In a move that felt like an inevitability, longtime media maven Brian Stelter is making his return this month to the airwaves and to CNN. In an announcement made to subscribers of the “Reliable Sources” newsletter (something I missed initially, as the previous overlord of that release had cut off my subscription), Stelter trumpeted his return to the fold. This appeared to be something on the horizon, given Brian’s frequent guest appearances made over the past few months.
There was some intrigue as to how this facet of CNN was going to be maintained. It was just weeks ago that Oliver Darcy made his departure known, as he was embarking on a solo subscription project, and CNN was said to be placing the newsletter on hiatus for an undisclosed period of time. Now Brian has let it be known that he will be operating back under that moniker but in some vaguely different ways.
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