CNN Boss Chris Licht Tells Staff ‘Sorry’ for Losing Their Trust, Says He’ll ‘Fight Like Hell’ to Win It Back
Photo:Mike Coppola/Getty Mike Coppola/Getty CNN CEO Chris Licht told employees he would “fight like hell” to win back their trust, just days after ascathingAtlanticprofiledocumented his first year on the job, in the process heightening concerns among network staffers about his leadership abilities. “To those whose trust I’ve lost, I will fight like hell to win it back, because you deserve a leader who will be in the trenches, fighting to ensure CNN remains the world’s most trusted name in news,” Licht said on a Monday morning editorial call, according to journalist Brian Stelter, who reported inNew York Magazinethat staffers at the network “appreciated his humility....