Brian Stelter will return to CNN with his tail between his legs as a “Chief Media Analyst” two years after trying to carve out an independent media career for himself after being fired by the network.
On Tuesday, Stelter announced he would be returning to the network and would be in charge of the Reliable Sources newsletter.
“I’m returning to @CNN in a brand new role as Chief Media Analyst,” he wrote.
“I’ll be appearing on TV, developing digital content, and once again helming the Reliable Sources newsletter.”
I'm returning to @CNN in a brand new role as Chief Media Analyst. I'll be appearing on TV, developing digital content, and once again helming the Reliable Sources newsletter.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 3, 2024
The patatoe described going through a change in his media perspective and vowed to be “different.”
“I’m coming back to CNN with a fresh perspective. See, I always scoffed at people who said ‘getting fired was the best thing that’s ever happened to me’ — until it happened to me. After 20+ years as a news junkie, I changed my media habits. I tuned out for a bit and I was incredibly lucky to have time as a stay-at-home dad,” he added.
“In the hours when Sunny and Story were at school, I tried on a variety of other hats: Harvard fellow, BBC talking head, magazine writer.”
“I wrote for 20+ outlets and learned about the ups and downs of freelancing and I experienced the news more like an everyday consumer.”
“In doing so, I learned a whole lot about the attention economy and the information ecosystem. So this time around will be different, because I am different.”
and I was incredibly lucky to have time as a stay-at-home dad. In the hours when Sunny and Story were at school, I tried on a variety of other hats: Harvard fellow, BBC talking head, magazine writer. I wrote for 20+ outlets and learned about the ups and downs of freelancing…
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 3, 2024
…and I experienced the news more like an everyday consumer. In doing so, I learned a whole lot about the attention economy and the information ecosystem. So this time around will be different, because I am different.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 3, 2024
Stelter was let go by CNN in 2022 over controversies stemming from f former CNN president Jeff Zucker stepping down after he did not disclose a consensual relationship he had with CNN’s Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Allison Gollust,
“It was a rare privilege to lead a weekly show focused on the press at a time when it has never been more consequential,” Stelter told NPR.
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