What goes around comes around and in Chris Wallace’s case it’s punching him in the face.
Wallace left Fox News claiming that the network was too radical and landed at CNN.
The former Fox host was supposed to headline the network’s new streaming service however it appears that it’s never going to get off the ground, CNN is already preparing for layoffs.
Breaking: @CNNplus employees bracing for layoffs possibly as soon as May amid projections of lackluster sales of new streaming channel; CNN employees say new streaming channel could be merged into larger @discoveryplus as early as May unless subscriptions pick up 130 @FoxBusiness
— Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) March 30, 2022
SOURCE @ Discovery: “@CNNplus is an overly ambitious ego project that doesn’t connect with the current reality at @CNN and has no chance of reaching Zucker’s vision. It will be scaled back significantly to align with the new mission for the news channel”
— Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) February 13, 2022
It is no wonder that it was reported Wallace is having daily meltdowns.
We reported recently that Chris isn’t handling the news well especially after it was announced that CNN is under new management and is cleaning house.
SOURCE: Chris Wallace is having “daily meltdowns” at @CNN / @CNNplus. / Remember, CNN+ was Zucker and girlfriend Allison Gollust’s “baby” and without them, the service is very much in flux. Something Wallace is not pleased with. (more to come)
— Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) February 16, 2022
SOURCE UPDATE: “He has threatened to quit 2x this week. And it’s just Tuesday” https://t.co/4BU3tGl5y5
— Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) February 23, 2022
Wallace isn’t the only member of CNN freaking out.
It has been reported that Warner Brothers-Discover head David Zaslav, who owns CNN, is going try and dial back the partisanship and “re-establish” credibility. Host Brian Stelter and his buddy Oliver Darcy appear to be on the chopping block. According to DC Examiner, Jon Nicosia Discovery leaked that executive producer Chris Licht, formerly of CBS This Morning is slotted to run CNN. They also announced that the role of “media reporter” is going to “take a new direction.”
SOURCE: In the new @CNN post-Discovery “the role of ‘Media Reporter’ is going to take a new direction that will require staff realignments”
— Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) February 27, 2022
Also. The fact Discovery leaked the name of the new CNN head to an ex-CNN reporter and not current media reporters says all you need to know.
— Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) February 27, 2022