My loyalty is first and foremost to this organization and to journalism without fear or favor to anyone else, including our parent company. Mr. Licht said he was under no illusion that stepping into the chief executive job would be easy or make him popular. Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Among the reforms, Licht directed network anchors and producers to stop using the phrase "The Big Lie" to describe attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election - in part because it's a. Benjamin Mullin and Michael M. Grynbaum contributed reporting. In a memorably raucous December 2016 panel at Harvard, Zucker even argued that other Republican candidates failed to seek the same media attention that Trump did, to which rival GOP campaign strategists cried bullshit.. Asked about his efforts to make CNN less partisan, Mr. Licht gave this analogy: Suppose its raining outside. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Some at CNN felt Mr. Zucker had been unfairly sacrificed and remained staunchly loyal to their former boss. I love the collaboration. On one side is the view that this is politics and it should be covered aggressively. He was named Zuckers replacement on February 26, 2022, following the surprise resignation of CNN President Jeff Zucker in February 2022. Youve already seen far less of the Breaking News banner across our programming. In fact, Mr. Zaslav said in an interview that he never considered anyone else for the job. Mr. Licht and Mr. Zaslav not to mention Warners largest shareholder, the media mogul John Malone were philosophically aligned. June 16, 2022 CNN's newly installed CEO, Chris Licht, reportedly wants to phase out the use of "the big lie" when referring to Donald Trump 's "stolen election" claims, a change that comes amid. /*