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☆ Patience wears thin at ABC News as frustrated staffers wonder when Disney will make leadership changes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

After the meeting concluded, a person familiar with the situation told CNN that Godwin was simply at a prescheduled doctor’s appointment. Regardless, the rampant speculation her absence spurred spoke to the apprehension of staffers, who are thirsty for change and whose patience is wearing thin. Bob Iger is known to pay special attention to ABC News and OConnell wouldn’t have been appointed had Disney brass not felt it necessary. “She knew it was bad, but I don’t think she knew how bad it was,” a network insider told CNN. It’s now up to OConnell to dig ABC News out of the ditch and infuse it with its old swagger.

Persons: Kim Godwin, Godwin, Debra OConnell, Greg Doherty, Bob Iger, OConnell, Akin, Chris Licht’s, It’s Organizations: New York CNN, ABC, CNN, Disney, ABC News Locations: New York, Burbank

Mark Thompson, a former chief executive of The New York Times and leader of the BBC, is expected to be named the next top executive of CNN, according to three people with knowledge of the decision. Some senior executives at Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN’s parent company, have already been informed of the decision to hire Mr. Thompson, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because some executives at CNN hadn’t yet been informed of the decision. Mr. Thompson and a spokesman for Warner Bros. Ratings have plummeted, profits have slumped, and the network is still reeling from Chris Licht’s tenure as chief executive, which was terminated in June amid sagging staff morale.

Persons: Mark Thompson, Thompson, Chris Licht’s, Licht’s, Amy Entelis, Virginia Moseley, Eric Sherling —, David Leavy, David Zaslav Organizations: The New York Times, CNN, Warner Bros, Discovery, Warner Bros .

☆ CNN staffers breathe sigh of relief after dismissal of embattled network chief. Now they wonder, what’s next?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN staffers don’t want the organization to be known for and consumed by a never-ending soap opera starring the C-suite. With Chris Licht’s dismissal as chairman and chief executive of CNN on Wednesday morning, staffers are aiming to get back to that mission. In recent months, David Zaslav, chief executive of CNN parent Warner Bros. The piece, in which Alberta spoke to more than 100 CNN employees, called into question Licht’s ability to lead the organization moving forward. Will the next network chief be an improvement over Licht?

Persons: don’t, Chris Licht’s, Jeff Zucker, Licht, David Zaslav, Zaslav’s, David Leavy, Tim Alberta, Zaslav, —, “, ”, ” Zaslav, “ It’s, Amy Entelis, Virginia Moseley, Eric Sherling, WBD Organizations: CNN, Employees, Warner Bros, Hudson, New Locations: Alberta, New York

☆ Top CNN Anchors Criticize CEO Chris Licht’s Leadership
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Isabella Simonetti | Joe Flint | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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