After a year of leadership missteps and programming blunders, Chris Licht has resigned from his position as Chairman and CEO of CNN. The report revealed that Licht had known the town hall with former President Donald Trump would feature an “extra Trumpy” crowd. The Trump town hall event in Manchester, New Hampshire, was a public relations nightmare for CNN. Licht’s tenure at CNN was coloured by controversy over firings of senior anchors, ultimately leading to a near-total decimation of staff morale. The departure of Licht from CNN marks the end of one of the most turbulent periods in the network’s 43-year history.

Source: The Guardian June 07, 2023 23:53 UTC