The ghost of Jeff Zucker still haunts the halls of CNN as the network’s current chief tries to win over staffers who continue mourning their fallen, scandal-plagued captain.
Chris Licht has been tasked to carry out the mission directed from CNN’s new parent company Warner Bros. Discovery. Its CEO David Zaslav has been public about his desires for CNN to be more balanced, saying in an interview last year, “America needs a news network where everybody can come and be heard; Republicans, Democrats.”
Licht officially took the reins in May 2022 after Zucker was forced out as CNN president just over a year ago, and some CNN employees are still longing for what they see as the good old days, even though Zucker’s tenure was marked by its leftward lurch, sagging ratings and multiple scandals.
“There are people who don’t seem to get that the Jeff-era CNN isn’t even possible,” a CNN insider told Fox News Digital.
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