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☆ Thousands of tech workers were laid off last week. Experts say it's just the beginning.
  + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
We've got a lot to get to today, so I'm going to get straight into the news, starting with why experts are warning that tech layoffs are just beginning. Thousands of workers were laid off last week. A Tesla alum used this pitch deck to raise a $2.5 million seed round for his startup. We got a look at the pitch deck its founder used to raise seed funding — check it out here. Plus, check out our full, searchable pitch deck database here.
☆ CNN CEO Chris Licht is facing an increasingly angry newsroom as more layoffs loom, plans are murky, and staff have lost confidence after 'horrible programming decisions'
  + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
CNN CEO Chris Licht has been faulted by the newsroom for too many changes and not enough communication. Chris Licht needs a hit. "People are starting to believe there is no plan," said one executive familiar with the workings of CNN. "Is Chris Licht going to be there for them and push back on government officials? Many on the ad sales team that was formerly dedicated to CNN have either been pink-slipped or joined the broader ad sales group under WBD ad honcho Jon Steinlauf.
☆ CNN chief Chris Licht has big ideas, but employees are nervous, and more job cuts are coming
  + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +13 min
Courtesy: CNNShifting from ZuckerPart of Licht's challenge as the new leader of CNN is he's not the old leader. There's also a hangover effect from the sudden collapse of CNN+, which Zucker pushed relentlessly as the future of the business. The comments heightened anxiety for many CNN staffers, according to six people who were at the company at the time. The changes should also bring workflow alignments to CNN digital and linear, which should help both entities' content and organization. CNN still hasn't named a chief digital officer, although the company's job posting now says it's filled.
☆ CNN employees brace for layoffs after network chief warns of ‘unsettling’ changes ahead
  + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
New York CNN Business —“Unsettling.”That’s the sort of news CNN staffers had delivered to their inboxes at 1pm ET on Wednesday when network boss Chris Licht candidly informed them that sweeping changes are imminent. In other words, brace for layoffs by the end of the year. Licht, who has been conducting a business review of CNN for six months, said in a memo that he had identified areas where changes will be made. Licht’s memo came hours after CNBC’s Alex Sherman published a deep-dive examining the future of CNN. Licht said in his memo that he aims to have the changes implemented by end of year so that 2023 can start on a strong foot.
☆ Jake Tapper heads to primetime as CNN announces slate of midterm elections programming
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
New York, NY CNN —Jake Tapper is moving to primetime as part of a sweeping set of programming changes CNN announced Thursday that will take effect through the midterm elections. Tapper, the network’s lead Washington anchor, will anchor the 9 p.m. hour starting October 10 and continuing until November 11. The announcement about Tapper was accompanied by a slew of other major programming changes. Alisyn Camerota, co-anchor of “CNN Newsroom” in the afternoons, and Laura Coates, senior legal analyst, will anchor from 10 p.m. to midnight through the midterm elections, CNN said. CNN said Lemon will sign off his primetime program on October 7 to prepare for the new show.
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