Even though the important shareholder denied it, rumors about whether John Malone was involved in the termination of Stelter's CNN show are still circulating.He declared that he is not personally engaged. That quotation is intriguing, the reporter continued. "However, I believe he is a businessman. He is concentrating on where the money and the audience are. Additionally, CNN and MSNBC each have a portion of the audience on the left, while Fox News has the whole audience on the right. He may be suggesting, "You know what, if we move a little bit this way, maybe we'll get that, too. They have a bigger audience and a lot more money."Without adding more, Stelter remarked, "There will surely be more change.Malone urged the network to resume providing unbiased coverage last week, but he claimed to have "nothing to do" with Stelter's departure in an interview with the New York Times.
Requests for response from CNN and Malone were not answered on Monday. Last Monday, representatives for CNN told The Post that Chris Licht, the company's CEO, had made the decision to terminate the show.But over the past six months, CNN's value has been emphasized by both Malone and David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Under previous CNN chief Jeff Zucker, who increased the network's opinion-based coverage most notably during former President Donald Trump's term in office, Stelter gained a reputation for supporting left-leaning ideologies and sparring with conservatives. |