<p>CNN CEO Chris Licht will be <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/07/cnn-ceo-chris-licht-out-after-trump-town-hall-atlantic-article.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leaving</a> the media company just 16 months after being picked for the position.</p>
<p>Licht <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/07/media/chris-licht-cnn/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Wednesday that he will be leaving CNN after meeting with Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. The 51-year-old CEO will be replaced in the interim by a three-person leadership team which includes longtime CNN executive Amy Entelis, who worked closely with former cable news boss Jeff Zucker before Zucker&#8217;s resignation in February of 2022.</p>
<p>“For a number of reasons things didn’t work out and that’s unfortunate,” Zaslav said. “It’s really unfortunate. And ultimately that’s on me. And I take full responsibility for that.”</p>
<p>Zaslav told employees that CNN is “in the process of conducting a wide search” for a new leader that could &#8220;take a while.&#8221;</p>
<p>Licht&#8217;s tenure at CNN was rough from the start. Weeks after Licht took over the reins, the cable news giant&#8217;s attempt at launching a streaming service <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/warner-bros-discovery-is-shutting-down-cnn-after-new-streaming-service-struggled-to-attract-viewers-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">failed</a> after a month in operation, attracting fewer than 10,000 daily users. The CNN executive also faced criticism from his employees and poor ratings performances in the news channel&#8217;s primetime slots.</p>
<p>Familiar faces on the network, such as longtime journalist Brian Stelter and host Don Lemon, were axed under Licht&#8217;s reign. The tumultuous leadership of Licht came to a boiling point when the network hosted a town hall with former President Donald Trump in May. Leftist critics ripped the company for giving Trump a platform. Politicians and media personalities from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Joe Scarborough were angered by CNN&#8217;s decision to host Trump on the platform that has consistently offered friendly coverage to Democrats.</p>
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<p>Last week, Licht faced more criticism after The Atlantic published a 15,000-word profile titled &#8220;Inside the Meltdown at CNN,&#8221; a piece that reportedly enraged executives at Warner Bros. Discovery.</p>
<p>“I have great respect for Chris, personally and professionally,” Zaslav <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/07/cnn-ceo-chris-licht-out-after-trump-town-hall-atlantic-article.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a> in a news release. “The job of leading CNN was never going to be easy, especially at a time of huge disruption and transformation, and he has poured his heart and soul into it. While we know we have work to do as we look to identify a new leader, we have absolute confidence in the team we have in place and will continue to fight for CNN and its world class journalism.”</p>

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