An individual with knowledge of the situation says the memo was met with a “collective shrug” from employees at CNN. Thompson signaled a more aggressive push to achieve the digital transformation of CNN he was hired to carry out. The source added that both MacCallum and Thompson are talking about “taking risks” and working together across departments – including linear TV, CNN Worldwide, and CNN U.S. – plus cnn.com and CNN Max. Read the full memo from MacCallum to CNN staff below:Hi everyone,Today is my first day back at CNN, and I couldn’t be more excited. Doing new and different things and building new and different products means taking risks and changing the way we work.

Source: CNN March 04, 2024 18:42 UTC