Propaganda outlet CNN is set to fire hundreds of staff members, including major personalities, following a major election loss where it did everything it could to make sure President-Elect Donald Trump was not elected.
The ratings-challenged outlet will reportedly conduct “layoffs that will impact hundreds of employees across the organization,” according to Puck News, after trailing behind MSNBC, which also saw ratings tank, and Fox News on election night. CNN already fired about 100 employees earlier this year.
“The days of liberal journalists being paid millions and tens-of-millions to pontificate and schmooze with their permanent ruling class friends should be coming to an end,” Curtis Houck, MRC Newsbusters managing editor, told The Federalist. “CNN’s parent company WarnerMedia has had a litany of struggles financially, so it’s no surprise they’d look to CNN as a place to slim down.”
CNN CEO Mark Thompson, who came to the network last year after Chris Licht was pushed out, appears to be shifting gears from television production to focus on a “new digital-first landscape,” Puck reported, and fire members of the television team whose “talents won’t necessarily be needed.”
