{"id":577673,"date":"2023-06-07T16:10:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ceo-chris-licht-to-leave-cnn\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T16:10:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:10:47","slug":"ceo-chris-licht-to-leave-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ceo-chris-licht-to-leave-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"#CEO Chris Licht to leave CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/28507ae221984af6ac187c97337eef28-e1686143440374.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chris Licht, the embattled CEO of CNN, plans to step down as the company\u2019s top executive after just one year on the job, bringing an end to his tumultuous tenure as the cable <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> network\u2019s chief executive.<\/p>\n<p>The news was announced to staffers on the network\u2019s Wednesday morning editorial call, a source told The Hill, after multiple reports surfaced early in the day that Licht was leaving.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>David Zaslav, president and CEO of CNN\u2019s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, joined the call and said he has \u201cgreat respect for Chris, personally and professionally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zaslav took personal responsibility for the upheaval at CNN in recent months under Licht, one network source said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe job of leading CNN was never going to be easy, especially at a time of huge disruption and transformation, and he has poured his heart and soul into it,\u201d Zaslav said. \u201cWhile we know we have work to do as we look to identify a new leader, we have absolute confidence in the team we have in place and will continue to fight for CNN and its world class journalism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An interim leadership team will be put in place effective im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely, including Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent and content development, Virginia Moseley, executive vice president of editorial, and Eric Sherling, executive vice president of U.S. programming, as well as David Leavy, chief operating officer.<\/p>\n<p>Licht\u2019s announcement comes days after a scathing 15,000-word <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2023\/06\/cnn-ratings-chris-licht-trump\/674255\/?adkv_test\">profile of him<\/a> earned him widespread condemnation from CNN staffers and fueled internal speculation about his job security.<\/p>\n<p>In the profile, Licht was quoted criticizing the network\u2019s coverage of the coronavirus pandemic before his arrival last May and pushing back on assertions from the employees underneath him that he had lost touch with the outlet\u2019s newsroom.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Licht apologized to staffers Monday for the negative attention the piece had sparked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I read that article, I found myself thinking, CNN is not about me,\u201d Licht said. \u201cI should not be in the news unless it\u2019s taking arrows for you. Your work is what should be written about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Licht took over at CNN last May after former president Jeff Zucker was forced out following an internal investigation from Warner Bros. Discovery that found he did not disclose a romantic relationship with a top female deputy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Under Zucker, CNN had developed a reputation for its at times combative coverage of former President Trump and sensational coverage of major news events.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vowing to change the culture and tone of CNN, Licht told staffers and media observers during his early days on the job his vision for the network was one where more sober news reports would be prioritized over partisan analysis and punditry across much of cable news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He fired polarizing figures within the network like media correspondent Brian Stelter and White House reporter John Haywood before conducting mass staff layoffs late last year as part of budgetary belt tightening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Licht revamped the network\u2019s flagship morning program and moved star anchor Don Lemon away from prime time to host it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But CNN\u2019s ratings have been in free fall for months, and Lemon was eventually fired after he clashed with talent on the morning program, making offensive comments about women that sparked embarrassing headlines for the network.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders at Warner Bros. Discovery have said they view CNN as a reputational asset, despite the company failing to post $1 billion in profit for the first time in years and the slew of negative press the network has received since Licht took over.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The networks\u2019 top executive most recently took heat from people inside and outside of CNN for the outlet\u2019s handling of last month\u2019s town hall with Trump, which critics said gave the former president a platform to make false claims and was low on substance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Licht did not participate in Wednesday\u2019s editorial call, a network source told The Hill, but he was quoted in the Atlantic profile as saying he was sure CNN\u2019s corporate ownership \u201chad his back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t need people to be loyal to Chris Licht,\u201d the now-ousted chairman told the outlet. \u201cI need people to be loyal to CNN.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p><em>Updated at 10:17 a.m. EDT.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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