CNN Boss Slams 'Name-Calling & Half-Truths' From Left That 'Pass for News'

Since taking over as head of CNN in May, Chris Licht has rejected speculation that changes he oversaw were tailored to render the cable news network more centrist, saying in November that reporting needed to be “compelling.” “In many cases you take a side... But either way you don’t see it through a lens of left or right,” Licht said.