Los Angeles [US], June 8: Chris Licht, the beleaguered chairman of CNN, is stepping down, marking an abrupt end to the executive's rocky 13-month tenure. The company announced his departure Wednesday at its daily editorial meeting. It marks a rapid and spectacular fall for the executive leading the influential cable news channel. David Zaslav, chief executive of parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, called in to the meeting shortly after informing Licht of the decision. Zaslav told CNN staffers that Licht's job was "never going to be easy" and said he wished him well."For a number of reasons, things didn't work out and that's unfortunate," Zaslav said, according to a CNN report. "It's really unfortunate. And ultimately that's on me. And I take full responsibility for that."
Source: Qatar Tribune