The Year in Media: 7 Cliff-Hangers to Keep You in Suspense as the Ball Drops

Can Chris Licht Turn CNN Around? Licht’s confidantes and advisers must have been beaming when James Stewart’s long-awaited New York Times profile landed on December 18, like a warm bundle of holiday cheer. (Licht’s boss, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, gave the piece a hearty plug on Instagram.) After months of rough and relentless coverage that put Licht’s leadership under the lens of a high-power microscope, here was a sympathetic portrait from a titan of the business pages. Nevertheless, it’s too early to tell whether Licht and his lieutenants can continue to flip the narrative. CNN brought the curtain… Read Full Article