{"id":2396024,"date":"2025-01-28T10:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-acosta-quitting-cnn-in-a-huff-after-receiving-humiliating-demotion-report\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T10:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:21:14","slug":"jim-acosta-quitting-cnn-in-a-huff-after-receiving-humiliating-demotion-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-acosta-quitting-cnn-in-a-huff-after-receiving-humiliating-demotion-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Acosta Quitting CNN in a Huff After Receiving Humiliating Demotion: 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\">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%2Fjim-acosta-quitting-cnn-in-a-huff-after-receiving-humiliating-demotion-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=2396024&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>In a recent report by Status News, it \u200bwas suggested that Jim Acosta, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vaticans-health-conference-features-pro-abortion-chelsea-clinton\/\" title=\"Vatican\u2019s Health Conference Features Pro-Abortion Chelsea Clinton\">prominent journalist<\/a>\u200d at CNN, may soon be leaving the network\u2063 following a \u200cshift in his duties. CNN&#8217;s CEO, Mark Thompson, reassigned Acosta\u2063 from his 10 a.m. weekday slot,taking \u200dover the time for\u200d &#8220;The Situation Room\u200b with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela \u2063Brown.&#8221; This change comes as \u2063CNN faces challenges to improve its ratings,particularly as Donald Trump resumes a meaningful\u2063 public presence. Acosta has reportedly expressed difficulty with this change \u2063and may be considering \u200cleaving CNN altogether after 18 \u2063years\u2062 with the company.<\/p>\n<p>Despite attempts \u200dby CNN to\u2062 frame\u200b the reassignment \u200dpositively, suggesting potential opportunities for Acosta \u2062in \u200bLos\u200b Angeles, many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-must-normalize-massacres-anti-israel-activist-earns-cheers-from-london-crowd-critics-blast-police-response\/\" title=\"Anti-Israel activist receives applause from London crowd for advocating the normalization of massacres, while critics condemn the police&#039;s handling of the situation\">commentators \u200cnoted<\/a> \u2062that the new time slot would likely\u2064 attract lower viewership. The speculation around Acosta&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">departure gained traction online<\/a>, \u2063with \u200cobservers \u2064celebrating the news, highlighting the transformed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-dan-bongino-on-the-future-of-parler-and-governments-role-in-tech\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Dan Bongino on the Future of Parler and Government\u2019s Role in Tech\">media landscape<\/a> since Trump&#8217;s first \u200bterm. Furthermore, CNN recently announced layoffs impacting about 200 employees as \u200cpart of a broader\u200c restructuring focused on \u200cdigital content. these developments signal a significant shift within \u200cthe network, reflecting changes in\u200d both leadership \u200cand strategic direction.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A new report said Jim Acosta, who battled President Donald Trump during Trump&rsquo;s first term in the White House, could be leaving CNN soon.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.status.news\/p\/jim-acosta-leaving-cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Status News<\/a>, the decision to jump ship was triggered by a shift in his duties.<\/p>\n<p>CNN CEO Mark Thompson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-engulfed-chaos-jim-acosta-threatening-quit-reassignment-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shifted Acosta<\/a> from a 10 a.m. weekday spot.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown&rdquo; took the time slot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jim Acosta out at CNN<br \/> This winning is out of control<\/p>\n<p>&#127482;&#127480; P25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5hzGB2gqpm\">pic.twitter.com\/5hzGB2gqpm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TrashDiscourse (@TrashDiscourse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrashDiscourse\/status\/1884061866156253200?\">January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although CNN has been casting about for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desperate-cnn-set-undergo-significant-programming-overhaul-big-names-impacted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winning combinations<\/a> for some time, Status News noted that the move &ldquo;conspicuously coincided with Donald Trump&rsquo;s return to power.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Acosta was given a show running from midnight until 2 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>The Status report said CNN tried to gloss the shift as a chance to hit prime time in the Pacific time zone and said he could move to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Status wrote, &ldquo;the reality is the program would have aired at a time in which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-cant-quit-trump-nearly-40-of-all-stories-about-joe-biden-mention-donald-trump\/\" title=\"The Media Can\u2019t Quit Trump: Nearly 40% Of All Stories About Joe Biden Mention Donald Trump\">cable news viewership<\/a> is at its lowest levels.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Word that Acosta might be history drew cheers from many.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Notorious liberal scold and anti-Trump legacy news personality Jim Acosta is out at CNN. The media landscape is unrecognizable from the beginning of Trump&rsquo;s first term in 2017, and that&rsquo;s a very good thing for America,&rdquo; Charlie Kirk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1884062529925857535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Notorious liberal scold and anti-Trump legacy news personality Jim Acosta is out at CNN.<\/p>\n<p>The media landscape is unrecognizable from the beginning of Trump&rsquo;s first term in 2017, and that&rsquo;s a very good thing for America. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j12LEOip2T\">pic.twitter.com\/j12LEOip2T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1884062529925857535?\">January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/jim-acosta-leaving-cnn-after-being-pulled-from-networks-programming-schedule-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, citing a CNN &ldquo;insider&rdquo; it did not name, Acosta, who has been with CNN for 18 years, &ldquo;struggled with the choice&rdquo; and &ldquo;may be cutting his contract short as a result.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, CNN announced it was laying off 6 percent of its employees, which means about 200 people will lose their jobs, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/mass-layoffs-hit-four-states-cnn-amazon-starbucks-2020475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Newsweek wrote that producers, editors, and other employees who work behind the scenes will face the brunt of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-engulfed-chaos-jim-acosta-threatening-quit-reassignment-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cuts<\/a>, which are expected to take place in the New York City office.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jim Acosta is OUT at CNN.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;d like to thank Jim Acosta for this timeless moment&hellip; When Donald Trump shut him down and told him &ldquo;You Are Fake News!&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TOcGddoSfn\">pic.twitter.com\/TOcGddoSfn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shawn_Farash\/status\/1884072229773926804?\">January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our objective is a simple one: to shift&nbsp;CNN&rsquo;s gravity towards the platforms and products where the audience themselves are shifting,&rdquo;&nbsp;Thompson wrote in a memo to employees, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/23\/business\/cnn-boss-mark-thompson-confirms-200-layoffs-in-digital-push\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, which said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jim-acosta-absolutely-brutalized-cnn-co-workers-insufferable-egomaniac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">network<\/a> is trying to shift to more digital content.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Status News suggests that this potential exit is linked to a change in his responsibilities, as CNN CEO Mark Thompson has reassigned Acosta from his 10 a.m. weekday slot to a new show airing from midnight to 2 a.m. ET. This shift coincides with Trump&#8217;s return to prominence and has drawn mixed reactions, with some celebrating the news of Acosta&#8217;s possible departure. 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