According to reports, top anchors at CNN like Anderson Cooper, Wolf Blitzer, and Jake Tapper may soon be hit with a massive pay cut following the arrival of new CNN boss Mark Thompson.

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Sources:
https://tinyurl.com/mwjte3fm (CNN Looks to Slash Budgets, Star Salaries as Mark Thompson Digs In, The Wrap)
https://tinyurl.com/47z5tzjn (The Falling TV News Star Salary, The Ankler)
https://tinyurl.com/mryh2cfe (Cable News Braces For The Great Pay Cut, Mediaite)
https://tinyurl.com/bdftdb56 (Norah O’Donnell’s salary slashed by more than half at ‘CBS Evening News’, New York Post)
https://tinyurl.com/445usdcn (Fox News regains some viewers lost after the firing of Tucker Carlson, The Washington Post)
https://tinyurl.com/mr3d3nt7 (report on January 2024 cable news ratings)
https://tinyurl.com/2sk63255 (Fox News release on February 2024 ratings)
https://tinyurl.com/yc6fwp87 (Mehdi Hasan's video on Zeteo)