Changes continue at CNN, but as departures and lineup shuffling to mold the cable news channel into Chris Licht’s vision, the new boss says that the network won’t be more “centrist.”
During an interview with the Financial Times, Licht opened up regarding the changes to come and revealed his strategy for rebranding CNN, as he’s in charge of revitalizing the network and cutting costs.
“One of the biggest misconceptions about my vision is that I want to be vanilla, that I want to be centrist. That is bulls–t,” Licht said.
“You have to be compelling. You have to have edge. In many cases you take a side. Sometimes you just point out uncomfortable questions. But either way you don’t see it through a lens of left or right.”
While Licht is now in charge the same report stated that many who were brought to CNN by Jeff Zucker still have a sense of loyalty to the former president, who exited the network after revealing a consensual relationship with a fellow executive.
“Licht has no superpower, not like Zucker,” an unnamed CNN executive said.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
