Calling 2022 a turbulent year for CNN is an understatement.
The news network lost its high profile leader when Jeff Zucker was fired over failing to disclose a relationship with his chief marketing officer. Top management at new parent company Warner Bros. Discovery publicly questioned the CNN's political leanings and called for a move to the center. CNN's streaming service was quickly shut down after its launch, TV ratings have slumped, and a corporate mandate to reduce costs in the new merged company now has staffers fearing layoffs by the end of the year.
The hits just keep on coming. Last week, employees were told CNN is no longer buying documentary series and films from outside producers, who in recent years gave the network a library of award-winning (and advertiser friendly) content such as "RBG," which chronicled the career of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
