CNN says it has canceled its weekly program on the media, “Reliable Sources,” and host Brian Stelter will be leaving the network.
on the media after three decades on the air, and said Thursday that its host, Brian Stelter, is leaving the network.“Reliable Sources,” and its host, appear to be the first prominent casualties in CNN's effort to become less confrontational politically, a priority of Chris Licht, who became the network's chairman and CEO in the spring, and his boss, David Zaslav, head of the Warner Bros. Discovery parent company.
Stelter said that he was grateful for his nine years at CNN, proud of the show and thankful to its viewers. There was a quick release of glee among some of Stelter's critics online. The conservative Daily Wire site tweeted a picture of a roomful of empty chairs, captioning it, “Brian Stelter's fans gathering to watch his last episode.”
Dan Froomkin, a liberal media critic and head of the Press Watch website, tweeted that it was a terrible move by CNN.
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