Inside Brian Stelter’s Ouster and CNN’s New Direction | Analysis

“It’s not a good brand position to be the opposite of Fox News,” a network insider says

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Brian Stelter (center), John Malone (left), and Chris Licht

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Brian Stelter had planned to announce his exit from CNN and the cancellation of his show, “Reliable Sources,” which he’s hosted for nine years, on the air on Sunday, according to an individual with knowledge of the show. 

It was not to be.

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