{"id":514866,"date":"2022-11-23T22:02:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T19:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cnn-boss-chris-licht-calls-bulls-t-on-network-criticism\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T22:02:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T19:02:49","slug":"cnn-boss-chris-licht-calls-bulls-t-on-network-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cnn-boss-chris-licht-calls-bulls-t-on-network-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"#CNN boss Chris Licht calls &#8216;bulls&#8211;t&#8217; on network criticism"},"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-6a3ae8d669be9\" 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-6a3ae8d669be9\" 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-boss-chris-licht-calls-bulls-t-on-network-criticism\/#%E2%80%9CCNN_boss_Chris_Licht_calls_%E2%80%98bulls%E2%80%93t_on_network_criticism%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;CNN boss Chris Licht calls &#8216;bulls&#8211;t&#8217; on network criticism&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCNN_boss_Chris_Licht_calls_%E2%80%98bulls%E2%80%93t_on_network_criticism%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;CNN boss Chris Licht calls &#8216;bulls&#8211;t&#8217; on network criticism&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>CNN boss Chris Licht slammed criticism that he\u2019s muting CNN\u2019s opinion-based programming for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>-centric coverage, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>Licht, who took over as CEO from Jeff Zucker in May, was brought in by execs at parent company Warner Bros. Discovery to tamp down left-leaning punditry at the network \u2014 and bring CNN back to its roots. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the biggest misconceptions about my vision is that I want to be vanilla, that I want to be centrist. That is bulls\u2014,\u201d Licht told the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/a289eb16-6aa4-4b4e-831a-aa4663b7c9fd\">Financial Times<\/a> on Monday. \u201cYou have to be compelling. You have to have edge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Licht continued: \u201cIn many cases you take a side. Sometimes you just point out uncomfortable questions. But either way you don\u2019t see it through a lens of left or right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Licht criticized Zucker for how he juiced CNN\u2019s ratings, which included perpetual \u201cbreaking news\u201d headlines and left-leaning opinions from on-air talent on politics and then-President Donald Trump.<\/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-getty-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"chris licht\" class=\"wp-image-24763426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Licht said he isn\u2019t making CNN \u201cvanilla\u201d by focusing on news, and tamping down punditry.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But in the years since Trump has been out of office, CNN\u2019s ratings have tanked, causing Licht and Warner Bros. Discovery execs to rethink how the cable news network can get its mojo back. CNN has plunged far below Fox and MSNBC, with none of its shows cracking the top 20 in October, according to Nielsen.<\/p>\n<p>Licht said he hopes to revive CNN by making it \u201cmore like a newspaper\u201d with a greater emphasis on breaking news than politics \u201cin the hope that it might keep viewers glued, even on slow news days.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf everything is a crisis, if everything is 11, if everything is breaking news, then no one listens when there actually is a crisis,\u201d Licht said. \u201cWhen you say, \u2018No, no \u2014 really \u2014 the house is on fire now.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since taking the reins, Licht axed opinionated <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> reporter Brian Stelter, who hosted the now-defunct \u201cReliable Sources,\u201d White House correspondent John Harwood and dethroned Don Lemon from his ratings-challenged 10 p.m. primetime show. The left-leaning Lemon now co-hosts morning show, \u201cCNN This Morning,\u201d with Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins.<\/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-logo-221123-35.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Exterior of CNN's Atlanta HQ\" class=\"wp-image-24763441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/cnn-logo-221123-35.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/cnn-logo-221123-35.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/cnn-logo-221123-35.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN staffers worry about losing their editorial independence under Licht\u2019s mandate.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Licht\u2019s uphill mission comes as the network\u2019s parent company is slashing more than $3 billion in costs through 2024 after the $43 billion merger. CNN is expected to lay off potentially hundreds of staffers by year\u2019s end in order to trim costs by $100 million. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hate to say it but when I look ahead, I see problems without end,\u201d a CNN executive told the FT.<\/p>\n<p>Warner Bros. Discovery is also carrying $47.5 billion in debt, the FT noted, as it is \u201cunder investor pressure to cut billions of dollars in expenses through a restructuring.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>CNN still brings in significant amounts of cash, with profit for the year estimated to come in at around $700 million to $750 million, the FT said. However, it is almost half a billion dollars down from CNN\u2019s peak profitability under Zucker.\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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