Brian Stelter is out at CNN. NPR reports:
“Frequent criticism from conservatives” is putting it charitably. Stelter was one of the legacy media’s top contenders for the highly coveted title of Least Self-Aware Man in America. (His erstwhile colleague at CNN, Jim Acosta, is the award’s defending champion.) The media are not wanting in egotistical, preening, self-satisfied buffoons, but rarely in the course of human events have we witnessed such a profound inverse relationship between self-regard and intelligence. Read Full Article »CNN is canceling its Sunday media affairs show Reliable Sources, and host Brian Stelter is departing the network, Stelter tells NPR. . . . CNN chief Chris Licht informed Stelter of the decision yesterday. Licht has been making cuts throughout the network since taking the helm as part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s takeover of the old Time Warner company. Stelter, who often touted the show’s ratings on Twitter, was among those CNN hosts targeted for frequent criticism from conservatives for his coverage of the media in the Trump years.
