{"id":1944646,"date":"2023-06-05T17:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T21:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-ceo-apologizes-to-staffers-after-damaging-reports-surface-i-am-sorry\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T17:09:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T21:09:58","slug":"cnn-ceo-apologizes-to-staffers-after-damaging-reports-surface-i-am-sorry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-ceo-apologizes-to-staffers-after-damaging-reports-surface-i-am-sorry\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN CEO apologizes to staff for damaging reports: &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-ceo-apologizes-to-staffers-after-damaging-reports-surface-i-am-sorry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1944646&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>CNN CEO Apologizes to Staffers After Damaging Reports Surface: &#8216;I Am Sorry&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>CNN CEO Chris Licht recently apologized to staffers for distracting the establishment media from their work, according to sources with access to the content of a network staff meeting Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Former CNN personality Brian Stelter offered a number of quotes from the meeting on Twitter, and while some might wonder how the former employee might have had access to that material, a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/tv\/news\/cnn-ceo-chris-licht-atlantic-profile-soothe-staff-1235632883\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>, the self-styled \u201cmost authoritative and trusted source of entertainment business news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was an attempt by the embattled CEO at damage control after an unflattering profile of Licht appeared in The Atlantic on Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chris Licht began today\u2019s 9am editorial call by congratulating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper?\">@JakeTapper<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-ceo-apologizes-to-staffers-after-damaging-reports-surface-i-am-sorry\/\" title=\"CNN CEO apologizes to staff for damaging reports: \"I'm sorry.\"\">town hall production team<\/a> for last night\u2019s Nikki Haley town hall. Then he addressed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAtlantic?\">@TheAtlantic<\/a> article and signaled he is staying on as CNN CEO. Here is what he said\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianstelter\/status\/1665706240360546317?\">June 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI know these past few days have been very hard for this group. I fully recognize that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gina-carano-wins-again-hits-number-one-spot-on-imdbs-star-rating\/\" title=\"Gina Carano Wins Again, Hits Number One Spot on IMDB\u2019s \u2018Star Rating\u2019\">news cycle<\/a> and my role in it overshadowed the incredible week of reporting that we just had, and distracted from the work of every single journalist in this org. And for that, I am sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianstelter\/status\/1665706713280815106?\">June 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cAs I read that article, I found myself thinking, CNN is not about me,\u201d Licht continued. \u201cI should not be in the news unless it\u2019s taking arrows for you. Your work is what should be written about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianstelter\/status\/1665706715046715396?\">June 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Licht: \u201cTo those whose trust I<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wayne-root-i-stand-with-president-trump-we-will-always-stand-with-trump\/\" title=\"WAYNE ROOT: I Stand with President Trump, We Will Always Stand With Trump\">\u2019ve lost<\/a>, I will fight like hell to win it back, because you deserve a leader who will be in the trenches, fighting to ensure CNN remains the world\u2019s most trusted name in news.\u201d Staffers appreciated his humility. Q now: What do Zaslav &#038; Leavy think?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianstelter\/status\/1665708374720126976?\">June 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Variety reported that Licht would be moving his office closer to his journalism staff, similar to his predecessor, Jeff Zucker, who resigned after an affair with CNN Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Allison Gollust came to light.<\/p>\n<h3>CNN&#8217;s Struggle for Ratings<\/h3>\n<p>According to the profile in the Atlantic, Licht, after 15 months in his current role, still feels as if he\u2019s competing with the popular Zucker, who encouraged some personalities to express more emotion during their broadcasts. Licht has encouraged a decidedly more straightforward approach.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Stelter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-don-lemon-announces-fired-cnn-following-brutal-ratings-scandals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don Lemon<\/a> lost his role at the network under Licht\u2019s leadership after he was unable or unwilling to conform to CNN\u2019s new direction.<\/p>\n<p>CNN continues to founder, however, as audiences have seemed to prefer commentary-oriented broadcasts like those of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-shaking-things-weekend-prime-time-lineup-set-look-lot-different\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-gets-stunning-win-fox-news-aftermath-tucker-carlson-departure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSNBC<\/a> over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talent-on-loan-from-god-what-people-still-dont-understand-about-rush-limbaugh\/\" title=\"\u2018Talent On Loan From God\u2019: What People Still Don\u2019t Understand About Rush Limbaugh\">straight news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNews executives regularly acknowledge that straight news, presented without some sort of argument or conflict, has a difficult time gaining new audiences in the current climate,\u201d Variety reported.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet was also blunt about the results Licht has obtained so far: \u201cCNN\u2019s ratings have cratered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think about CNN&#8217;s struggle for ratings? 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