The new lineup was unveiled just hours after CNN CEO Mark Thompson outlined job cuts and a digital-first strategy for the venerable cable news channel.
CNN is shaking up its TV lineup as it grapples with ratings downturns and costs. Jake Tapper, Audie Cornish, Kasie Hunt and others get new duties
CNN expects to lay off about 200 people as part of a restructuring announced on Thursday that pivots the news organization toward a more digitally oriented future.
CNN’s executive vice president of programming, Eric Sherling, shared the news with staffers in a memo. “In the mornings and afternoons, staffing in Atlanta and Washington will
The layoffs are concentrated in CNN’s TV business, where ratings have tumbled as consumers cut off cable and seek other news sources. They will eventually be offset by new hires in digital, where Warner Bros. Discovery is making a $70 million investment, CNN said.
CNN announced a restructuring on Thursday that includes some 200 layoffs, an accelerated pivot to digital operations and new TV roles for personalities like Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper and Audie Cornish.
Jake Tapper and Audie Cornish. It's the boldest revamp yet in the 18-month tenure of CEO Mark Thompson, a former chief executive at The New York Times and BBC called upon by parent company Warner ...
A frequent CNN guest slammed the network for laying off 200 workers and sidelining Jim Acosta, who gained a reputation for being a thorn in Donald Trump's side during his first term.
The layoffs are concentrated in CNN's TV business, where ratings have tumbled as consumers cut off cable and seek other news sources.
Revealed in a memo from Eric Sherling, CNN’s executive vice president of programming, the changes will see multiple anchors take on different roles in new time slots. Rahel Solomon will kick things off at 5 a.m. with a new concept called 5 Things, Audie Cornish will take over the 6 a.m. CNN This Morning.
CNN is cutting 6% of its workforce as the news organization tries to reinvent itself for TV’s digital future. Facing an exodus of viewers and a systemic decline in pay TV subscriptions, the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned news channel said Thursday it will cut 200 employees from the TV side of the business while investing in the digital operation.
Consumers and traders are waiting to learn if the Fed’s pause is a one-meeting hold or the start of a longer stretch.