It also comes amid concerns that CNN, under a new regime, is abandoning its unflinching coverage of assaults on the democratic process to appear more Republican-friendly. According to Tapper and CNN executive vice president of programming Michael Bass, the change in ownership, and leadership, will not impact the outlet’s dedication to January 6 coverage. Licht directed Tapper and Anderson Cooper to air two-hour recaps of the daytime hearings in prime time, per Tapper. CNN’s wall-to-wall televised coverage of the hearings has also resulted in rating hits, even during the committee’s daytime events. In the immediate aftermath of January 6, CNN assembled a special team of reporters to cover the fallout from the attack.

Source: CNN September 23, 2022 20:44 UTC