CNN journalists live, including some of the largest personalities of the network, for fear of “inevitable” workers and wage discounts as the new CEO is looking to form financial affairs amid declining classifications.
This is according to AnglerAnd reported on Wednesday that Chris Wallace, 77, who has already fell to the weekend-is among the names of the most famous network whose future is in a state of forgetfulness.
The Wallace contract is said to be $ 8.5 million, and the former CNN chairman signed it to recruit him away from Fox News three years ago, and was seen at the office of CEO Mark Thompson on Tuesday.
It is said that the future of Chris Wallace in CNN is in a state of forgetfulness. The 77 -year -old joined CNN in January 2022 after 18 years in Fox News.
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I told the sources Angler This “Flat is new up” in CNN, with Thompson-which was appointed late last summer-was fixed to repair the network by adding the responsibilities of the reporter, denying increases, cutting positions, and even transferring some operations from New York to Atlanta to a large extent.
“If you don’t get several months, then you are in an unstable place,” said one of CNN employees Angler Contract negotiations. “This anxiety has been exposed abroad, exit, and through the place.” Angler I stated that more than 15 people familiar with CNN echoed this feeling.
Sources added to Angler That network Dozens of national correspondents-It is prevailed to make in the middle to six numbers-at risk of obtaining their salaries or setting it entirely. CNN 92 is listed as “correspondents and correspondents.”
One of the employees in the newsletter said: “Mark knows that he does not like the traditional style of the TV packages we are doing.”. “He wants excited people. He does not want people who resemble your traditional anchor, and it turns out [edgy] People are cheaper. “
Nielsen data shows that, last month, CNN drew 853,000 of the total-thirds less than the Fox News, who had 2.5 million, and much less than his MSNBC colleagues, which attracted 1.4 million viewers.
In addition to the least viewers, according to what was reported, it was also afflicted with CNN’s statement, which is the repetition between its digital process and the programming on the air, which was previously treated as “two different worlds” but is close to becoming one.
“The place must be turned upside down,” one of the employees told ONDLER. “He does not work because no one is watching. He needs radical repair.”
This means that administrative cuts may be important, as sources said AnglerAnd that correspondents on the air may soon be assigned to the unanimous duties of them previously. According to what was reported, this includes correspondents who are asked to write their text programs, produce them, and photograph the shots vertically for Tiktok videos, and writing their digital articles.
Another field that can afflict strongly is the strong Policy team of CNN in its office in Washington. Angler She stated that Thompson believes that CNN “is excessive in indexing on politics” and needs more travel and entertainment news.
Other measures to reduce costs include rejecting increases in contract negotiations-it does not matter how size is the name.
Jake Taber, 55, has entered into a three -year new deal with Thompson this year, but he was unable to record wages from $ 7 million he was doing annually. According to what was reported, the same applies to Wolf Blezer, 76, whose contract was renewed on his old salary of $ 3 million per year.
“Mark has explained that cable work is important for revenue for years to come, as one of the old CNN warriors said,” But this is not the thing that will provide us in the long run. “