Don’t Follow A Legend
There is much being written about Chris Licht being kicked out of his job as CEO of CNN. You can go elsewhere for analysis by media and business reporters. But here’s an angle I’m intimately knowledgeable about.
As I Tweeted
Chris Licht, new boss at CNN, says the network will stop over-hyping every story as “Breaking News!” Now if we could only get that kid selling newspapers on the corner in black and white movies to stop yelling, “Extra! Extra!”
As I Tweeted
On February 28th, after Chris Licht was named top guy at CNN, I wrote that its employees should immediately update their resumes because new bosses always make changes. Moments ago, Licht announced CNN+ will shut down on April 30th. Resumes ready?
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
A friend tried to convince me CNN would be much better if it covered the news in a non-partisan matter. As veteran journalist Jim Avila explains, that’s become impossible. Here’s why.
Resume Update Alert
CNN’s new boss introduced himself to the team today. In doing so, he said many of the same things I heard during company buyouts and executive changes in my media career. So, here’s my advice to his soon-to-be-underlings.