CNN announced major layoffs earlier this week, cutting around 6% of its workforce, or nearly 200 jobs. The struggling news network is also shaking up its weekday show lineup as it attempts to recover from shedding millions of viewers since the first Trump administration.
Is the move a sign that CNN is crashing and burning? Puck News founding partner and senior correspondent Dylan Byers spoke to Morning Wire host John Bickley to provide more insight into the changes at the legacy media network.
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John: CNN has announced hundreds of layoffs of employees in their post-inauguration restructuring. This has been going on for a while. What do we know so far about CNN’s plans and what are you hearing behind the scenes?
Dylan: Well, look, CNN’s plans for the future are now sort of evergreen. Mark Thompson, who has been in the position as CEO for well over a year, has been sort of alluding…
