Long-time CNN staff are said to be 'embarrassed' to work for the company amid their post-election direction, which sources say 'panders to the White House' under boss Mark Thompson

CNN staff ‘embarrassed’ with new CEO's acquiescence to Trump, sources say. The insiders fumed over CNN executives paying employees to “kiss Trump's a**.” After longtime Tr

Acosta is the first big name to exit CNN in the changes being implemented by CEO Mark Thompson. Thompson last week also told staff that the company intends to lay off a couple hundred employees in a pivot to digital, with a new streaming service in the works.

The network is moving Wolf Blitzer, a well-known CNN anchor, into his time slot, along with a co-anchor, Pamela Brown. Mr. Acosta’s show is third place in his time slot for total viewers, behind both MSNBC and Fox News, though he has outperformed his MSNBC competitor in the key demographic for advertisers.