Following a devastating article that portrays him as aloof and press-obsessed, beleaguered CNN chief Chris Licht said he would win back the trust of frustrated staffers.
At the top of the editorial call on Monday morning, according to sources familiar with the matter, Licht first congratulated anchor Jake Tapper for moderating a Sunday night town hall with GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley.
“I know these past few days have been very hard for this group,” Licht said. “I fully recognize that this news cycle and my role in it overshadowed the incredible week of reporting that we just had and distracted from the work of every single journalist in this organization. And for that, I am sorry.”
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