The downfall of Chris Licht: Lessons for the news industry.
TL;DR
Chris Licht was fired as CNN CEO after expressing centrist views and questioning the network's coverage of COVID-19 and support for progressive causes like Black Lives Matter. Licht was hired to move CNN away from leftist partisanship towards the center, but faced a nonstop leak campaign from liberal allies of former CEO Jeff Zucker. Licht's views on diversity and journalism were also criticized by progressives, who saw his departure as a victory in purging centrist folly from the network.
- CNN showed Licht the door after he spoke truth to woke power New York Post
- Fired CNN boss Chris Licht all smiles at NYC hot spot alongside former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Fox News
- Chris Licht is out after a rocky year at the helm of CNN. Where does the network go from here? GBH News
- Fired CNN boss Chris Licht was ‘cancel cultured’ by liberal workforce for trying to make network less biased Fox News
- Chris Licht’s failure at CNN is a bad sign for the news industry The Hill
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