Veteran Media Critic Brian Lowry to Exit CNN Amid Layoffs
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variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Brian Lowry, the veteran Hollywood scribe and media critic who has worked at CNN as a senior writer since 2016, is set to exit the Warner Bros.
Discovery-backed news outlet as part of a group of layoffs unveiled Wednesday. The news outlet is cutting approximately 100 jobs as it works to boost its digital business.
In a memo released to staffers Wednesday morning, CNN Chairman and CEO Mark Thompson spotlighted the need for CNN to devise new subscription-based digital products and indicated one would launch on CNN.com by the end of 2024.
He also unveiled plans to overhaul the newsroom, a move that he said would result in some cuts to CNN’s employee base, which numbers around 3,500.
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