{"id":511035,"date":"2022-11-16T23:59:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T20:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cnn-staffers-press-boss-chris-licht-over-possible-layoffs\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T23:59:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T20:59:33","slug":"cnn-staffers-press-boss-chris-licht-over-possible-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cnn-staffers-press-boss-chris-licht-over-possible-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"#CNN staffers press boss Chris Licht over possible layoffs"},"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-6a360028bd984\" 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-6a360028bd984\" 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\/cnn-staffers-press-boss-chris-licht-over-possible-layoffs\/#%E2%80%9CCNN_staffers_press_boss_Chris_Licht_over_possible_layoffs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;CNN staffers press boss Chris Licht over possible layoffs&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCNN_staffers_press_boss_Chris_Licht_over_possible_layoffs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;CNN staffers press boss Chris Licht over possible layoffs&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>CNN\u2019s new boss Chris Licht was grilled by anxious staffers at a town hall meeting over possible layoffs as the cable <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> giant is under pressure from corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery to slash costs amid fierce economic headwinds.<\/p>\n<p>Licht, who succeeded Jeff Zucker as the network\u2019s most senior executive earlier this year, declined to get into specifics when asked by town hall moderator Alisyn Camerota which employees were in danger of losing their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>But the executive did say that those involved with aspects of CNN who were not part of the network\u2019s \u201ccore mission\u201d were most likely to get the ax.<\/p>\n<p>CNN is expected to announce the next round of layoffs next month \u2014 which is raising tensions in the network\u2019s Midtown Manhattan headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are huge nerves about that,\u201d a CNN insider <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/huge-nerves-cnn-ceo-chris-licht-pressed-layoffs-anxious-staffers.amp\">told FOX Digital. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t clear from that town hall who they\u2019re going to fire. We\u2019re waiting for answers on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Camerota also quizzed Licht on Tuesday about whether he was following through on Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav\u2019s vision for the network.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-cnn-warner-ceo-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chris Licht\" class=\"wp-image-24679353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-cnn-warner-ceo-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-cnn-warner-ceo-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-cnn-warner-ceo-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN employees were left anxious when Licht declined to get into specifics about possible layoffs.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Warner Bros. Di<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI own the vision for this place,\u201d Licht responded. \u201cI did not take this job to take dictation from anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Licht added that his boss, Zaslav, was a fan of CNN and that the two were on the same page, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/cnn-ceo-chris-licht-shares-details-layoffs-company-meeting-2022-11\">according to Insider.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Licht said the layoffs will be announced in early December. Those who will be cut will get 60 to 90 days\u2019 notice while eligible executives would receive January bonuses and severance.<\/p>\n<p>Staffers reportedly vented their frustrations with Licht after he was quoted as saying in June that there would be no major layoffs, according to Insider.<\/p>\n<p>But Licht defended himself, saying that he spoke the truth as he knew it at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Licht also lamented that the network had experienced turmoil in the days and weeks leading up to his arrival and that there would be more in the coming period.<\/p>\n<p>He said there would be no layoffs at CNN Digital, though there would be a reorganization of newsgathering operations.<\/p>\n<p>CNN employs 4,600 people worldwide \u2014 1,200 of whom are based in the US. When Licht arrived, he started slashing some of the 300 open positions at the 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\/11\/cnn-headquarters-atlanta.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Man walks past CNN headquarters\" class=\"wp-image-24679350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/cnn-headquarters-atlanta.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/cnn-headquarters-atlanta.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/cnn-headquarters-atlanta.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN has a mandate from corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery to cut costs.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In late October, Licht circulated a memo to employees indicating that layoffs were imminent and that an ongoing internal shakeup \u201cwill accelerate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is widespread concern over the global economic outlook, and we must factor that risk into our long-term planning,\u201d Licht wrote in a memo obtained by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/layoffs-cnn-ceo-chris-licht-memo-budgets-1235249213\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll this together will mean noticeable change to this organization. That, by definition, is unsettling. These changes will not be easy because they will affect people, budgets, and projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN has already made major changes since Licht took the helm earlier this year, including shuttering its doomed CNN+ streaming service just one month after its launch, firing longtime\u00a0network personality Brian Stelter\u00a0and canceling his show \u201cReliable Sources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Licht also\u00a0shifted Don Lemon out of CNN\u2019s primetime\u00a0lineup and named him one of three co-anchors on a revamped morning show.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Thomas Barrabi<\/em>\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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