CNN reporter Oliver Darcy described Licht's tenure as "stained by a series of severe missteps."
Darcy wrote that Licht alienated employees at all levels of CNN and effectively "lost the room."
He said the chairman and CEO alienated employees at all levels of the organization and effectively "lost the room."
But he "quickly squandered much of that goodwill through a series of blunders, many of his own making," Darcy wrote.
"In the final days, Licht seemed to understand that he had alienated staffers," Darcy wrote.
Persons:
Christ Licht, Oliver Darcy, Darcy, Licht, Chris Licht, Licht's, Jeff Zucker, Stephen Colbert, Brian Stelter, Donald Trump, Kris Coratti Kelly, Matt Dornic
Organizations:
CNN