NEW YORK — The sudden resignation of Jeff Zucker as president of CNN has shaken up the troops at the cable news network.
Jason Kilar, chief executive of the cable news channel's parent firm WarnerMedia, heard it first hand during a meeting at CNN's Washington bureau hours after the Wednesday announcement that he was gone.
Many expressed fear for the outlet's future and frustration and anger that Zucker — who over nine years led the network to its most successful business years and gave it a more aggressive personality — was abruptly removed.