Chris Licht, the embattled head of CNN, has stepped down from the news network” effective incontinently,” Warner Sisters Discovery blazoned Wednesday as it appointed an interim leadership platoon.
After joining CNN last time, Chris Licht came under fire for editorial opinions including a recent city hall meeting with former chairman Donald Trump that was dominated by cheering from sympathizers and gibing at CNN canvasser Kaitlan Collins.
“I’ve great respect for Chris, personally and professionally,” said David Zaslav, chairman and CEO of Warner Sisters Discovery.
“The job of leading CNN was noway going to be easy, especially at a time of huge dislocation and metamorphosis, and he has poured his heart and soul into it,” Mr Zaslav said.
“While we know we’ve work to do as we look to identify a new leader, we’ve absolute confidence in the platoon we’ve in place and will continue to fight for CNN and its world class journalism.”
Mr Licht had sprucely blamed CNN’s news content of Trump under former news chief Jeff Zucker in a recent Atlantic composition, but the publication reported query among CNN intelligencers on Mr Licht’s preferred approach.
The composition also characterized Mr Licht as frosty and doubted among rank- and- train network intelligencers, who were also critical of his running of other difficulties, similar as the blasting of former CNN presenter Don Lemon, who had made reflections about women and growing that were seen as sexist.
