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CNN cuts 6% of workforce

CNN cuts jobs as a GOP lawmaker hits back at the network on air

When it comes to “legacy” media, you don’t get more legacy than CNN, at least when it comes to cable news. Launched in 1980, CNN was the first network to offer 24-hour news, a programming strategy seen as risky at the time but now seems to have launched the era of infotainment and given rise to its behemoth competitor, Fox.

LA Times on MSN · 1d

CNN hit with 6% staff cut as network sets a plan for a digital future

Cable cord-cutting and a decline in revenue led to a significant workforce reduction at the Warner Bros. Discovery unit while new employees are hired for digital efforts.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

CNN cuts 6% of workforce as layoffs hit struggling network

Layoffs hit CNN on Thursday when roughly 6% of its workforce was let go because of "irreversible shifts in the way audiences in America and around the world consume news."

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Forbes · 17h

CNN Job Cuts Are A Painful Reminder Of Where TV News Is Heading

After months of speculation, CNN cut 6% of its TV news staff, while continuing to add talent focused on digital products. Expect more shifts like this for TV news.

Barron's · 1d

US News Giant CNN Eyes 200 Job Cuts, Streaming Overhaul

US news network CNN will shed six percent of staff, some 200 people, the outlet said Thursday as it embarks on a major shakeup of staffing and programing amid a deluge of political news.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

CNN Cuts Jobs, Prepares New Streaming Rollout

CNN is laying off roughly 200 employees, or about 6% of its workforce, part of a plan Chief Executive Mark Thompson says will shift the cable TV brand’s emphasis toward digital growth and prepare it to launch a streaming service.

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CNN boss Mark Thompson told Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper and 100 other journalists not to ‘express outrage’ during Trump inauguration: report

CNN boss Mark Thompson told more than 100 journalists and top on-air talent including Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper that ...

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CNN Moves Top Anchor Amid Massive Shakeup: Report

CNN has reportedly moved veteran anchor Wolf Blitzer to a new slot in the mornings amid a massive network shakeup, sources ...

CNN laying off about 200 employees as part of shift to digital model

CNN, already beset by historically low television ratings, is laying off six percent of its staff, roughly 200 people, chief executive Mark Thompson announced in a memo to employees Thursday morning.

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