{"id":2016986,"date":"2023-08-30T15:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/struggling-cnn-names-its-3rd-ceo-in-the-last-2-years\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T15:41:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:41:00","slug":"struggling-cnn-names-its-3rd-ceo-in-the-last-2-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/struggling-cnn-names-its-3rd-ceo-in-the-last-2-years\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN appoints its third CEO in just two years, facing ongoing challenges."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fstruggling-cnn-names-its-3rd-ceo-in-the-last-2-years%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=2016986&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 Appoints Former BBC \u200band New York Times \u200cCEO to Lead Turnaround Efforts<\/h2>\n<p>CNN is undergoing a major\u200b leadership change as it \u200dseeks to revitalize its news organization, which has faced\u2064 significant challenges in recent years. Mark Thompson, the former chief executive of the\u200d BBC and The New York Times, has been appointed as the new chair and CEO of CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson&#8217;s appointment was announced by David Zaslav, the head of Warner\u200b Bros. Discovery, CNN&#8217;s\u200c parent \u200ccompany. This move comes after\u200c the\u200b firing of Chris Licht\u2064 and\u200d a \u200cfour-person interim team\u200c that\u200b had been running CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson brings with him a wealth of experience, having successfully transformed The New York Times into a digital-first organization during \u2062his tenure as president and \u200dCEO. He is credited with shifting the focus to paid subscribers and\u2064 navigating the challenges posed by the declining advertising market.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his time at The New York Times, Thompson served as the \u2064director-general of the\u2063 BBC from 2004\u2062 to 2012. Zaslav\u2062 praised Thompson as a &#8220;true innovator&#8221; who\u2063 has propelled two \u2064of the world&#8217;s most \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-zuckerberg-attempts-to-dismiss-documentary-exposing-his-400-million-effort-to-elect-biden\/\" title=\"Mark Zuckerberg Attempts to Dismiss Documentary Exposing His 0 Million Effort to Elect Biden\">respected news organizations<\/a> into the \u200cdigital age.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Thompson expressed his optimism and said, \u200b&#8221;Where others\u200c see disruption,\u200b I see\u200d opportunity.&#8221; His \u2062strategic vision and passion for\u200d news make him a formidable force for \u200bCNN and journalism in this \u2062pivotal time.<\/p>\n<h3>Challenges \u200dFaced by CNN<\/h3>\n<p>The decision\u2063 to replace Licht comes after a tumultuous period\u200b for CNN, during which\u2063 it fell\u200d behind competitors\u200b like Fox News and MSNBC \u2063in \u2063terms\u2064 of popularity. Licht&#8217;s approach of finding a middle ground and emphasizing newsgathering did not resonate with viewers in a politically polarized climate.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Licht&#8217;s tenure \u2062was marred by a critical profile \u2062in The Atlantic magazine, which highlighted his\u200d failure to connect with employees who were loyal to his\u2064 predecessor, Jeff Zucker. Zucker himself was forced to step \u200ddown earlier in 2022 due to a failure to disclose a romantic relationship with a fellow network executive.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to\u200c these leadership challenges, CNN has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-cuts-key-interest-rate-amid-property-slump-currency-risks\/\" title=\"China reduces interest rate due to property market decline and currency instability.\">faced financial difficulties<\/a>. \u2064Its profits have declined, and the network had to shut down a streaming service shortly after Licht&#8217;s appointment. However, CNN recently announced that its news \u2063content will be included in its Max \u2063streaming \u2064service.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these setbacks, CNN is determined to turn things around under Thompson&#8217;s\u200b leadership. The network\u2062 has\u200c also made changes to its prime-time lineup, with \u200bnew hosts taking on weeknight roles and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/struggling-cnn-names-its-3rd-ceo-in-the-last-2-years\/\" title=\"CNN appoints its third CEO in just two years, facing ongoing challenges.\">veteran journalists securing weekend gigs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson&#8217;s appointment\u2063 marks the third\u2063 CEO\u2062 change for CNN in the past two years, highlighting the organization&#8217;s commitment to finding\u2063 the right \u2064leadership to \u2062navigate these challenging\u2062 times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed this \u200bAssociated Press story and may have altered\u2062 it \u2062prior\u200b to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-struggling-cnn-names-3rd-ceo-last-2-years\/\">Struggling CNN Names \u200cIts 3rd CEO in the Last 2 Years<\/a> appeared first on \u2064 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discovery Inc., in hopes of revitalizing the struggling news outlet. Thompson, a seasoned media executive, will bring his expertise from leading the BBC and The New York Times to steer CNN back on track after facing leadership turmoil and declining viewership. Discovery&#8217;s CEO, David Zaslav, made the appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2016987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2016986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2016986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2016986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2016986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2016987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2016986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2016986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2016986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}