Brian Stelter dropped by CNN: Why the 'Reliable Sources' host was shown the door
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CNN dismissed "Reliable Sources" host and media correspondent Brian Stelter this week in the latest dramatic shake-up under new network CEO Chris Licht.
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The writing had been on the wall since high-powered media executive John Malone, a Warner Bros. Discovery board member who mentored CEO David Zaslav, declared last year CNN should revert to nonpartisan journalism once the liberal network was under the Discovery umbrella. Months later, on the heels of Zucker’s being forced out ahead of the long-planned merger, Stelter accused Malone of "not watching CNN directly" and relying on talking heads and columnists who complain about the network.