Acosta, who frequently clashed with Trump in his first term, is leaving CNN after being stripped of his morning show and offered a midnight program in its place.
Jim Acosta is leaving his longtime home of CNN. The anchor’s decision to depart the cable news network comes five days after it was reported that The Situation Room, Wolf Blitzer’s long-running evening program,
Jim Acosta shared during his morning broadcast on Tuesday, Jan. 28, that he would not be returning to the CNN desk after 18 years with the organization, saying that after 'careful consideration' and 'weighing alternative time slots CNN offered,
Jim Acosta announced his new venture Tuesday — hours after signing off as a CNN anchor with an anti-Trump rant.
After hosting an early evening news broadcast on CNN for 20 years, veteran journalist Wolf Blitzer may be getting a brand new time slot. The network is eyeing a potential move for The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer that would see it air during mid-to-late mornings instead of at 6 p.
CNN made several changes to its lineup, including giving anchor Jake Tapper a new time slot and removing Jim Acosta from his morning show.
The new lineup was unveiled just hours after CNN CEO Mark Thompson outlined job cuts and a digital-first strategy for the venerable cable news channel.
Acosta is the first big name to exit CNN in the changes being implemented by CEO Mark Thompson. Thompson last week also told staff that the company intends to lay off a couple hundred employees in a pivot to digital, with a new streaming service in the works.
CNN is strongly considering moving veteran Wolf Blitzer to a new daytime slot, potentially pairing him with Pamela Brown
"The Situation Room" host would reportedly co-anchor the new two-hour program with Pamela Brown under the plan being discussed
CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer is reportedly moving to a morning time slot to make room for new talent, amid a larger shakeup at the embattled network. Blitzer, the long-tenured host of The Situation Room at 6 p.
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