{"id":2394068,"date":"2025-01-22T22:41:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T03:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-plans-massive-layoffs-during-first-week-of-trumps-presidency-report\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T22:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T03:42:17","slug":"cnn-plans-massive-layoffs-during-first-week-of-trumps-presidency-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-plans-massive-layoffs-during-first-week-of-trumps-presidency-report\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN plans massive layoffs during first week of Trump&#8217;s presidency: Report"},"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\">22<\/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-plans-massive-layoffs-during-first-week-of-trumps-presidency-report%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=2394068&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--><p>The content appears to reference a potential announcement\u200b from CNN regarding notable layoffs coinciding with the first week of Trump&#8217;s presidency. Specific details about the layoffs are not provided in the text, but the context implies that\u2064 these cuts could impact many\u2063 employees within the \u200corganization. Additionally, the text\u200b includes various elements typical of a web page,\u2062 such as buttons for\u200c reading more, search icons, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">mobile menu options<\/a>,\u200b indicating that this is structured for an \u2062online news platform, perhaps the Washington Examiner.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">CNN plans massive layoffs during first week of Trump&rsquo;s presidency: Report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1942980\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Warner Bros. Discovery&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CNN\">CNN<\/a> is expected to have &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californians-in-fourth-year-of-border-crisis-blame-biden-harris-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Californians in fourth year of border crisis blame Biden-Harris - Washington Examiner\">hundreds&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of staff layoffs as soon as Thursday, according to a report.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>CEO Mark Thompson has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/01\/22\/cnn-to-lay-off-hundreds-of-employees-post-inauguration.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reportedly\">reportedly<\/a> been planning a corporate emphasis on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-ceo-axes-numerous-employees-announces-plan-to-move-company-in-a-different-direction\/\" title=\"CNN CEO Axes Numerous Employees, Announces Plan to Move Company in a Different Direction\">digital subscription products<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>During a recent town hall meeting earlier in January, Thompson announced that the company was investing &ldquo;more than $70 million&rdquo; in its digital efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Last October, the company instituted a website paywall as it has been working to monetize its digital journalism.<\/p>\n<p>The layoffs will likely be focused on off-camera production jobs, according to CNBC. Some jobs may shift from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York\">New York<\/a> or Washington bureaus to Atlanta in a consolidation of teams.<\/p>\n<p>The network&rsquo;s ratings significantly dropped since Republican President Donald Trump&rsquo;s reelection in November and ended the year with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3266187\/cnn-finishes-year-smallest-audience-network-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"smallest audience\">smallest audience<\/a> in its history.<\/p>\n<p>CNN&rsquo;s jubilant <em>New York Eve Live<\/em> coverage normally attracts fans of hosts Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper during their celebration in Times Square, but even that year-end broadcast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3275189\/cnn-drops-lowest-new-years-eve-ratings-five-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"saw 20% year-over-year decline\">saw a 20% year-over-year decline<\/a> in ratings.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3291158\/cnn-found-guilty-defaming-navy-veteran-news-segment-afghan-refugees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"settled a defamation lawsuit\">settled a defamation lawsuit<\/a> with security contractor Zachary Young after a Florida jury found that the network should pay him $5 million in damages for suggesting that he was charging &ldquo;exorbitant prices&rdquo; in helping evacuate people during the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the trial, a forensic economist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/defamation-trial-yields-revelation-cnns-revenue-has-dropped-some-400-million-in-three-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"revealed\">revealed<\/a> that the network had declined in revenue by $400 million over three years from 2021 to 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to CNN to comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1942980\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1942980\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN is set for significant layoffs, focusing on digital strategy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2394069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CNN-smallest-ratings-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9373,7970,35247,34809,33800],"class_list":["post-2394068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cnn","tag-layoffs","tag-media-industry","tag-news-report","tag-trump-presidency"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CNN-smallest-ratings-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394068","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\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394068"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394072,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394068\/revisions\/2394072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}