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.
During the 90 minute meeting Kilar was repeatedly pummeled with questions by the network’s Washington journalists who felt a deep affinity for Zucker, according to an audio recording of the meeting obtained by the Times. Three of Zucker’s deputies —During the last five years, CNN bore brunt of former president Donald Trump’s attacks on the media, which became so intense some journalists at the network felt unsafe in public settings.
The company is on the verge of launching a new streaming service, CNN+, which Kilar himself said will be the predominant platform for CNN in 10 years. Gangel said she received calls from four members of the Congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol “who felt devastated for our democracy” now that Zucker has exited CNN.While CNN’s top stars are unhappy about Zucker’s departure, the revelation about his involvement with Gollust is drawing further scrutiny.
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