CNN boss told staff to scale back White House demolition coverage: Report

CNN head told reporters to ease up on East Wing demolition stories after Trump meeting: report

The network's CEO reportedly told staff that viewers weren't interested in stories about the East Wing.

CNN Boss Told Staff To ‘Ease Up’ On East Wing Demolition Coverage

CNN staffers were “taken aback”

CNN Boss Told Staff To 'Ease Up' On East Wing Demolition Coverage: REPORT

CNN President Mark Thompson told journalists to ease on coverage of President Trump's East Wing demolition the day after visiting the White House, report says.

CNN chief Mark Thompson pushed network to ease up coverage of WH demo: Report

CNN’s chief executive officer reportedly asked the network’s journalists to reduce coverage of President Donald Trump’s East Wing demolition of the White House last week, according to a report in the media news outlet Status. The request reportedly came after the executive, Mark Thompson, met with Trump at the White House. CNN strongly pushed back on the report, however. A network spokesperson told The Daily Beast that there is “zero truth to th…

CNN boss’ order on East Wing demolition coverage leaves staffers ‘taken aback’

CNN staffers were reportedly "taken aback" when their boss Mark Thompson suggested they "ease up" on covering President Trump's demolition of the East Wing after the network exec paid a rare visit to the White House.

Mark Thompson’s D.C. Drop-In

CNN’s chief has Washington talking about his private meeting at the White House—following which he urged the network to ease up on coverage of Trump’s East Room demolition, Status has learned.