CNN boss warned top journalists to avoid ‘pre-judging’ Trump
Change in policy? The CNN head told journalists not to ‘re-litigate the past.’
World Israel News 23.01.2025
Mark Thompson, the chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide, told the network’s top talent and 100 other journalists not to express outrage during President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday.
During a virtual meeting on Sunday, Thompson told Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper, and others to “avoid pre-judging” Trump and not to express any outrage of their own during his swearing in as president.
According to Status reporter Oliver Darcy, Thompson said he didn’t want the “coverage to re-litigate the past,” given the tense relationship between CNN and Trump during his previous administration.
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