Yet another prominent CNN personality is biting the dust.
Political analyst Chris Cillizza is out.
Even though he was only in the second year of a three-year contract, he is out.
Get Out
On Thursday, CNN did quite a bit of housecleaning.
Alison Kiosk, Martin Savidge, Alex Field, and Mary Ann Fox were also fired.
New CEO Chris Licht described these moves as a “recalibrated reporting strategy,” stating, “Our people are the heart and soul of this organization. It is incredibly hard to say goodbye to any one member of the CNN team, much less many.”
CNN boss Chris Licht informs employees in an all-staff note that layoffs are underway.
Licht says those being notified today are largely paid contributors and then tomorrow CNN "will notify impacted employees."
Licht will then provide an update to staff afterward. pic.twitter.com/nD0pt9Ruwj
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) November 30, 2022
Like many other news outlets, the problem for CNN was that the reporting became obsessed with Donald Trump and bashing conservatives.
CNN ratings were crashing, regularly serving as the floor for ratings.
For years, Fox News was the only outlet that was even remotely conservative.
If CNN truly goes moderate and starts to report honestly, it will probably start to cut into Fox News’ rating dominance.
I do not want to jump the gun, however, as CNN has lost the trust of most moderate and conservative viewers, and that trust will not come back quickly.
Source: Daily Caller
