{"id":518703,"date":"2022-11-30T19:10:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cnn-begins-slashing-workers-as-chris-licht-cuts-costs-report\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T19:10:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:10:47","slug":"cnn-begins-slashing-workers-as-chris-licht-cuts-costs-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cnn-begins-slashing-workers-as-chris-licht-cuts-costs-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#CNN begins slashing workers as Chris Licht cuts costs: report"},"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-6a3a958d23863\" 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-6a3a958d23863\" 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-begins-slashing-workers-as-chris-licht-cuts-costs-report\/#%E2%80%9CCNN_begins_slashing_workers_as_Chris_Licht_cuts_costs_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;CNN begins slashing workers as Chris Licht cuts costs: report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCNN_begins_slashing_workers_as_Chris_Licht_cuts_costs_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;CNN begins slashing workers as Chris Licht cuts costs: report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>CNN began a long-expected round of layoffs on Wednesday as president Chris Licht and other executives at WarnerBros. Discovery trim costs at the struggling cable <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> network.<\/p>\n<p>Licht informed CNN employees of the cuts in a memo and acknowledged \u201cit will be a difficult time for everyone\u201d at the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is incredibly\u00a0hard to say goodbye to any one member of the CNN team, much less many. I recently described this process as a gut punch, because I know\u00a0that is how it feels for all of us,\u201d Licht said in the memo, which was shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oliverdarcy\/status\/1597975119208632320\">CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Licht said the pink slips would begin with \u201ca limited number of individuals, largely some of our paid contributors\u201d as part of a \u201crecalibrated reporting strategy.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The company will begin notifying other impacted employees on Thursday, with additional details from Licht on CNN\u2019s next steps to follow by that afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t immediately clear how many of CNN\u2019s roughly 4,000 employees worldwide are being chopped. <\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=399\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Chris Licht statement\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=798 798w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=598 598w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=399 399w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=199 199w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Licht acknowledged in the memo &#8220;it will be a difficult time for everyone&#8221; at the company.                               <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Chris Licht\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    CNN&#8217;s Chris Licht has warned for weeks that layoffs were coming.                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">NurPhoto\/Shutterstock<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-004.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"CNN headquarters in Georgia\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-004.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-004.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-004.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-004.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/chris-licht-004.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    CNN will begin notifying other impacted employees on Thursday.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Post has reached out to CNN for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The cuts have been widely expected since Licht took over for ousted CNN boss Jeff Zucker this year. So far, Licht has cut ties with longtime network mainstay Brian Stelter and shifted Don Lemon to co-host CNN\u2019s revamped morning show.<\/p>\n<p>WarnerBros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is aiming to slash $3 billion from the corporate giant\u2019s books in the aftermath of its merger. As of August, the\u00a0company had some $55 billion\u00a0in debt on its books.<\/p>\n<p>Licht signaled layoffs were imminent\u00a0in a memo to staffers in late October, telling workers that the internal shakeup would \u201caccelerate\u201d by the end of the year. At the time, the CNN president asserted the cuts were necessary to prepare the network for worsening macroeconomic conditions.<\/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 said. \u00a0\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>\u201cWhen we emerge on the other side, CNN will be a stronger, more nimble organization, ready to weather whatever the global economy throws at us and to grow into the future,\u201d Licht added in the October memo.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month,\u00a0CNN staffers reportedly grilled Licht\u00a0about his cost-cutting plan during a tense town hall meeting. A CNN source told Fox News there were \u201chuge nerves\u201d about the round of cuts.<\/p>\n<p>Licht also pushed back on the assertion that Zaslav was dictating changes at CNN, where Licht is steering the network toward fact-based, nonpartisan coverage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI own the vision for this place,\u201d Licht said. \u201cI did not take this job to take dictation from anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking story. 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