CNN's new CEO mostly ignored his staff at a holiday party and read critical coverage about himself on his phone instead: report
Alberta was granted a tremendous amount of access for the profile, allowing him to witness firsthand all kinds of behind-the-scenes interactions, like Licht criticizing then-anchor Don Lemon's on-air outfit.
"What the fuck is he wearing?" Licht said of Lemon's fur-lined white jacket. A producer told Lemon they weren't a fan of the jacket and after the next commercial break it was gone."Licht recalled a recent dustup with his own diversity, equity, and inclusion staff after making some spicy remarks at a conference."I said, 'A Black person, a brown person, and an Asian woman that all graduated the same year from Harvard is not diversity,'" he told me.
A minute later—after noting how sharing that anecdote could get him in trouble, and pausing to consider what he would say next—Licht added:"I think 'Defund the police' would've been covered differently if newsrooms were filled with people who had lived in public housing." I asked him why."They have a different relationship with their need with the police," he said.
If Licht elaborated on his plans to hire more public-housing residents into the ranks at CNN, Alberta didn't quote him on it.Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.
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