CNN’s new boss Chris Licht was grilled by anxious staffers at a town hall meeting over possible layoffs as the cable news giant is under pressure from corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery to slash costs amid fierce economic headwinds.
Licht, who succeeded Jeff Zucker as the network’s most senior executive earlier this year, declined to get into specifics when asked by town hall moderator Alisyn Camerota which employees were in danger of losing their jobs.
But the executive did say that those involved with aspects of CNN who were not part of the network’s “core mission” were most likely to get the ax.
CNN is expected to announce the next round of layoffs next month — which is raising tensions in the network’s Midtown Manhattan headquarters.
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Licht, who succeeded Jeff Zucker as the network’s most senior executive earlier this year, declined to get into specifics when asked by town hall moderator Alisyn Camerota which employees were in danger of losing their jobs.
But the executive did say that those involved with aspects of CNN who were not part of the network’s “core mission” were most likely to get the ax.
CNN is expected to announce the next round of layoffs next month — which is raising tensions in the network’s Midtown Manhattan headquarters.
CNN head Chris Licht admits layoffs on horizon as anxious staffers grill him during town hall: ‘Huge nerves’
Cable news giant is under pressure from corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery to slash costs amid fierce economic headwinds.
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