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New York (AFP) - Chris Licht, the embattled head of CNN, has stepped down "effective immediately," the network's parent company Warner Brothers Discovery announced Wednesday, as the global news outlet struggles to reverse a ratings decline. After joining CNN last year, Licht came under fire for editorial decisions including a recent town hall meeting with former president Donald Trump that was dominated by cheering from supporters and jeering at moderator Kaitlan Collins. The shakeup, which comes as major news outlets pivot towards the 2024 US presidential election, highlights the challenges f...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Cable news giant CNN has told its celebrity presenters they need to cut back the on-air boozing this New Year's Eve, with bosses seemingly determined to make their broadcast a more sober affair. Viewers in the United States have delighted in recent years at the sight of Anderson Cooper and other network notables quaffing drinks in New York's Times Square as revelers party behind them. The tie-loosening has led to some viral moments, including a giggling Cooper and co-host Andy Cohen downing shots of tequila, with the white-haired reporter seemingly struggling to hold it tog...
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Washington (AFP) - Former US president Donald Trump sued CNN on Monday, accusing the cable television news network of defamation and seeking $475 million in punitive damages. Trump, in the lawsuit filed in a US District Court in Florida, accused CNN of waging a campaign of "libel and slander" against him because it "fears" he will run for president again in 2024. "CNN has sought to use its massive influence -- purportedly as a 'trusted' news source -- to defame the plaintiff in the minds of its viewers and readers for the purpose of defeating him politically," Trump's lawyers said in the 29-pa...
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Washington (AFP) - CNN president Jeff Zucker, who helped propel Donald Trump to stardom with "The Apprentice" but became his nemesis after the real estate tycoon entered the White House, resigned Wednesday for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a colleague. As head of the 24-hour Cable News Network since 2013, Zucker was one of the most powerful media executives in the United States. "I certainly wish my tenure here had ended differently," he said in a message to the network's employees. "But it was an amazing run. And I loved every minute." The 56-year-old said his resignation w...
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Washington (AFP) - CNN president Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned on Wednesday for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a colleague at the US cable television network. "I certainly wish my tenure here had ended differently," Zucker said in a message to the network's employees. "But it was an amazing run. And I loved every minute." Zucker, 56, said his resignation was effective immediately. As head of the cable network since 2013, Zucker was one of the most powerful media executives in the United States and a frequent target of the ire of former president Donald Trump. In his message, ...
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Washington (AFP) - CNN president Jeff Zucker announced his resignation on Wednesday for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a colleague at the US cable television network. "I certainly wish my tenure here had ended differently," Zucker said in a message to the network's employees. "But it was an amazing run. And I loved every minute." Zucker, 56, said his resignation was effective immediately. As head of the cable network since 2013, Zucker was one of the most powerful media executives in the United States. In his message, Zucker said that as part of an investigation into a CNN an...
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New York (AFP) - CNN unveiled plans Monday to launch a subscription streaming service next year in a stepped up effort to connect with viewers without cable or satellite television. The pioneering 24-hour news channel will be hiring hundreds of new employees for the service to be called CNN+ that will debut in early 2023. "CNN invented cable news in 1980, defined online news in 1995 and now is taking an important step in expanding what news can be by launching a direct-to-consumer streaming subscription service in 2022," said Jeff Zucker, chairman of parent firm WarnerMedia's news and sports d...
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Washington (AFP) - A CNN contributor who went on a leave of absence eight months ago after exposing himself during a Zoom call returned to the air on Thursday. Jeffrey Toobin, a prominent legal affairs analyst for CNN, apparently unwittingly exposed himself in October during a Zoom call with colleagues from The New Yorker, where he was also employed. The New Yorker fired him after the incident and Toobin had not featured on the CNN network until his appearance on Thursday. The 61-year-old Toobin, who has said he believed his camera was off when he was seen masturbating during the video call, w...
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