focus-on-truth\/"},"modified":"2022-05-02T19:49:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T16:49:59","slug":"new-cnn-boss-chris-licht-to-focus-on-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-cnn-boss-chris-licht-to-focus-on-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"#New CNN boss Chris Licht to focus on &#8216;truth&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a3c55ad1d6d7\" 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-6a3c55ad1d6d7\" 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\/new-cnn-boss-chris-licht-to-focus-on-truth\/#%E2%80%9CNew_CNN_boss_Chris_Licht_to_focus_on_%E2%80%98truth%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;New CNN boss Chris Licht to focus on &#8216;truth&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;New CNN boss Chris Licht to focus on &#8216;truth'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>CNN\u2019s new boss kicked off his first day on the job by telling employees he wants to focus the network\u2019s reporting on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> and \u201ctruth\u201d amid criticism over the scandal-scarred network\u2019s heavy emphasis on opinion-based shows.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Licht \u2014 who officially replaced CNN\u2019s disgraced boss Jeff Zucker on Monday following stints as an executive producer at \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u201d and \u201cCBS This Morning\u201d \u2014 circulated a memo to employees saying \u201ctoo many people have lost trust in the news <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we can be a beacon in regaining that trust by being an organization that exemplifies the best characteristics of journalism: fearlessly speaking truth to power, challenging the status quo, questioning \u2018group-think, and educating viewers and readers with straightforward facts and insightful commentary, while always being respectful of differing viewpoints.\u201d Licht wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst and foremost, we should, and we will be advocates for the truth,\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\/05\/chris-licht-36.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chris Licht\" class=\"wp-image-22108422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/chris-licht-36.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/chris-licht-36.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/chris-licht-36.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Licht, the former executive producer of \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert,\u201d started his new gig at CNN where he replaced longtime boss Jeff Zucker. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">CBS via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The memo marks Licht\u2019s first remarks about his vision for the network. He recently addressed some 400 CNN employees last Thursday, after new management shuttered CNN+, the network\u2019s expensive one-month old streaming service. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a uniquely shitty situation,\u201d Licht said at the time, hoping to calm hundreds of angry employees who just lost their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Licht was handpicked by David Zaslav, the incoming CEO of CNN\u2019s new corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery, which is comprised of WarnerMedia, also home to HBO, and Discovery, which owns TLC, Animal Planet and Food Network. <\/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\/05\/david-zaslav-86.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"David Zaslav\" class=\"wp-image-22108453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/david-zaslav-86.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/david-zaslav-86.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/david-zaslav-86.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslav said recently that he wants CNN to get away from \u201cadvocacy\u201d journalism.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this month, Zaslav told employees that he wants CNN to focus on the facts and set itself apart from a cable-news industry that he says is monopolized by \u201cadvocacy networks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we get that, we can have a civilized society,\u201d Zaslav said. \u201cAnd without it, if it all becomes advocacy, we don\u2019t have a civilized society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zucker\u2019s mandate to inject commentary and points of view into daily reporting had juiced CNN\u2019s ratings during Donald Trump\u2019s presidency, but has turned off viewers since Trump left office, causing CNN\u2019s ratings to crater.<\/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\/05\/chris-licht-37.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"CNN has been marred by scandal in recent months and new management has signaled a desire for the network to return to unbiased, hard news, a departure from its mission under Zucker.\" class=\"wp-image-22108440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/chris-licht-37.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/chris-licht-37.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/chris-licht-37.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN has been marred by scandal in recent months and new management has signaled a desire for the network to return to unbiased, hard news, a departure from its mission under Zucker.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CNN has been tarnished over its mishandling of high-profile scandals  Chief among them was Zucker\u2019s mishandling of CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, whom\u00a0he fired in December. The\u00a0anchor was found to be secretly aiding the defense\u00a0of his embattled older brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, over sexual harassment allegations that resulted in his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after,\u00a0Zucker resigned in February, citing a romantic relationship with a colleague. The imbroglio caused an uproar among CNN staffers, who were angry about Zucker\u2019s exit and the thought that Cuomo\u00a0would get a massive severance package, despite breaking journalistic standards related to coverage of his brother.<\/p>\n<p>Even before that, billionaire media mogul John Malone \u2014 a close confidant of Zaslav \u2014 and a board member of the combined company, criticized CNN for its slanted coverage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to see CNN evolve back to the kind of journalism that it started with, and actually have journalists, which would be unique and refreshing,\u201d Malone said\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/11\/18\/john-malone-says-warnermedia-discovery-getting-rid-of-cnn-would-be-the-cowards-way-out.html\">during a CNBC interview<\/a>\u00a0last November. \u201cI do believe good journalism could have a role in this future portfolio that Discovery-TimeWarner\u2019s going to represent.\u201d\n                        <\/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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