CNN's Overpaid 'Talent' Brace for Deep Cuts

Harsh Spotlight on Anderson Cooper’s Enormous Salary, Poor Ratings, and Diminished Presence as CNN Braces for Brutal Cuts

Cooper’s decision to ditch his longtime talent agency is seen as a sign that he anticipates a tough negotiation process to preserve his salary.

CNN's Overpaid 'Talent' Brace for Deep Cuts

Liberal television networks are increasingly viewed as declining assets nobody wants to own. Their audiences are getting smaller, older, and deader. Viewership rates among Americans who don't currently reside in an assisted living facility are plummeting to zero. Nobody wants to invest. Media companies are desperate to get these failing networks, and the exorbitant paychecks of their vainglorious anchors, off their books as soon as possible. MSN…