CNN CEO Chris Licht is set to leave the network after a controversial year in the position.
On Wednesday, David Zaslav, the chief executive of CNN’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, told the network’s employees, “I met with Chris and he will be leaving CNN.”
Bulletin: Chris Licht is out at CNN.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) June 7, 2023
CNBC notes the news came after The Atlantic published “an unflattering 15,000-word profile of Licht.”
The outgoing CEO faced criticism over CNN’s town hall with former President Donald Trump last month.
Additionally, the network’s ratings dropped 25% in May compared to the previous year, as the New York Post reports, citing Nielsen.