“There’s No Way to Brush It to the Side”: CNN Insists January 6 Coverage Won’t Be Sidelined Under New Regime

Jake Tapper hopes to dispel some doubts about his place of work. “I just want to reassure anybody out there that CNN’s commitment to standing up for democracy remains as strong as ever,” he told me over the phone this week, with Congress preparing for another public hearing on its investigation into the January 6 Capitol attack. “Jeff Zucker was a powerful voice in favor of it, and Chris Licht is too.” Licht’s commitment to Tapper was evident Thursday, as the network announced that the Sunday morning and weekday afternoon host would shift to 9 p.m. through the 2022 midterms…. Read Full Article