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A wild idea to fix CNN after Chris Licht

Winning back the right can't be done. Neither will persuading them that CNN isn't a villain. Time to move forward

Salon

How Chris Licht’s botched effort to drag CNN to the right ended with his own stunning downfall

The one-time wonderboy of breakfast television had a vision to make CNN the most trusted source in news. But he failed to gain the trust of his newsroom, Bevan Hurley writes

The Independent UK

CNN ousts CEO Chris Licht after Trump town hall, tumultuous tenure

CNN ousted chief executive Chris Licht after a tumultuous year leading the struggling news network that culminated in a damning magazine profile and the growing realization that he’d lost the confidence of the network's journalists.

France 24

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For CNN, the Real Damage of the Chris Licht Era Was the 13 Wasted Months

CNN could have been spending the time reinventing itself as an always-on digital lifestyle brand, a la the 'New York Times'

Broadcasting & Cable

CNN boss out after Trump town hall mess

Licht gets the axe — but he was merely executing the vision of top executives, media watchdog says

Salon

Chris Licht out at CNN

Licht’s leadership became untenable following a damning profile published by The Atlantic.

Axios

CNN head Chris Licht out at news network after brief, tumultuous tenure

Chris Licht is out after a year as chief executive at CNN, following a series of missteps and plunging ratings

The Independent UK

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Warner Bros. Discovery’s Mistakes Keep Piling Up

CNN CEO Chris Licht looks like he could be forced to walk the plank for the sins of an ego-driven and highly overpaid boss in David Zaslav. Either way, WBD stock remains a dud.

Barchart

CNN’s Licht Apologizes to Newsroom Following Disastrous ‘Atlantic’ Profile; Staffers Privately Say, ‘He’s Done’

CNN’s embattled CEO declares intention to ‘fight like hell’ to win back staff’s trust as WBD chief David Zaslav appears to lose confidence in him

Broadcasting & Cable

CNN drama, Act 2: Zucker's revenge

CNN remains a dominant player in news. Right now, its ratings and reputation are getting battered.

Axios

Devastating profile dogs CNN boss Chris Licht

The Atlantic paints a brutal portrait of the head of one of the world's most famous, consequential and profitable brands.

Axios

‘Extra Trumpy’: Atlantic profile of CNN chief Licht details town hall disaster

Network chief executive reportedly wanted New Hampshire event to be ‘extra Trumpy’ but broadcast prompted wide condemnation

The Guardian - US

David Leavy, Long-Time Aide To David Zaslav, Named CNN COO

Executive had been chief corporate affairs officer for Warner Bros. Discovery

Multichannel News

Warner's New 'Max' Lumps Together Writer and Director Credits, Pokes Hollywood's Already Irritated Creative Bear

While WBD CEO David Zaslav threw a lavish Cannes party to 'celebrate the great filmmakers and the great storytellers' Tuesday, striking writers and directors raged about how his company's new SVOD platform credits their work

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The Street

HBO's New Service Max Makes a Major Change That's Only Making Things Worse

The transition away from HBO Max is hitting some speed bumps.

Broadcasting & Cable

Heckled to the Max: Warner's Zaslav Hears About the Writers Strike While Trying to Deliver a BU Commencement Speech

Turns out, the graduating Terrier students didn't want anything to do with his Jack Welch stories

The Street

Watch: WarnerBros CEO Targeted by Embarrassing Chants During College Speech

Owing to the ongoing Writer's Strike, David Zaslav's appearance was poorly received at Boston College.

WEKU

Boston University grads booed the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO amid the writers strike

The school began receiving backlash after it announced David Zaslav would be this year's commencement speaker a day after the Writers Guild of America went on strike.

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The Independent UK

Warner Bros boss David Zaslav forced to pause Boston University graduation speech due to booing

Event was picketed amid the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike

Chicago Sun-Times

Warner CEO David Zaslav booed at Boston University as writers’ strike boosters picket

About 100 protesters chanted ‘No wages, no pages,’ waved signs and were accompanied by an inflatable rat as law school grad David Zaslav gave his address.

Fortune

‘Pay your writers!’ Students boo Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav during commencement speech amid Hollywood writers strike

Writers want better pay, new contracts for the streaming era, and protection against A.I.-generated content. Students relate.

The Independent UK

Warner CEO booed at Boston University as supporters of writers' strike picket outside

Scores of Boston University students turned their backs on the head of one of Hollywood’s biggest studios as he gave the school’s commencement address in a stadium where protesters supporting the Hollywood writers’ strike picketed outside

Boston Herald

Boos rain down at Boston University’s commencement for Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav amid writers’ strike

BOSTON — As Writers Guild of America striking union members picketed outside Boston University’s commencement on Sunday, boos and expletives rained down on Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav when he took the stage as commencement speaker.

Broadcasting & Cable

Warner's Zaslav Calls on Rival Media Giants to Bundle Their Subscription Streaming Services Together

'If we don't do it to ourselves, it will be done to us' by Amazon, Apple or Roku, the WBD CEO says

The Street

HBO's New 'Max' Service Promises Less of Something That Customers Hate

Of course, the term "less" is relative here.

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