By almost any measure, he has had a rough start. We're going to get back to our roots. His background consists largely of producing anti-GOP programs such as MSNBCs Morning Joe and Stephen Colberts late-night show on CBS. The tenor of our voice holistically has to reflect that, Licht added. "I think anyone who doesnt see that, or argues with that, is just wrong. But now the channel under its newly installed chief executive, Chris Licht is undergoing another rapid change, seeking to row away from some of its well-known anchors political partisanship and back to a more nuts-and-bolts approach to journalism. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Then came the politically divisive response to the Covid pandemic, a European land war, climate disasters, police violence, mass shootings and now an economic reckoning. Daily updates from Washington, Wall Street, and Silicon Valley. The fact is that the wall between objective news and liberal opinion has completely collapsed at CNN and cant be rebuilt unless Licht fires Don Lemon and company, which, up to this point, Licht has shown no willingness to do. Nazi murders of Jews to 'hating someone for political views' CNN has long claimed to be the most trusted name in news but its recent history has seen the rolling US cable news channel court controversy with a shift to the left as the rise of Donald Trump roiled American politics. Mr. Licht said he doesnt recall Mr. Zaslav ever offering him the job, or his accepting it. Miklos Sarvary, a professor and director of the media and technology program at Columbia Business School, said that entertainment was potentially more profitable than low-margin news. If Lichts idea of mending fences with the GOP is putting Jonah Goldberg on the air more, he is clearly not serious. In 2005, Mr. Licht moved to NBCs sibling network, MSNBC, soon becoming an executive producer for Morning Joe, which he helped develop into an improbable success in its hotly competitive morning time slot. Exclusive: Inside the S--tshow That Was the Trump-Biden Transition. She works as a Correspondent for NBC News. /*