Major Shake-up at CNN

Managing editor steps down citing Zucker's 'forceful ideas' about net’s reporting

Looks like the Jeff Zucker regime at CNN is going to be quite a bit different from predecessor Jim Walton's tenure. Managing editor and evp Mark Whitaker is out at the Turner news network, as are the venerable odd couple of TV punditry, Mary Matalin and James Carville. Bill Bennett and Maria Cardona are reported to be leaving the channel as well (though Cardona will stay on at CNN Español), as is Redstate.com editor Erick Erickson.

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