.CNN cuts multiple correspondents, guts HLNTV live programming
Chris Cillizza, Alison Kosik, Martin Savidge, Alex Field, and Mary Ann Fox were cut, according to Variety. The network also gutted its sister network HLN, eliminating the live programming of what was once known as CNN’s Headline News.
CNN just fired Chris Cillizza and correspondents Alison Kosik, Alex Field, host Martin Savidge and Robin Meade AND they scrapped HLN's live programming. — Brigitte Gabriel December 2, 2022 The cuts follow Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s reported commitment to investors that $3 billion in costs would be eliminated after the company acquired the assets of WarnerMedia from AT&T.
On Wednesday, CNN CEO Chris Licht sent an all-staff memo to employees announcing the impending layoffs and compared the move to a “gut punch.”Licht says those being notified today are largely paid contributors and then tomorrow CNN"will notify impacted employees."— Oliver Darcy November 30, 2022 Licht took over the helm of CNN in May and promised changes in an attempt to cut costs and resurrect the network’s poor ratings.
CNN also chose to end its streaming service CNN+ one month after its launch as it struggled to find an audience.
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