The Atlantic published a really tough article about CNN CEO Chris Licht.
The disaster I'm referring to is Tim Alberta's devastating profile of CNN chair and CEO Chris Licht published Friday.
And maybe, the story suggests, that's because that big idea is not really Licht's plan at all but one foisted on him by his boss, Warner Bros.
Through the summer, Alberta and Licht and CNN comms people talked about what the story might look like.
A handful of sources tell me Kelly was skeptical of whether this was a good idea, Dornic was happy to do whatever, and Licht really, really wanted to do it.
Persons:
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Organizations:
CNN, Trump Town Hall, Warner Bros, Discovery, Journalism, Licht, Global Communications, American Museum of, Disney, Alberta, Trump, Atlantic
Locations:
Alberta, Manhattan