New CNN chief Chris Licht is supposedly trying to make the network less of a progressive echo chamber and the Left is not happy about it.
Licht claimed during a recent interview that he has been on the receiving end of ‘uninformed vitriol’ from the Left for his efforts.
CNN boss Chris Licht slams 'stunning' left-wing 'vitriol' aimed at him https://t.co/a0jXz0anoj pic.twitter.com/R0GZJFngGj
— New York Post (@nypost) December 18, 2022
From the New York Post:
CNN boss Chris Licht slammed liberals for criticizing his move to make CNN less partisan, saying it only makes him more confident about his decisions.
“The uninformed vitriol, especially from the left, has been stunning,” Licht, who took over the cable network in May, told The New York Times. “Which proves my point: So much of what passes for news is name-calling, half-truths and desperation.”
Licht was tasked with bringing CNN back to its hard-news roots, to tamp down on anti-Trump, left-leaning punditry, and to cut costs.
He told the Times he thinks of people in the political center as “normal” — but insists appealing to “normal” people doesn’t mean the content should be boring.
What did Licht think was going to happen? Lefties don’t want ‘normal’ reporting, they want to get their daily fill of Trump hatred.
He still has a lot of work to do if he wants to change CNN.
That’s what the left does when you don’t agree with them, they literally lose their minds. Some of the most hateful people
— Me (@christopher_jon) December 18, 2022
It's going to be hard to undo what Zucker, Lemon, Cuomo, and the likes did to this network. I will never see @CNN as anything other than "Communist News Network." I will not return to watching CNN…Ever. It's blocked on all my TVs– so no accidental ratings from my house.
— Marlena G (@MarlenaGThomp) December 18, 2022
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Everyone needs to understand that catering to people that are unhappy hive mind drones that will never be happy no matter how much you virtue signal to them, or what you do, is a losing strategy. You may get little wins here and there but over time you will loose.
— FragmentoPro (@FragmentoPro) December 18, 2022
The Left thinks CNN is theirs.
That's what happens after #CNN has been genuflecting to #WokeBullies for decades. https://t.co/AU0ZG5pfwJ
— Daily Planet (@Headlines4You) December 18, 2022
Best of luck, Mr. Licht.
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