Media Elites Shocked by Atlantic’s Take On CNN Boss Chris Licht

Media elites were taken aback by an extensive report from The Atlantic that dismantled CNN’s CEO Chris Licht. The report entitled, Inside the Meltdown at CNN, covered in-depth interviews Licht had granted author Tim Alberta, including one at the gym. The report characterized Licht as a person who is more concerned with how his predecessor ran the company than leading CNN into the future. Licht is depicted as unprepared for the May 10 Trump town hall and misguided in his coverage of the twice-impeached president. Media insiders, all of whom run big newsrooms, were left wondering if Licht actually had a vision for the network under his guidance. The article is brutal, leading to one outsider believing that Licht is done at CNN. The network’s comms boss, Matt Dornic, refused to comment.