UPDATED: The hundreds of layoffs at CNN this week were, as CNN boss Chris Licht predicted, a “gut punch,” but the question for staffers — and viewers — is what will happen next. Instead, CNN will replace the morning show with a simulcast of CNN This Morning, the relaunched version of New Day. Related Story Rick Lewchuk To Exit CNN Senior VP Post As Network Undergoes Cost CuttingLicht has indicated that, as the network undergoes cuts, he wants to minimize the impact on newsgathering. It has been a painful week,” CNN anchor Ana Cabrera wrote on Twitter. The network layoffs included significant cuts to its deep well of paid contributors.

Source: CNN December 02, 2022 19:24 UTC